Sam and Harry

SAM AND HARRY.

• One fine summer afternoon, Sam was walking home from school. He went along slowly, reading a book.
• Sam had spent all his money for the book, but he was a happy boy.
• At length he came into the highroad, where there was a gate. A blind man stood, holding it open.
• The poor man said, "Please give me a few cents to buy some bread!" But Sam gave him nothing.
• What! did Sam give the poor blind man nothing? Yes; for, as I told you, he had spent all his money.
• So Sam walked on, very sad. Soon after, a fine carriage came up, and in it were Harry and his mother.
• The blind man stood, and held out his hat. "Let us give the poor man something," said Harry to his mother.
• His mother gave him some cents. Harry took them, but did not put them into the man's hat.
• He threw them into the hedge as far as he could. The poor man could not find them, for, you know, ho was blind.
• Sam had turned back to look at the fine carriage. He saw Harry throw the cents into the hedge; so he came back at once, and looked for the money until he found it all for the blind man.
• This took so long a time, that he almost lost his supper.
• Which of the boys do you think was truly kind to the poor man?
• I know which he thanked most in his heart.