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The Kindly Heart

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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Oct 17, 1907

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 84, No. 42.

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The Kindly Heart

A few days ago I was passing through a pretty, shady street where some boys were playing at baseball. Among their number was a little lame fellow, seemingly about twelve years old—a pale, sickly looking child, supported on two crutches, and who evidently found much difficulty in walking, even with such assistance.
The lame boy wished to join the game, for he did not seem to see how his infirmity would be in his way, and how much it would hinder the progress of such active sport as baseball.
His companions, very good-naturedly, tried to persuade him to stand at one side and let another take his place; and I was glad to notice that none of them hinted that he would be in the way, but they all objected for fear he would hurt himself.
“Why, Jimmy,” said one of them at last, “you can’t run, you know.”
“O, hush!” said another—the tallest in the party; “never mind, I’ll run for him,” and he took his place by Jimmy’s side, prepared to act. “If you were like him,” he said, aside to the other boy, “you wouldn’t want to be told of it all the time.”
As I passed on, I thought to myself, “That boy is a true gentleman.”—Selected.