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Show 3 CHILD'S GIFT REAL CHARM Rescued Father From Despondency and Proved the Foundation of Fortune. A certain business man haa a curious curi-ous little charm for his watch chain. Il? wouldn't nell It for $1,000; no, nor two, nor turn. I1U little child jtave It to blm one day when, aa he nays, be wna "down." "I had lout evry cent I had In th world, and there at my desk, my head on my arms, I was thinking of a possible possi-ble way to end It, w hen my little child came up to me and aaked: 'What doa -ruined" mean, papa? And then I knew I bad been groaning loud enough to be heard and undeiutood. 'You aald "ruined" paper. What doee tt mennT M'It meana I haven't any money, baby. Papa'a a poor man.' The little Teet pattered away, then back again, and here on my watch charm in what ho gave me. Not a great fortune no, but the foundation of one. Whatever I've got alnce came from It. for It gave me courage." The Christian Herald. |