Joke No. 215

The Nun

A nun was sitting at a window in her convent one day when
she was handed a letter from home. Upon opening it a $50
bill dropped out. She was most pleased at receiving the gift
from her home folks, but as she read the letter her attention
was distracted by the actions of a shabbily dressed stranger
who was leaning against a post in front of the convent.

She couldn't get him off her mind and thinking that he might
be in financial difficulties. She took the $50 bill and wrapped
it in a piece of paper, on which she had written, "Don't despair,
Sister Eulalia."

She threw it out of the window to him. He picked it up, read it,
looked at her with a puzzled expression, tipped his hat and
went off down the street.

The next day she was in her room saying her prayers when
she was told that a man was at her door who insisted on
seeing her.

She went down and found the shabbily dressed stranger
waiting for her. Without saying a word he handed her a roll
of bills. When she asked what the bills were for he replied,
"That's the four-hundred bucks you have coming. Don't
Despair paid 7-1."