A big, burly man knocked on the door
of the pastor's house one day and asked to see the minister's wife, a woman
known for her charity work and her love for the poor and helpless.
The woman opened the door and saw the
man had tears streaming down his face.
"oh, whatever is the
matter?" She cried out.
"I come to you today, dear
woman, for the purposes of doing charity and good work." Said the man in a
hopeless voice.
"Come in, come in!" The
woman admitted him inside and they sat in her living room.
begging
"Madam," said the man in a
broken voice, "I wish to draw your attention to the terrible plight of a
poor family in this district. The father is dead, the mother is too ill to
work, and the nine children are starving. They are about to be turned into the
cold, empty streets unless someone pays their rent, which amounts to
$400."
"How terrible!" exclaimed
the preacher's wife. "May I ask who you are?"
The sympathetic visitor applied his
handkerchief to his eyes. "I'm the landlord," he sobbed.
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