Show the late G W childs mrs rebecca harding davia the well known philadelphia novelist tells this anecdote in the I 1 am reminded of some ot the whimsical doings 0 the late george W chulds who put so much humor and keen perception of character into bla kindness as to make charity a fine art for example a pretty hard working student won a prize at the academy which entitled her to a year s study in paris mr childs sent for her and eyed her critically been inquiring about you miss blank only child of your mother and she a widow have just sent her a check which will give her a year in paris too too many pretty art students over there already trotting up and down the lat in quarter alone mother goes with you that s all good day he had an innumerable acquaintance among poor ministers and clerks and young girls of good birth but with no money the people who can just pay their way but to whom the extra dollar Is a luxury he took a keen delight in startling them with undreamed of comforts and pleasures known only to the rich the halt starved clergyman had his three months in europe the clerk received a paid up life insurance tor his children the penniless bride was made happier for life by a pretty trousseau a good stock of napery and silver to carry into her new home |