"Well, did you get your pay for it?" said Hanson, "for I don't work for nothing."
"Nor do I," said John; "I didn't help him, expecting pay."
"Well, why did you do it? You knew you would be late to school."
"Because I thought I ought to help the poor old man," said John.
"Well," replied Hanson "if you will work for nothing, you may. No pay, no work, is my motto."
"To be kind and obliging, is mine," said John.
Here, children, is a good example. John did not perform this act of kindness for nothing. He had the approbation of a good conscience—the pleasure of doing good to the old man—and the respect and gratitude of his friends. Even the small act of benevolence is like giving a cup of cold water to the needy, which will not pass unnoticed. Does any body work for nothing when he does good? Think of this, and do likewise.