Cheap Charity.

Auckland Star, Volume XXII, Issue 103, 2 May 1891, Page 4 (Supplement)

Cheap Charity.

One of those toil-hardened, true-hearted chaps, often read of io romances, made his appearance in a sbreet in Liverpool the other day, and bis sympathies were at once aroused by the sight of three or four old men, standing about looking for work. ' I'll bo hanged if it isn't hard on you,' he replied, when they told him that they hadn'b had any work for a month. 'How would you like some oysters ?' They smacked bheir lips by way of reply, and he gabhered up a crowd of eighb, marched bhem to a restaurant, and ordered oysters for each one. * It just does my soul good to see them eat!' he said to the owner of the place as the eighb gob to work. 'Yes, it's a beautiful sight,' was the reply. ' It makes me feel good in here,' continued the stranger, laying his hand on his hearb. ' A good deed brings its own reward,' was bhe sofb answer of the restaurateur, as he calculated profits. 'I can't resb here—l musb do furbher good,' said bhe big-hearbed man, and he rushed out and brought in three cabmen, a chimney-sweep, two boys, and an old woman, and ordered more oysters. The fifteen people went for oyster soup in a manner, to amaze, and their generous friend nudged the restaurateur in the ribo and said:—

«Just look ab 'em! Ob, thab I coul. feed the poor of all Liverpool!' ' You are a good man, and Heaven will reward you,' replied the proprietor, as he filled up the dishes again. The stranger said he wanted to bring fit, just five more, so as to say that he had fed! an even score, and he rushed out after them, while the restaurateur sent oub fo . more oysters and biead. < He has nob seen the philanthropist since,- 1 and now require* c .al* down from bis CttSjj torn era.. _.;> ." ■■_•* su—.2jr.. ~ ..'■•"»