The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1875-12-16
Kindness and Tact.

Many years ago minister was goins
one Sunday morning to his school-room
He walked through a number of streets
and as he turned a corner he saw assem-
bled around pump party of boys play
ing marbles. On seeing him, they began
to pick up their marbles and ran away
as fast as they could. One little fellow
not having seen him as soon as the rest
before he could succeed in gathering uI
his marbles, the minister had come III
and placed his hand upon his shoulder
They were face to face, the poor little
ragged boy who had been caught in the
act of playing marbles on Sunday morn
ing. And how did the minister deal
with the boy?
He might have said to him, What are
you doing there? You are breaking the
Sabbath. Don't you deserve to be pun
ished?'
But he did nothing of the kind. He
simply said, Have you found all your
marbles2"
No" said the boy, II haven't"
Then" said the minister, "I will help
you. Whereupon he stopped down and
began to look for the marbles and as he
did so he remarked. II liked to play
marbles when was boy very much and
think could beat you; but | never play.
ed marbles on Sunday"
The little boys attention was now ar
rested. He liked his friends face, and
began to wonder who he was. The
minister said:
I'm going to place where l think
you would like to be; will you come with
meY'
: Said the boy. Where do you liver
In such place" was the answer.
Why, that's the minister's houser'
<yala n - .r L
pose that a kind man and minister of
the gospel could be the same person.
Yes" said the man, II am the minis
ter myself and if you'll come with me l
can do you some good"
Said the boy, MY hands are dirty, /
can't CO."
but" said the minister, there's
pump-why not wash themP'
Said the boy, I'm go little l can't
wash and pump at the same time"
wash I'll pump"
He at once set to work, and pumped
and pumped and the boy washed his
hands and face till they were quite
clean.
Said the boy, my hands are wringing
wet, and | don't know how to dry
them"
AAS AAAAAASLCE puAAcQ out d CIGe4u ua1u-
kerchief, and offered it to the boy.
Said the boy, But it is clean"
Yes. was the reply, but it was made
to be dirtied"
The boy dried his hands and face with
the handkerchief, and then accompanied
the minister to the door of the Sunday
school
Twenty years after the minister was
walking In street of large city, when
a tall man tapped him on the shoulder,
and, looking into his face, said, "You
don't remember me?'
mo" said the minister, 'I don't"
do you remember, twenty years ago, !
finding a little boy playing marbles
round a pump2 Do you remember that
boys being too dirty to 60 to school, and |
pumping for him, and speaking kindly |
to him and taking him to the school?'
"Ohf' said the minister, l do remem-
per-"
''Sir," said the gentleman, 81 was that |
boy. / rose in business and became |
leading man. l have attained position
in society, and on seeing you to-day in
the street, felt bound to come to you,
md to say that it is to your kindness
and wisdom, and Christian discfetion-
10 your having dealt with me persuasive
y-that owe. under God, all that l
have attained, and what l am at the
present day