Part 10 (1/2)

He got up, went into the hall, and called for one of his granddaughters

”Got any good, strong rain boots?” he asked when she appeared

”Why, yes, grandfather Why?” was the answer

”More than one pair?” Mr Beecher asked

”Yes, two or three, I think”

”Bring est pair, will you, dear?” he asked And as the girl looked at him with surprise he said: ”Just one ofthat child into the house and put them on her feet for me, will you?” he said when the shoes came ”I'll be able to work soup from Fulton Ferry with Mr

Beecher, they met an old woood wo his u the handle into the astonished woet into this,” he said to Edward siood deal of fraud about beggars,” he remarked as he waved a sot away from him one day; ”but that doesn't apply to women and children,” he added; and he never passed suchtools in the hands of accomplices failed to convince him ”They're women and children,” he would say, and that settled it for him

”What's thewith a heavy bundle of papers under his ar the boy's hand and leading him into the newspaper office a few doors up the street

”This boy is stuck,” he sile_ can stand it better than this boy; don't you think so?”

To the grown ave charity

He believed in a return for his alo to work?” he asked of a man who approached him one day in the street

”Can't find any,” said the man

”Looked hard for it?” was the next question

”I have,” and the man looked Mr Beecher in the eye

”Want some?” asked Mr Beecher

”I do,” said the man

”Come with me,” said the preacher And then to Edward, as they walked along with thebehind, he added: ”That man is honest”

”Let this man sweep out the church,” he said to the sexton when they had reached Plymouth Church

”But, Mr Beecher,” replied the sexton ounded pride, ”it doesn't need it”

”Don't tell hih,” said Mr Beecher with a merry twinkle of the eye; and the sexton understood

Mr Beecher was constantly thoughtful of a struggling young man's welfare, even at the expense of his own material co out the newspaper articles, Edward, hiht hours which Mr Beecher preferred for his original work, suggested a stenographer The idea appealed to Mr Beecher, for he was very busy just then He hesitated, but as Edward persisted, he said: ”All right; let him come to-rapher friend of yours not to co to dictate I am too old to learn new tricks Much easier for me to write myself”

Shortly after that, however, Mr Beecher dictated to Edward so Edward naturally wondered at this, and asked the stenographer what had happened