The workingman's advocate., 1867-08-17
Written for the ADVOCATE
SILENT CHARITIES.

Talk Of charity r. said George Sanger, a
| be helped himself 70 another silce Of roas
/ beef; II don't believe there is any such
. thing"
HIS wife only smed At this outburst, and
went on with her dinner. bat her sister Jeu
Gie very indignantly took up the challenge
''Nou needn't think" she began, 'that b
cause you never give away anything, tha
there is no charity in the world. There ar,
plenty Of people who hestow thousands
every year on the poor and destitute"
Yes 50 that their names may be pHffeC
= the newspapers as phiIanthropists. TheJ
grind down their servants and dependants
that they may put down with great -four
ish, large sum TO some unknown charitable
Institution. | understand all that"
But don't You believe there are people
Who give silent charities, Of which the world
knnxs D0thll-- Ereemasens who wasF no
badges, but whose influence goes on and on
until sternity,n asked Jenn'a.
No one ever helped me in any such way" {"
said George. "T have been sic. and poor,
anu helpless, but the silent char .csssS;ss winch
You sp-ak. nssaSs-t1ine near me. No good
Samaritan even turned aside to pour the oil
oi healing into my wounds"
Il cannot say that" replied his wife, a
bright, pretty young woman. with kind
thousbtiul countenance; "I am sure found
friend when sadly needed one"
sob, yod have paid your way, Kate" sali
Georga, understanding Der allusion. You
were TOT exactly m object Of charity either. "
ii vas poor, aud destitute OF friends,
SAID his wife, gratefully, "and You gave me
ia II 4.
And what would have been without you
Kate said George 'No, little wife, you
cannot make out clear case charity is
Fhere we give much and expect nothing.
1rue charity, is when we dety ourselves, in
order that We may give"
"t0r instance do without beer and cigars
and give the money to the poor or limit
our means in any wav, 10 pay the surplus
into the treasury Of the Lord, to wait His
time for payment"
Exactly. Well, must be eff good bye
until supper" and George Sanger went of
To hi work
The moment lie was gone, Jennie went to
the closet and brought out a covered dish,
into which she placed shce Of the beef and
a potato, with some hot gravy. Then she
turned out some tea into small pitcher, and
went out, and across the street with the
dishes
Up two yhts Of stairs and she came to q
door, al which she knocked an old lady,
fantastically attired, answered the sunni ons,
and took the food from her. Thank you,
my DEAR" she SAID in a feeble, quivering
voice. "Tell your sister thank her very
much, but cannot pay her. | am T. poor y
''She does not expect any p Mrs
Rhoades," said Jennie ''she Is We, glad tC
be able to help you little. Are ye better
to-day p"
"No betterl shall not be any BET r un-
til 90 home-home to heaven"
This was one of Kate's silent charities
not even George knew, how every Jay thi:
old, feeble stranger was fed by his wife. HI
never missed what she ats indeed It was
but little, yet only for that she would have
starved, for though she had been q lady once
she was now poor and dependant, and de-
ranged. Kate surmised that she had friends
If they could be found, for her clothing wa,
rich and handsome but she came there
stranger, and was now too i'll to give any
clue to where she came from. Though no
confined to her bed, sne was growing feeblel
every day.
And at last there came . day when sh'
was glad 10 admit Kate 70 the room, which
she had never entered. and now found desli
tute Of every comfort Il die not remain 10
JENNIE assisted her in removing thither suct
articles as they could spare to make the In
valid comfortable, but in a few days she VA
beyond their need. At the last hour he
senses returned she sent for q lawyer ans
held long private consultation With him
asnA1 1w. .k..,~N o.. Ia -
the two sisters who had cared for her =
kindly. They closed her eyes and arranges
her for burial, and then her friends, 70
whom the lawyer had sent, came and tool
her away, nor vocchsafcd word OflKanks d
those who had saved her from want end ssf
ferng.
George Sanger was poor, though the
lived comfortably in their rooms, which wer
neatly furnished but he never could get be
yoDd house rent, and living 10 lay up some
thing. II 10 hard for a man who has d
capital to get q start. George felt that
was the start be wanted. If he could onl,
get cottage Of his own it would be easy 3
lay up something from his salary, for he VA
economical; but how to get thousand dol
lars was great puzzle 70 him, when they
could not lay up hundred year. A thous
and dollarsl So little to some men, bat D
very much 70 him be knew of such prest1
little cottage he could buy with that moneg
and % thinking be went home TO dinner ant
fund the plates MI turned up side down,
nsw style of tabie-sett5ag with them-
but : grentsr punzie lay bsnsath, for IN
t&er ~ pla1s hs found check on ths Nakiou
4 b1nk. Ggned BY the heirs Of the Let