A SUBSTITUTE.
“I have n't got any money,” said Mrs. Partington,
as the box came round at the close of a charity lecture;
“but here 's a couple of elegant sausages I have brought
that you can give the poor creturs!” The box-holder
looked confounded — the people smiled. With her view
of charity, she saw nothing wrong in the act. Bless
thee, Mrs. Partington! angels shall record the deed on
the credit side of thy account, and where hearts are
judged shall thy simple gift weigh like gold in the day
of award.
