Miss Bea, the church organist, was in her eighties and had never been married. She was much admired for her sweetness and kindness to all. One afternoon the pastor came to call on her and she showed him in to 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, 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 floating ornament, but soon it got the better of him and
he could no longer resist.
"Miss Bea," 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 it would prevent the spread of disease. And you know... I haven't had a cold all winter."