NOTHING SERIOUS.

King Country Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 326, 7 January 1911, Page 2

NOTHING SERIOUS.

"THREE GOOD DEEDS."

A man was walking down to bind nejs one mo; lvn v when In saw a young woman with a baby in her arms sitting on a church s'ey an 1 weeping.

The man, whom we shall call Perry, was touched by her apparent distress, and asked her what was the cause of it.

'■' l walked into town," she replied "to have my baby baptised, and now it will cost me five shillings to lave the service performed. I haven t th? money, and I don't know what to do."

"Well, that's a small matter," said Perry ; "I haven't five shirisyr. i" change, but here's a sovirr'i n. Ta' e it and I will wait here for th? change." The woman returned in a short time and handed Terry tli2 fn'tecn shillings. He patted ths child's head and went on his way, rcjri in.; in his o'.vn goodness. He felt goxl all that day, and his eo.T.t n n.v> shone with unusual brightness. His associates all noted the change, and, finally, one of them asked lum the cause of it. "I am happier than usual to-day," said Perry, "''and the reason of it is that I did three good things on my way here this morning." He related the occurrence, and wound up by saying, "So I performed a deed oi charity, started a l)ttl3 child on its way to Paradise, apd got fifteen gcol shillings for a counterfeit sovereign." HEII WAY OUT OF IT. "V.'ould you not like to fly with me to some hidden part of tin world," asked the enamoured youth, "where the false conventions of modern society are things unknov.n, where the hampering requirements of our present civilization are. unheard of, where thi people live mar to Nature's heart, dreanun ; naught of our silly changes of fa-hi'n, knowing uausrhf of Hie «Unremrnts of. umbrella hats an A stylioh dresses and

•'Oil, Harold!" oxclainv: d t'ne sweet yo'in'r thill, 1 -. "Is there such ;i place? (.ill, how glorious it would le to -o 1 hoi c ! I! '•'Do you moan th»t. you wo'U i lie said. '•Would I ? 3t wotilil be hcavcn'y ■ Think of iKdiig able 1o introduce at' f.h'"' 1 tc-1. thi.ne.ri in. blouses and h.'ts timoii? the women there, and making them realize what, frightful hi.iMt auiubvTS Lhcy are !"