Show V THE TUE CURRENCY OF HEAVEN f I liv BY CUl l Ll LEO O lOI TUI V I lIHt Ho 11 had boona beulia boon boona A rich m man n wu a a. miser who lied had hoarded his money all his hut lifo Uj until he be lied had amassed a gi gigantic gigantic gi- gi gantic fortune Witch When an asked him ho al always ci- ci charitable act lct to o assist In iii some c not do that my friend rJ ways a s 's said sull I can 1 must be Lc saving sll my 10 money for money muncy moneys Is s everything o in this world V When len he lie was about to die ho thought t I am sure that t. t money must I US V bo be worth 4 l in Jo tIl the othor world too oo and antl I must see to It that I 1 do o not noto go o thero 0 with empty lan ilo iIa ho called tog together lc his children and nd to place a u. LaS bas of or gold guld Inthe in inthe inthe I the como with him Do not be Le stingy r he lie s said malo mako i It t a big bo bag and fill it up with gold The rite very or same tite night ho lie gave O up the ghost His IlIs children out his wishes nn and placed a n. bag Lag with gold pieces In lii the coffin coflin N. N II IIi I Inside th gates As s soon a as us be he arrived cd I of ot heaven ho lie had to go 6 through the usual formalities Ho lie was asked 11 where heI ho 10 come came from what h he lie had hat done and to 80 vII OIl anti and lie he was very ory much Ure tired an anti onu J before the terribly hungry and thirsty thing thin was as over Ho tIc was just about about ready read to hI think that pe lic must die dio a second time front from starvation wh when n he saw raw a 0 counter tilled filled with th eatables eatables eat eat- cat I ables and beverages es of ut all an kinds This tl to bo be just like o the wait wait- lug ng room in a lat large e railroad station 1 J hb said to lo himself cIr You may have have and auth I even think 1 everything lg hug Ju here rc smell IL L roast somewhere How fortun fortunate 1 ate atc that I 1 thought of oC taking along mon men of gold d ey 0 He lIt opened his bag ut at Its ite contents with loving eyes eye went I over to the counter an and pointed to a I. 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