Show KINDNESS REPAID he that hath pity upon the poor bendeth to the lord and that which he hath given will he pay him again proverbs several years ago while dining with half a score of artists the main object of our meeting being for the purpose of arranging for the disposal of pictures donated by painters for the benefit of the aar artists fund a charitable organization instituted for the relief of destitute and needy widows and orphans of deceased artists of course our conversation was mainly on the benign influence e of charity with the blessings occurring intermingled with kindred subjects subject of benevolence one of the elder members of the party related the following little reminiscence from self experience as a proof that I 1 the giver receive th tb teu tenfold fold etc I 1 give the story in his own words as nearly as possible it is needless to say gentlemen that when an art student I 1 was possessed of a great deal of ambition but supplied with a very very limited amount of cash in fact a ten cent piece at times assumed in my imagination the proportions of a cart wheel the circumstance nee I 1 am going to relate occurred oc cured when nearing the end of my three yeara studentship and at a time when money was so scarce with me that I 1 found it hard to scrape pennies enough together to pay for the simplest kind of food and lodging moody co dealers in frames and artists materials at that time kept a store on eighth street where many of the artists in embryo like myself purchased our millboard mill board canvas and paints and by the way this firm would buy from us our painted copies at a very small figure to be sure yet still enough to perceptibly lighten our expenses late in the afternoon of a cold foggy drizzling day I 1 stopped stepped out of the art store after making a purchase that had cost me more than 1 had anticipated but still leaving me with a solitary ten cent piece in my hand the silver dime looked woefully small but as 1 I dropped it into my pocket I 1 hoped it would at least be large enough to keep the devil out and hold good luck idl in and with this wish I 1 faced the storm and strode up the street homeward but I 1 was suddenly brought to a standstill stand still william H dobson at that time kept a jewelry store four doors north of moody co on a in front of the jewelers jeweler Is window with all its display of gold silver and wealth of precious stones and gems for a background sat shivering the most pitiable object I 1 had ever seen it was a little boy not possibly over seven years old he had lost both feet by some accident and propelled himself about on his knees on which he had strapped or tied pads of worn and dirty clothes were worn and patched and soaked with the drizzling aling rain it was not the general appearance of the boy that brought me up so suj sud lenly it was his face ob sh sirs s I 1 shall never forget the pleading imploring beseeching look the sorrowful sad despairing expression of that oat childs face instinctively I 1 darted my hand into my pocket and grasped the dime and thought alas ja A was my last penny I 1 was poor no no rich rich alongside of this poor little waif better the devil in the poc pocket et than in the heart and so thinking I 1 dropped the d ime dime in the little cripples crippled tattered hat then hurried on with a b tit tart art as light but not as empty as my pocket now mark the sequel gentlemen two weeks later I 1 was passing this same bame store of mr hobsons Dob sons with a picture under my arm to sell if possible to moody co A middle aged gentleman was standing in the store door it w was mr dobson as I 1 soon abon learned ile he asked me to come into the store at 1 l which I 1 was somewhat surprised but followed him after entering he said you are an art student martin by name yes sir k I 1 11 1 I know I 1 he said has told me all about you I 1 lik look at pictures I 1 buy them son 01 times I 1 see you have one with YOP yo will you let me see it L 11 certainly and I 1 nervously took the pi picture actu re out of its news pap wrapping and placed it against a showcase show case where it could be seen pa the most advantageous light after looking at it for a few nio ments mr dobson asked it if th picture was for sale I 1 answered answers 0 yes I 1 was on OD my WRY way to moody moods 8 to see if I 1 could sell it 9 11 and pray what will moody give you for a picture like this half CC SF J perhaps a dollar and a one seventy five fivek 1 I I 1 answered well now said mr dobson Dob soo do M dont donit think for a moment that moody would underrate your woi t I 1 do thirk think it worth more than to do dollars U a rs I 1 like it an and d ill toll tell ya y 0 1 what ill give you ten dollars for fora now what do you say r I 1 what could I 1 say I 1 was ov joyed yet I 1 honestly told him tm the picture was not worth so 8 antt ingeb tit money never mind said mad he I 1 is worth that to me worth more aw w deed and he placed in my baud ban bright new ten dollar gold plemin TO ccann and now to explain weeks ago while looking thropa the window I 1 saw you sud denv halt this with the an your face drew my attention mark baa was most interesting to me to the conflicting emotions nit aft 0 VII 0 light your countenance like the struggle was as plainly arl ip f on your face as though van g speech I 1 knew you were p and I 1 w with your last penny mined there and then that 7 00 az good deed should not iro go crippa cri the little ed and more whom I 1 had not observe observed 4 I 1 b be your charitable act I 1 brought a my store fed him and warmed 0 V i b v and through m my y intercession now well cared for in the asylum for he is an orphan 4 f w was as almo almost s t I 1 literally ite m I 1 ly homeless homel ew J I 1 that I 1 was delighted to gf aeu that my generosity was so ao 4 warded it is needless to say 00 J this was not all mr dow V q bained my kind friend afe f day of his death aldin aldina a me W y A of W W stint by a 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