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: “Paid in full with one glass of milk” - Signed, Dr.
Howard Kelly.
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