Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-03-13
THIS N THAT
by hazel
underwood
LESTFN THOUGHTS.
oNK MANS BURDEN

his cross from his shoulders and
placed Il on the floor
And what can ! DO for you ?"
the cross maker asked him Il
want 10 exchange ny burden "
said the man
THIS one 10 too heavy for me 70
carry ! stagEer under the load /"
Very well replied the cross
maker Take your pick Of all these
crosses and see which one suits you
best 80 tho man gladly SGT out
trying them on The first was very
light for moment or two
but az he walked about testing
IL he concluded that u wouldn't
do for soon II became heavier
than his Old one so he tried an
other. and another. and another.
until a. last no found one lighter
than all the rest
can bear this one easily he
told the cross maker" May have
.t7"
Very wcll. the cross maker
answered but that Is the one you
brought in with you They Tell
A Story
Edited ~ Martha Lupton
taaxwell Drake
All ~ uA. az one time or an
other have felt like the cross
bearer that our burdens were
almost too much 90 bear until one
day friend came 20 your home
with clipping she had read IN
the morning paper.
The article said. that father
leaves widow and twelve young
children IN restitution You were
amazed and gladly took your time
Ia canvas yo,r friends "a see how
many articles ~ clothing you could
get Tor tho family You selected
several ~ the childrens' ages and
your first stop ns,ted you enough
nice clean wen kept clothes 20 In
sure several little girls wardrobes
that any child would be proud 20
own You vent 20 a friends house
who was very happy 10 20 through
I her chndrcns clothes and sh 9
selected enough toys 10 make the
children happy You noticed she
also put two pairs ot lee skates and
ono pair o. roller skates in the hox
- Everything was ready To be
put on and used immediately
How happy this mother was 20
be able 20 share with the destitute
mother, because she said " could
have happened 20 her or 20 her
friends bat Tor the Grace o. God.
Yea lnft this ftrs, home with more
lovely clothes games ard toys than
yea hal expected % gather in a
1Ay Rut ycG had TIVE r,ore IN the
oesxheorhayd On your list 80 you
vent 10 So aaosssr friend
sne weiccrara wa "a hs1t as
s,sn a. yva tcs1 heF yatlr .slSsinn
,se sass WY Esrt tse r,an work
sat take Ars q aAs sAnly ake
psy ssaseazs as YES, I law ~auie
tanes sas ases gsvt=x thsrn 20
THAT ~csasr sri snesarAkv them
10 kesr 90 s~xxiHx sns;sad Of
gurN * t.r ShAs ts~v @ant What
s-v goa ssxxtnx Soc a stranger for
seu h,Bt snors s.rn ygasrself'"
rps ar 8, ~ Dat ! to,a her the
rfaa eaai ssya A zs,rsisrf,d husband
psa easasr sat ssc been a good
1rsvafsr auvRx sAe bone they
1ves ne aut ~ sss ssd an incur
thH fispap A,,s -xry operations
snw a-g- arapstsl bills that had
a. As sald frsn after his compen-
alinr ssurSs bal ceased being
caid she ksxet why didn't You
a,E a1a a. - IRIS first ?" You look
~ Nsr ani said. Was u ncccSs-
Ary "
sse teld ycu 20 come back and
49, p~ssiti have a box ready You
WI, bach because Il meant clothes
esr ;he children
ycu were 80 happy 10 delivcr
those lovely wen f,lied baskets 10
the grateful mother ard her child
sen
Now more than twenty years
later the chiidrcn have grown up
ana everyone - stili Interested IN
them Thc chihiren have gore 70
school aad several u them are
outstanding In their fields and
every one admiros ,hs mother Cor
her leadership In the city bat
especially Tor such a well RAISED
barge family
SHARED LOVES
rhe Itoly supper u kept INDEED,
m whalsc We share With anosher'a
need
Not What We give egi what w
sharr.
por the Eiu withcu, the gives u
hare
VINO gives himseH with his aims
fce,is three,
Himself his h,snevring neiEhsar
James Russell Lowell
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