<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><b style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; color: rgb(84, 130, 53);">The One in Ten</span></b><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">by Edgar A. Guest<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 11.25pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Nine passed him by with a hasty look,<br>Each bent on his eager way;<br>One glance at him was the most they took,<br>"Somebody stuck," said they;<br>But it never occurred to the nine to heed<br>A stranger's plight and a stranger's need.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 11.25pt 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The tenth man looked at the stranded car,<br>And he promptly stopped his own.<br>"Let's see if I know what your troubles are,"<br>Said he in a cheerful tone;<br>"Just stuck in the mire. Here's a cable stout, Hitch onto my bus and I'll pull you out."<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 11.25pt 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">"A thousand thanks," said the stranger then,<br>"For the debt that I owe you;<br>I've counted them all and you're one in ten<br>Such a kindly deed to do."<br>And the tenth man smiled and he answered then,<br>"Make sure that you'll be the one in ten."<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 11.25pt 0in 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Are you one of the nine who pass men by<br>In this hasty life we live?<br>Do you refuse with a downcast eye<br>The help which you could give?<br>Or are you the one in ten whose creed<br>Is always to stop for the man in need?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><br></div>————————————————<br><br><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></div><div><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/">http://www.moscowcares.com/</a></div><div><br></div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Moscow, Idaho</span></div></div><div><br></div><div>“A stranger is just a friend you haven’t met.”</div><div>- Roy E. Stolworthy</div><div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>