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Show HEfiV IN THE NAME OF CHARITY. 1Hk Jack London's Story Carries Sting of Truth and Pathos. HMj ".lack Ixmdon's famous definition of HRx' charity 'sharing n banc with a dog KK' when you're ns hungry as the doj' XKfr recalls a story about charity," said a J&BFl - mngiizlno editor, "that 1 heard Mr. Lou- BP'I "on (P" nt 11 'orcwell dinner In New Krfvf York before he sailed away on the .t,- jfffeMjfcfti'' "Mr. London said two old men wexo ' i rasilssVrl Bm(l't'np; an'' ,lrl,1';l,1; together after f "The host rang tho bell nnd an old i iSKlCT'W. wc".nlln appeared. ' ASHkat "'Conf 0,111 J '. stuphir said tho HffiBJP'host. 'Didn't I tell you I wanted the I vWJflHT Scotch? Tako this back, nnd brink' ', .whnt.l naked for, you old fool!' 5. " ' '"Come, come.' said tho guest, after - - ' ' the old woman had hurried away In a I ! .great fright., 'Come, come, my friend, don't you think you are rather too t8hnrp with your old servant ?' y "'Oh,' said thu other, 'sho's not a f . sorvant. She's only u poor relation ft;' . I'm keeping out of charity.' ft.. 'The guest looked relieved. " 'That alters tho enso. of course,' he said." Washington Times. |