Miss Beatrice, the church organist, was in
her eighties and had never been
married. She was admired for her sweetness and
kindness to all. One afternoon the pastor came to call
on her and she showed him into her
quaint sitting room. She invited him to
have a seat while she prepared tea.
As he sat facing her old pump organ, the young
minister noticed a cut-glass bowl sitting on top of
it. The bowl was filled with water. In the
water floated, of all things, a condom!
When she returned with tea and scones, they began to
chat. The pastor tried to stifle his curiosity about
the bowl of water and its strange floater,
but soon it got the better of him and he could no
longer resist.
"Miss Beatrice", he said, "I wonder if you would
tell me about this?" pointing to the bowl.
"Oh, yes," she replied, "isn't it wonderful? I was
walking through the park a few months ago and I found
this little package on the ground. The directions
said to place it on the organ, keep it wet
and that it would prevent the spread of disease. Do
you know I haven't had the flu all winter."
