"Gentlemen, said the pastor, "one of you must break the news to deacon Smith's wife. This will require a great deal of tact because the widow will be overwrought with grief."
Deacon Jones volunteered to bring the news to Mrs. Smith.
When he got to the house, he knocked gently on the front door. A lady appeared at the door and he posed a question ever so kindly "Are you the Widow Smith?"
Shocked, Mrs. Smith replied "I am Mrs. Smith but I'm not a widow."
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