ST. PETER AMD THE CAPITALIST.

Maoriland Worker, Volume 2, Issue 27, 8 September 1911, Page 4

ST. PETER AMD THE CAPITALIST.

A Chicago capitalist who is, or at least thinks he is, charitable, dreamed one night that he was dead, and had knocked at the pearly gates for admission.

"Who are you?" asked St. Peter. "I am a Chicago financier." "What do you want?" "I want to get in."

"What have you done that entitles you to admission?"

"Well, I once' saw a decrepit old woman in the street, and 1 gave her two cents." "Gabriel, is that on record?" "Yes, St. Peter ; it's marked down to his credit."

"What else have you don©?"

"Well, when I was going to church the other night I met a little boy halffrozen to death\, and I gave him one cent." "Gabriel, is that on record?" «"Yes, St. Peter." "What else have yon done?"

"Well, I.can't recollect anything else. just now."

"Gabriel, what do you think we ought to do with this fellow?"

"Oh, give, him back his .three cents aaul tell him to go to hell."—"Hope."