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 Hammond organ, the young minister noticed a cut-glass bowl
> > > sitting on
> > top
> > > of it. The bowl was filled with water, and 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."
> >
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