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Show Work of Merit. One day a traveler camo to a well, where ho dismounted, fastened his anl inal to a pin and satisfied his thirst As ho returned to his anlmai It oc curred to him thut It would bo a "savab" (woilc of merit) to leave tho pin 'behind for other travelers who might wish to tether their beasts. The next to arrive was a man on foot, who, being vory thirsty and In a hurry foil over tho pin. .This man throw tho pin down tho woll, so as to prevent any one olsu from having a similar accident. A learned man In the district dis-trict was asked which of tho two did tho "savab." Ho nnaworoil, "Iloth, for thelc Intentions wero equally good." From "Five Years In a Frisian Fri-sian Town.." |