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Reader Post | by JDEV
A CHRISTIAN HERALD
VOL. VII. No. 28
A PLATE OF BEANS
One day I had sailed all day, alone, through the Dismal Swamp Canal. As evening approached I began to look for a place to rest through the night. I hadn’t stopped to eat all day so I was really hungry. I rounded a bend in the canal and came into a fairly long straight stretch. About half way down the stretch I came upon a dock attached to a small restaurant.
The sign read, Free dock when you buy a meal. This place was one of those little places that looked like the owner had put all he had into it and it still wasn’t quite enough. But I pulled in and tied up. I walked into the little restaurant and asked about the sign. “Yep, that’s the deal. You can tie up all night if you buy one meal here.”
I knew I didn’t have enough money to pay the minimum dockage fee so I said, “Can I look at your menu?”
The owner/waiter/cook and matradee, smiling laid the menu on the table. I’m sure my half starved, and fully exhausted condition was obvious to him. Finally I said, “The only thing I can afford is a plate of baked beans. Is that going to be enough?
“Cummin’ right up.” He said still smiling.
“I don’t see how you can keep going here with customers like me.”
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“Oh some days are better than others. Enjoy your dinner.” he said as he set a large plate of baked beans with a couple slices of buttered bread in front of me.
“Thank you,” I said as he walked back to his chair at the counter.
I enjoyed a good nights sleep that night at his dock and made sure I was out of the way early in the morning.
I have often thought of that fellow struggling to make a viable business out of his dock and the little restaurant. In his case I never think of that evening without a heart full of appreciation for what I considered to be great generosity. So many years have passed now that I expect his business is no longer supporting him. Maybe, hopefully, he had a son or daughter to take over and continue his work of helping poor sailors in need of a plate of beans and a quiet night’s rest.
ACH VII 28 JD
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