英語美文:Just A Glass Of Milk

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Just A Glass Of Milk (ZT)
From The Power of Kindness
by Mac Anderson

The year was 1863, on a spring day in Northern Pennsylvania. A poor boy was selling goods door to door to pay his way through school. He realized he had only a dime left, and that he was hungry. So 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 and so she 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 man was strengthened also. He had been ready to give up and quit.

Years 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, he 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 from the business office to pass the final billing 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 read these words:

"Paid in full with one glass of milk..."

(Signed)
Dr. Howard kelly

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*Dr. Howard Kelly was a distinguished physician who, in 1895, founded the Johns Hopkins Division of Gynecologic Oncology at Johns Hopkins University. According to Dr. Kelly's biographer, Audrey Davis, the doctor was on a walking trip through Northern Pennsylvania one spring day when he stopped by a farm house for a drink of water.



Dr. Howard Kelly


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Got milk? oh, no.........三鹿奶粉hell no, -DrunkerKickass- 給 DrunkerKickass 發送悄悄話 (0 bytes) () 06/27/2011 postreply 15:02:46

這,你都知道? -千與.千尋- 給 千與.千尋 發送悄悄話 千與.千尋 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 06/27/2011 postreply 15:03:22

三隻鹿等於太多奶了,我專一,二奶就夠了。嗬嗬。暈~~~ -DrunkerKickass- 給 DrunkerKickass 發送悄悄話 (0 bytes) () 06/27/2011 postreply 15:15:49

這篇文章講的是Dr. Howard Kelly真實的故事,一杯牛奶的溫暖,很感人。 -紫君- 給 紫君 發送悄悄話 紫君 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 06/27/2011 postreply 15:11:46

I know. 攪攪氣氛嘛, :-) -DrunkerKickass- 給 DrunkerKickass 發送悄悄話 (0 bytes) () 06/27/2011 postreply 15:18:33

Hehe, we don't have humor in our dictionary. -北京二號- 給 北京二號 發送悄悄話 北京二號 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 06/27/2011 postreply 15:22:33

the power of kindness, the power of gratitude. Nice article. Tha -幼時藍精靈- 給 幼時藍精靈 發送悄悄話 幼時藍精靈 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 06/29/2011 postreply 18:17:04

問候幼時藍精靈,謝謝留言。 -紫君- 給 紫君 發送悄悄話 紫君 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 06/30/2011 postreply 11:10:51

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