Display Of Talent

The farmer chatted with the new curate who had been a school-mate of his. The farmer told him of how he had been an acrobat in the circus fora few years before going back to the land. The priest looked at his watch and said, 'there'll hardly be any more for confession tonight, I'll just stand here and you show me some of the tricks you used do in the circus.' The farmer performed a few elaborate cartwheels, handstands and finished up balancing himself on the tabernacle on one hand. Just at this stage two late-coming penitents arrived into the church and saw the farmer in the peculiar pose. One became most distressed and said, 'will you look at the penances he's giving. Ill have to go back home and put on my pantees.'