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Show JU8T A8 GOOD A8 MONEY. . mos Budd's Little Contribution to the Church. ' Stories have been told of buttons, 'tacks and vnilous oxl raucous sub-' sub-' Htnnces found In contribution boxes, but It Is seldom that n church-mem-bpr strlkpB a blow no severe as was tlint delivered by Amos Iludd of POr-lorvllla POr-lorvllla on one occasion, It was at I ho closo of a missionary sermon that Mr. Iludd, whose wont Was to contribute contrib-ute ton cents to each of tho charities to tho support of which tho church iiibsorlbcd, was Been to tnko tnke a liluo slip from his pocket and look at .1 keenly nnd nflectlonntply. When, After a slight but evident hesitation lio dropped the Blip, cnrefnlly folded, i Into the box, Deacon I.nne, who wnsj passing It, could hnrdly refrain from un exclamation of joy. "The Ixird will , bless you, Orothor Hudd." he said, when tho sermon wns over, hurrying down tho nlslo to overtake tho prosperous pros-perous grocer. "I hopo so," returned Mr. Dudd, dryly, "but I'm afraid you ral'latc on that being a check that I dropped In tho box. It wa'n't. 'Twos a receipted bill for kerosene tho church owed me last year, and it had been overlooked. Of course It's jest tho samo ns money, though, when you romo to that." Youth's Companion. |
