£5OO IN GRATITUDE

Hokitika Guardian, 21 October 1931, Page 4

£SOO IN GRATITUDE

GIFT FOR MARTON FARMER. KINDNESS REWARDED. WANGANUI, October 17. How kindness was generously repaid is revealed by a Mal’fou farmer, About three years ago a young man called at the farmer’s house and asked for employment, He said he was a sailor and had “skipped” from his boat. The caller was a likeable young man and was given work and soon became like one of the family. After a while he told the farmer that he had left ins ; home in South Africa and gone to sea, and had not told his people where lie | was. He was advised to write home, and did so, and by return mail lie received a request to return. He said he would, but meant to visit the East first. The young man wrote from time to ! time to his Mar ton friend, and recently wrote to say that a draft of £SOO had been sent as’ a present to the farmer and his wife. in recognition of their kindness. The letter went on to say that the wanderer had arrived home only a few months before his father’s death, and was ,so3e heir to the estate.' He said he had heard that New Zeai land was passing through acute depression, and he feared his friend might be experiencing hard times and the money might be a. help. | “I mean, to revisit New Zealand as soon as my affairs are adjusted in South Africa,” the letter concluded. I