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.
> >>
> >> Her friend said, '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 cheque. If he can cash it, he can spend
it.'
