Lovely Love Story
Kindness
One day, a poor boy who was selling goods from door to
door to pay his way through school, found he had only
one thin dime left, and he was hungry. He decided he would
ask for a meal at the next house. However, he lost his
nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead
of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he
looked hungry so brought him a large glass of milk.
He drank it slowly, and then asked, "How much do
I owe you?"
"You don't owe me anything," she replied.
"Mother has taught us never to accept payment for
a kindness."
He said, "Then I thank you from my heart."
As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger
physically, but his faith in God and man was strong also.
He had been ready to give up and quit.
Years later that young woman became critically ill. The
local doctors were baffled. They finally sent her to the
big city, where they called in specialists to study her
rare disease. Dr. Howard Kelly was called in for the consultation.
When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange
light filled his eyes.
Immediately he rose and went down the hall of the hospital
to her room. Dressed in his doctor's gown, he went in
to see her. He recognized her at once. He went back to
the consultation room determined to do his best to save
her life. From that day he gave special attention to the
case.
After a long struggle, the battle was won. Dr. Kelly
requested the business office to pass the final bill to
him for approval. He looked at it, and then wrote something
on the edge and the bill was sent to her room. She feared
to open it for she was sure it would take the rest of
her life to pay for it all. Finally, she looked, and something
caught her attention on the side as she read these words...
"Paid in full with one glass of milk. (Signed) Dr.
Howard Kelly."
Tears of joy flooded her eyes as her happy heart prayed,
"Thank You, God, your love has spread abroad through
human hearts and hands."
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