HIS GOOD DEED.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 267, 10 November 1937, Page 26

HIS GOOD DEED.

(By Albert Nicholson, Onewa Road, Northcote.) Little Billy Myers clutched his sixpence tightly in his hand as he ran down the street which led to the sweet shop. He was reflecting what he should buy with this money, which seemed to him to be untold wealth. His mother and father were poor hard-working folk, and it was not often that such a surprise came his way. There were six other boys and girls, and Billy was the eldest of them all. Sometimes he earned a spare penny by running messages or doing odd jobs here and there. No wonder, then, he was walking on air as he wended his way to the sweet shop. Many a time had he gazed enviously ot the other children as they came otisly at the other children as they came ing with good things, but now it was his turn. He reached the shop at last, and stood outside booking at the jars of sweets that were within. Then, having taken stock of all the most attractive things a.nd revising thein in his mind, Billy made to enter the shop. Suddenly liis attention was arrested by the bitter weeping of a little girl who was standing on the [lavement looking utterly forlorn and miserable. Walking up to her, he said, "What's the matter? Why are you crying?'' "I've lost my sixpence,' she replied. "It rolled down the drain and I can't find it." With that she started crying nfresh. "Never mind," said Billy, making an effort to console her. "I'll help you look for it." The little girl, cheered up somewhat at his remark, pointed to a nearby drain and said, "I dropped it and it rolled in there." They both set to work at once to look for it, but no trace of it was to lie found, ami the little girl started to cry again. Then Billy, as if moved bv -a sudden impulse, took out his sixpence and laid it on the ground. After waiting a second lie bent, down again, and. picking it, up, said, "Here it is! I've found it!" He was amply rewarded by the look of joy and delight tluit flooded the face "f the little girl, who poured out her confused words and thanks, anil ran laughingly into tlie sweet shop. Turning oil his heel, Billv made his wav to ilix home again, his heart tilled witli the unselfish jov that results from doing someone a kind deed.