THE 98-YEAR-OLD MOTHER SUPERIOR From SL Digest

THE 98-YEAR-  OLD MOTHER SUPERIOR FROM IRELAND
WAS DYING.  THE NUNS GATHERED AROUND HER BED
TRYING TO MAKE HER LAST JOURNEY COMFORTABLE.
THEY OFFERED HER SOME WARM MILK TO DRINK BUT
SHE REFUSED.  THEN ONE OF THE NUNS TOOK THE GLASS
BACK TO THE KITCHEN.  REMEMBERING A BOTTLE OF
FINE IRISH WHISKEY RECEIVED AS A GIFT THE PREVIOUS
CHRISTMAS, SHE OPENED IT AND POURED A GENEROUS
AMOUNT INTO THE WARM MILK.  BACK AT MOTHER
SUPERIOR'S BED, SHE HELD THE GLASS TO HER LIPS.
AFTER A MOMENT, MOTHER DRANK A LITTLE, THEN A
LITTLE MORE AND BEFORE THEY KNEW IT, SHE HAD
DRUNK THE WHOLE GLASS DOWN TO THE LAST DROP.
"MOTHER,"  THE NUNS ASKED WITH EARNEST, "PLEASE
GIVE US SOME OF YOUR WISDOM BEFORE YOU PASS."
SHE RAISED HERSELF UP IN BED AND WITH A PIOUS
LOOK ON HER FACE SAID,  " DON'T SELL THAT COW."