Miss Bea and her condom!
Miss Bea & Her Condom!
Miss Bea was in her eighties, and much admired for her sweetness and
kindness to all.
The pastor came to call on her one afternoon early in the spring, and she
welcomed him into her Victorian parlor. She invited him to have a seat
while she prepared a little tea.
As he sat facing her old pump organ, the young minister noticed a cut
glass bowl sitting on top of it, filled with water. In the water floated,
of all things, a condom.
Imagine his shock and surprise. Imagine his curiosity! Surely Miss Bea had
flipped or something...! But he certainly couldn't mention the strange
sight in her parlor.
When she returned with tea and cookies, 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 resist no longer.
"Miss Bea," he said, pointing to the bowl, "I wonder if you would tell me
about this?"
"Oh, yes," she replied, "isn't it wonderful? I was walking downtown last
fall and I found this little package. It said to put it on the organ, keep
it wet, and it would prevent disease. And you know... I haven't had a cold
all winter!"
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