A GLASS OF MILK

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: