In a convent in Ireland , the
98-year-old Mother Superior lay dying. The nuns had gathered around her bed trying
to make her comfortable prior to her departure.
They tried giving her warm milk
to drink but she refused it.
One of the nuns took the glass
back to the kitchen, whereupon she suddenly remembered a bottle of Irish Whiskey that
had been received as a gift the previous Christmas. Upon locating it, she opened it and
poured a generous amount into the warm milk.
Back at Mother Superior 's bed,
they held the glass to her lips. The frail nun was persuaded to sip a little, then a
little more, and before they knew it, she had finished the whole glass down to the last drop and
requested another which she consumed more rapidly.
As her eyes brightened, the nuns
thought this would be a good opportunity to have one final talk with their
spiritual leader..
"Mother Superior," the
nuns asked earnestly, "PLEASE give us some of your wisdom before you leave us." Taking the
request quite seriously, she raised herself up in bed on one elbow, looked sternly at them and said,
"FOR GODS SAKE DO NOT SELL
THAT COW!"
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