kindness pays

KINDNESS Pays ! One day, a poor boy who was selling goods from door to door to pay his waythrough school, found he had only one thin dime left, and he was hungry. He decided he would ask for a meal at the next house. However, he lost hisnerve when a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked fora drink of water. She thought he looked hungry so brought him a large glass of milk. He drank itslowly, and then asked, "How much do I owe you?" "You don't owe me anything," she replied "Mother has taught us never to acceptpayment for a kindness." He said... "Then I thank you from my heart." As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt; stronger physically, buthis faith in God and man was strong also. He had been ready to give up andquit. Years later that young woman became critically ill. The local doctors werebaffled. They finally sent her to the big city, where they called inspecialists to study her rare disease. Dr. Howard Kelly was called in for theconsultation. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange lightfilled his eyes. Immediately he rose and went down the hall of the hospital to her room. Dressedin his doctor's gown he went in to see her. He recognized her at once. He wentback to the consultation room determined to do his best to save her life. Fromthat day he gave special attention to the case. After a long struggle, the battle was won. Dr. Kelly requested the businessoffice to pass the final bill to him for approval. He looked at it, then wrotesomething on the edge and the bill was sent to her room. She feared to open it, for she was sure it would take the rest of her life topay for it all. Finally, she looked, and something caught ; her attention onthe side as She read these words..... "Paid in full with one glass of milk." (Signed) Dr. Howard Kelly. Tears of joy flooded her eyes as her happy heart prayed: "Thank You, GOD, thatYour love has spread abroad through human hearts and hands."