The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1877-04-22

ONCE from the store, he saw q poorly
dressed young man talking with one of hi
clerks aud sigoifed his wish to have the ma
come into his counting room, after learnin
from the clerk that he had applied for EN-
ploymeDt.
"You wish employment 7" Mr.. Marti
spectfully.
| 4" l should indeed like to find somethiu,
10 do, for mother's sake;" and the poo
fellow had to bite his lip to restrain tears
Have you no fatber7"
| NO, SIT; father died over two year:
| age, and since then mother has found il
| quite difficult TO maintain her family
myself and three younger sistera."-
DO you write good baud Z" inquired
Mr.. Martin.
Very fair; what have learned has been
mostly at home. I wrote these" he said
and he passed some papers to Mr. Martin,
VINO carefully examined them.
What is your Dame, and age 7"
yearly sixteen"
DO you not own large black dog.
called Back Y" asked Mr.. Martin.
Inc young man was greatly surprised at
TINS question, bat he managed 10 reply,
%, we did, sir, two years ago. How did
you know Bat when father died we had
10 sell him.n
81 Do you know where he now is 2"
Yes inceed we do. We would buy him
again il we could afford it. He was a fav.
orite with US all. We should DOT have sold
him to a stranger, but our IN Gle agreed to
take him for twenty dollars aud sell him
back again at the same price if we ever
wanted him"
Well, George" said Mr.. Martin, do
II oerately taking ont his pocket book aud
hauding bim twenty dollars, ~ the first
thing you do, afteryou go hence, buy Buck
and take him home again."
If the young man was surprised before
be was now nearly struck dumb with
On, thank YOU! thank
you Thousand timesH he SAID, grasping
The old gentieman's hard; but why do
1ou take 80 much interest in or dear o d !
Buck 7"
Because it pleases me to reward vou
Bat look in my face. Doyou not knew me ? |
knew you as soon you came iuto the store. |
10 you know me Z"
George looked long and carefully, but he
vas forced to admit that he had no recoi-
ectl"n of ever before having seen Mr.. Mar
in.
81" All, WELL" said the old gentleman. 81
orgot that L was SO bundled up you would
"t be likely to recognize me. But come
% you RI remember overtaking me in a driv,
ng snoW-stOrm two or three years ago, at |
- you had Buck harnessed to a
led, and you took my valise to the railroad
5atIOu."
Why yes, sir; it all comes to me now,
ut l have hardly thought Of it since. 1t
as but little act OF politeness."
" A little act! Well, perhaps it was. But
eme mber, II
Little drops of water
Little grains of sand,
Make the nj lightly ocean
Form the pleasant land
ad you not been possessed of good and
niable disposition, you would not have :
fought of an old man wallowing along in
10 snow. You lodged out of tue way go {
lickly, that I had no chance to thank YOU
nd 40 thank you now. Where do you
George gave MI. Martin his mothers adj C
ess.
- Now tell your mother that shall come v
wn to See her this very evening, to talk o
alters over. Perhaps 1 can do something q
you" CT
Talk of happiness George left the II
ire as happy as a king. Mr.. Martin did o.
o something for him." aud for his mother u
}. And in the years which have folio wed, II
: young man has learned how much of
he owes to one little act of dis o.
crested kindness towards stranger. d
Cast thV bread uDOn the yYatars I'll