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Show Wanted to Know About "A Cheerful ilver." Eumna Field In the Chleaim News. A lady we shall not tell her name-had name-had a most amusing experience with Benjamin P. Hutchinson tho other day. This lady isdeeply interested in charitable charita-ble work, and ever anon she lends herself her-self to tho disagreebla task of soliciting money contributions to such worthy causes bs she may happen to have in hand. This is rather ungrateful employment, em-ployment, but this lady applies herself cheerfully to it, for she' recognizes it as a part of her Christian duty. It befell that this worthy woman hail occasion to approach Mr. llutchinsou the other afternoon, af-ternoon, and she did wo in tin spirit of charming good nature which is perhaps her most conspicuous characteristic. Now Mr. Hutchinson is a wary bird and seldom it is that bo is caught iu a corner by anybody. But this particular lady was so exceptionally bright and exuberant exuber-ant that the crafty 'millionaire gave up a crisp $20 bill almost before he was aware of it. And then, as w e can easily suppoeo. began to regret it. On her part, the fair solicitor w as considerably surprised; she had heard that ho was a hard, unfeeling man, yet had be not responded promptly and generously to her appeal? She was so grateful that she insisted on shaking hands with the old man, and as she did so, she remarked, re-marked, feelingly; "We do not always get our reward here, Mr. Hutchinson, but we should remember that the Lord lovetha cheerful giver." Yes. I've often heard tell," answered Mr. Hutchinson, dryly, "but I'm more interested in liniu' out tho Lord's opinion of a choerjul begger." |