Mary is saying goodbye to her husband, John, as he nears death.
“My love,” said John. “Before I die, I must confess that I was once unfaithful to you with another woman. In our fifty years of marriage, it was once and only once, I swear. Please can you forgive me?”
Mary fidgets for a moment and then she reaches for the chest at the end of the bed. She opens the lid and takes out two ears of corn and a thousand dollars in cash.
Mary shows this to John and slightly bemused he asks, “What’s this?”
“Well John, I’ve been unfaithful too,” Mary responds. “And each time I had a lover I put an ear of corn in this chest.”
John is clearly upset momentarily but then he says, “Well, it was only twice. But what was the money for?”
Mary starts to weep and then she says, “Each time I got enough ears of corn for a bushel, I sold it.
