The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1898-01-11
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There is no telling where ingrati.
tude begins or ends; there would be
fewer good deeds done if every one
had chart of the beneficiaries'
hearts. OF course we are taught to
do good for the sake Of good itself
and are well aware-thoseo of us who
are not pagans--that the eternal re
ward is TO be conferred some time
upon those who yield unselfish min
istrations to Gods poor But our
very education from childhood in
dulges that instinct to be good be-
cause =. So that when we have
done what we consider a trifle more
than our duty, although when we
are hard pressed we admit to our
pastors and spiritual masters that
the needy are really our charges and
the main spiritual test of our chart
ty, we are never quite ready to ac-
cept the rebuff of thanklessness and
ingratitude that is usually the por-
ton of the welldoer. Perhaps there
is no fate sterner than that known
as the charitable man or woman.
the being TO whom absolute stran-
gers repair with their request for
advices, moneys, sustenanee. There
is no salary attached to this civil
martyr, but his time is employed
just as though there were, with 9TH
er unsatisfactory conditions attach
ed to the Office.
Z If the charitable man or woman
who has been go unfortunate as to
wear the reputation he or she has
earned declines TO assist a polite
beggar, he may count upon vituper-
alton and an injured reputation
within the s'ennight; which points
a moral to all benefactors, not to let
the right hand know, ETC., and i'm
press upon your friends that you
are not SO good as you're painted.
No one will ever find you out from
any reports originated by the recip-
tents of your good deeds.
This little preamble was inspired
by several stories that have come
TO the writer direct from one of the
women of Gods fashioning,
whose life is devoted to the pur.
suance of all good. For some months
she has been intermediary in a little
matter of So which worthy indi-
vidual instructed her to place each
month where it would do most good.
There had been-for some time on her
hands woman with several chill
dren and a sick mother; so she APP
the money to their use,
that amount paying their rent. AS
usual, last month, Miss S. mailed |
the SIS to the woman, but TO her sur
prise received call few days later
from this beneficiary, requesting
the usual stipend. Miss s. was
and told the woman that
as usual she had posted the amount.
It's very strange" replied the in
CRATE, because I should have re-
,eived it il you had mailed it.. /
think you must be mistaken. Miss
s. assured her that she had done
80. well. I've moved since last
but 1 left word to have any
letters forwarded to me, and they
would certainly have done so had
you sent me that money. / think
hat person who gives you the mon
~ for me ought to know about it."
Miss S. almost choked with NOR
itication, but (foolishly enough)
,ave her IS bill, which she could
II afford, and told her she would
ook into the other matter. The let
er was found at the postoffice and
delivered by the postman with an
explanation, whereupon the woman
allied again upon her best friend.
i am glad the money was traced"
he said, because it raises all sus- :
'icion against yourself AS to that
Is bill of yours, l needed something,
O had it broken, bur here is what
5 left" The astonished Miss S. ,
aw the woman deposit the change j
n the table and walk out. New /
orleans Times Democrat.