"May I light a cigar, father," said Harold, turning away to hide
a smile,
"while you are remembering the text?"

"Yes, certainly," answered the elder man, rather shortly; "you
know
I don't dislike the smell. But it is a wasteful, useless habit,
and therefore I have never practised it. Nothing useless is
worth while,
that's my motto--nothing that does not bring the reward.
Oh, now I recall the text, 'Verily I say unto you they have their
reward.'
I shall ask Doctor Snodgrass to preach a sermon on that verse
some day."

"Using you as an illustration?"

"Well, not exactly that; but I could give him some good materials
from
my own experience to prove the truth of Scripture. I can
honestly say that
there is not one of my charities that has not brought me in a
good return,
either in the increase of influence, the building up of credit,
or the association with substantial people. Of course you have
to
be careful how you give, in order to secure the best results--no
indiscriminate giving--no pennies in beggars' hats! It has been
one of my principles always to use the same kind of judgment in
charities