Obedient Wife > > There was a man who had worked all of his life, had saved all of his > money, and was a real miser when it came to his money. > Just before he died, he said to his wife, > "When I die, I want you to take all my money and put > it in the casket with me. I want to take my money to the afterlife with > me." > > And so he got his wife to promise him with all of her heart that when he > died, she would put all of the money in the casket with him. > > Well, he died. > > He was stretched out in the casket, his wife was sitting there in > black, and her friend was sitting next to her. When they finished the > ceremony, just before the undertakers got ready to close the casket, the >wife said, > "Wait just a minute!" She had a box with her; she came over with the box > and put it in the casket. Then the undertakers locked the casket down, and > > they rolled it away. > > So her friend said, "Girl, I know you weren't fool enough to put all > that money in there with your husband." > > The loyal wife replied," Listen, I'm a Christian; I can't go back on my > word. I promised him that I was going to put that money in that casket > with him." > > "You mean to tell me you put that money in the casket with him!!!!?" > > "I sure did," said the wife. "I got it all together, put it into my > account and wrote him a check. If he can cash it, he can spend it." >
