Emphasis Preaching Journal
When Moss Hart, the late...
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When Moss Hart, the late Broadway playwright, was a boy of ten, his father was out of work. So on Christmas Eve Moss was surprised when his father invited him to go for a walk down 149th Street in New York. That was where the pushcarts full of toys were lined up for Christmas shopping. As the two would pass one cart after the other Moss would say, “Look at that chemistry set!” Or, “There's a stamp album!” Or, “Look at that printing press!” And each time the father would ask the price, and each time the two would move on. Gradually the boy caught on.
