The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-02-29

tess actually shrunk in alarm al his
suggestion.
You are welcome to your break
fast" she said, coldly, and moved as il
to close the door.
~ hank you, maam; I'm going on.
so you won't see me again, but want
to sly something. The church bells
sound grand, don't they? And you are
gong to church TO put money in The
plate for he heather aud To pay for
charity. And you have fed me tins
morning in His name. If He came to
| ask one single meal of your charity,
| would you have given Him cold bite
outside in the freezing blast, or asked
| Him in, and seated Him by warm
| fire."
Christ would not have robbed and
perhaps murdered me for dong coed"
Nor would /. There are q. speradoes
in the highest circles of society as well
as in the ranks of the outcast. But do
| you not think it kinder TO keep dog
and not put your charity to such q
| severe strnin? The greatest OF these
is charity reads in the revised edition
the greatest Of these is love- Have
been enjoying Christian love this morn
ing"
AS she did not answer he resumed
his side OF the discussion.
1T would have taken few moments
of your servants time to warm the cup
of cold coffee you gave me; and is sill.
yer spoon of more account than the
comfort OF a being who has a soul?
would not have stolen the spoon, but
you could not know that. Perhaps,
ma am, you have read Les Miserablcs,'
and recall the old bishop, the silver
candlestick, and Jean Valjean?"
At this moment the housemaid thrust
something INTO the hand of her mis-
tress--not the one holding the door,
but the other which, held back, seemed
asking for assistance. 1t was n toy
pistol in silver and ivory which Low
reposed IL the pink upturned palm,
which resented the intrusion.
flake il away and bring me my
pocketbook," she said in half-whisper.
When tina; came she opened il and took
n dollar from its FOLDS.
THAT is the amount 7 would have
given to the collection this morning.
Take it, and at the first opportunity
buy warm meal. And if you come ,his
way again will trust You TO eat uEi.er
my roof and give you spoon"
Give me half the money and save he
rest for my brother
"lou have brother, then, who is a
tramp?"
Every tramp is my brother and
yours, in Christ, or he religion taught
is farce. lie had not where to lay Ills
head; neither have we. l shall not
com, this way agaia to tax your nos
pita''ty. but you will remember me and
hereafter make yourself cheerful
giver whom the Lord loves"
He put on his disreputable cap and
hobbled away, leaving an aston;slled
household gazing after him. The cook
and the housemaid had plenty to say
about his :mpudence, but the young
mistress held her peace. She was strug-
Cling for the first time with the great
problem Of the day. why men become
trnmps. When she relinquished her
hold on tie door, which had shut her
in and thu. other member of the hu-
man family out, she went to her hus-
band, who was ready for church.
ar re am, nst going sthisf morning" she
shlaI iif nave Ehad ,hei ,yhple service.
even to the collection" and she re-
lated her experience with the tramp.
1t did not reassure her to be told that
slid hind .iSfed 'criIhinality and that her
offering would doubtless be exchanged
f6f HaGor; but size heI ber9p fhe build
ing Of a baidgeN Of trust, and somehow
it's architecture pleased her. She rea-
soned with the later-day poet whose
verse she read with scarcely a, thought
OF its application ,';E!II', Ec1f u
80 IHe can't be altogether tadj ;,
This outcast among men,"
Af,eriitmt shei tlstpped -the theory
and took up the practice of that much
iduded 'tfrtheLcharity Detroit 'Ftes
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