Submitted By: (Alan Duncan)
An old penny pincher had no friends. Just before he
died he asked his doctor, lawyer, and pastor to gather
around him at bedside.
"I have always heard that you can't take it with you.
But I want to disprove that theory," he said. "I
have $90,000 under my mattress, and when I die, just before
they throw the dirt on me at my burial, I want you each
to toss in an envelope with $30,000 within."
The three attended the funeral and each threw his envelope
in the grave. On the way back from the cemetery, the pastor
said, "I must confess. I needed $10,000 for my new
church, so I only threw in $20,000." The doctor then
said, "I must confess too. I needed $20,000 for a
new hospital I was opening up, so I only threw in $10,000."
The lawyer looked at them both and shook his head. He
then said, "Gentlemen, I'm surprised, shocked, and
ashamed of you. I don't see how you could dare to go against
that man's final wish. I mean, I threw in my personal
check for the full amount…"
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