CHARITY.
Only a drop in the bucket, But every drop will toll ; Tlie bucket would soon be empty Without the drops in tho well. Only a poor little penny, It was all I had to give : But as pennies make the guineas. It may help some cause to live. A few little bits of ribbon And some toys — they wore not new ; But they made tho sick child happy, Which has made me happy too. Only some outgrown garments — They were all I had to spare ; Hut they'll help to clothe tho needy, And the poor are everywhere. A word now and then of comfort, That cost me nothing to aay ; But the poor old man died happy, And it helped him on the way. God loveth the cheerful giver, Though the gift bo poor and small ; What doth ho think of his children Whan they never give at all ?
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North Otago Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 1885, 11 May 1878, Page 5 (Supplement)
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150CHARITY. North Otago Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 1885, 11 May 1878, Page 5 (Supplement)
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