The Miser

"The Miser"

Old man Fielding, the miser, at last went to his
reward and presented himself at the Pearly Gates.

St. Peter greeted him with appropriate solemnity
and escorted him to his new abode.

Walking past numerous elegant mansions,
they finally arrived at a dilapidated shack at the
end of the street.

Fielding, much taken aback, remarked, "Why do
I get a rundown shack when all of these others have
fine mansions?"

"Well, sir," replied St. Peter, "we did the best we could
with the money you sent us."

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"Charity"

A big, burly man visited his pastor's home and asked
to see the minister's wife, a woman well known for
her charitable impulses.

"Madam," he said in a broken voice, "I wish to draw
your attention to the terrible plight of a poor family
in this district. The father of the family is dead, the
mother is too ill to work, and the nine children are
starving. They are about to be turned into the cold,
empty streets unless someone pays their rent,
which amounts to $400."

"How terrible!" exclaimed the preacher's wife.
"May I ask who you are?"

They sympathetic visitor applied his handkerchief
to his eyes.

"I'm the landlord!"
Received on Sun Jul 24 02:25:58 2005