Rensselaer Republican, Volume 16, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 March 1884 — The Pleasure of Kindness. [ARTICLE]

The Pleasure of Kindness.

Ned was a poor little newsboy. One day lie laid out all but twopence of his little capital in a small stock of newspapers. But lio liad hardly left the office beforo a drenching shower fell. He hurried to the shelter of a friendly awning, and waited until it became clear again. But the rain and damp had almost spoiled his papers, and the little fellow trudged off looking as downcast as a broken merchant. He had not spirit enough left even to try to sell his damaged stock of papers After walking awhile in silence he paused near to a poor old blind woman, who was seated on a door-step holding out her wrinlded palm. Ned stood gazing at her 3vith his hands in the pocket of his ragged coat, his papers trader his arm, and looking very sad, for the blind woman’s mute hand had touohed his heart. Three times his fingers clutched one of the remaining pennies and three times the thought of his half-spoiled papers caused him to drop it again to the bottom of his capacious pocket. At last his heart won the victory. Out came the penny, and with earnest good will he dropped it m the blind woman’s palm: Then Ned’s eye brightened. He turned away with a light step, and his voice echoed loudly along the street as he cried: “Newspapers! This day's papers!” The fact is, that gift of half his remaining fortune to the poor old blind woman had warmed his sad heart and cheered his fallen spirits, as generous deeds always do. If Ned was a penny poorer he was a great deal happier than before he his little all with that blind sister of poverty.