A NOBLE HEART | AdventAI

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Oct 3, 1895

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 21, No. 39.

A NOBLE HEART.

A FEW years ago a gentleman, going through a crowded part of the city of Glasgow, noticed a pale-faced little bootblack waiting for hire. Touched by the delicate look of the child, he thought he would give him the blacking of his boots to do. Accordingly he gave the little fellow the signal. The boy at once crept lamely toward the gentleman, and as he pulled himself along, was nimbly supplanted by another little bootblack, who was immediately at the gentleman’s feet and ready to begin.

“What’s this for?” said the gentleman to the intruder, somewhat angrily.

“It’s a’ richt,” said the newcomer brightly. “Jamie’s jist a wee while oot o’ the hospital; and the rest o’ us taks turns aboot o’ brushin’ for him.”

Jamie smiled pleasantly by way of assuring the gentleman that his comrade’s story was true.

The gentleman was so gratified by this act of brotherly kindness that he gave Jamie’s friend a whole shilling for his work, telling him to give sixpence to Jamie and keep the other sixpence himself.

“Na, na, sir,” quickly replied the little hero, giving the shilling to Jamie and hurrying from the spot—“na, na, sir; nane o’ us ever taks ony o’ Jamie’s siller.”—Children’s Record.