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 pay 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.
Year’s 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, 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 of the bill. She began to read the following words:
“Paid in full with one glass of milk”.
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