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90 your hands, ssd answering seeosdipsly.
you simply wished TO please him for the
time being. s.d told him be should have il
- he wished. Bss uhes he came for il. IL
Vas not done. and you thoaghtl.sdy told
biu he sLould have Il BY night Thi, even.
ing he called again and again vas di.sp
pointed His vife is nsv fretiiug and he
is angry aud he has good cause Tor it
And nov lock at to morrow yoa must dis
appoint Mr. NJ Mosre, for his is sn all day's
job most surely and you kpow hov psriie
uiar he ia
o | know what you mean. Alice. bu,
] should like TO have you tax. hold aud try
IL You'd End talking and doing two dif
fcrent ihngs Tn thinking.
'Perhsp--I should. Albert bat vet I a
make them both sgrre in the end When
lad promised Mr. Cummings hi. funnel I
would hsvs done it Last night I would
havs called to mind all the work Ihad on
hand and if bad been sure that could
turn it of as promised without working in
the evening ] woull have spent the evening
IN the house; but had il appeared otherwise
| would have worked till midnight IL need
he Ere ] would break abusiness promise
] would work all night while my he,lth and
strength lasted But there would be no
need sftbis Keep book and in il put AL
YOUR work engaged. with the time st which
II j. promised and then 20 at il Ifa man
wants such thing at q given time just re-
Ter to the work on hand, and II YOU hnd
you can reach IL without Disappointing
o'hers then pYomi.. him but il you cannot
do 50 then tell bim so plainly aud also when
YOU can do it BE sure no sensible man
would 6nd fault with this Let people see
that you will be prompt aud reliable. and
you need not far of losing custom but il
things 20 on in this way much longer you
must lose money, il cannot be Otherwise
Albert Brown tried 60 laugh but il vas
rather . CHASTITY Performance. his ~;fr had
spoken the truth. aud he new it. Lut ho
ma'lc no promises. for be did not feel exact.
ly like owning TO the error
Mr.. Cummings was good customer. and
On the next morning Brown made bic funrel'
IL took him uniil after ten o'clock 10 Ge il.
and then he went 10 work upon the things
for Moore After dinner Cunning came
In aud got his funnel. bu, he was not so
thankful to Gnd it done as Albert hoped he
would be
Just at dusk, Mr. Moore came in. lie
hsd heavy wagon with him, for the purpose
Of taking bis stove away; but tho boiler I'D
tcA-krtile were not done.
i declare, said Brown, Il harn't got your
job done yet
But how's thstl You promised me that
l should have them to night without fail
Il know-but had funnel to make for
Cummings, and il put me back
But you should rot have epgsged other
work until mine vas done
20. had engaged this before yours
Then you might have calculated upou
that, aud not promised me as you did =
Had you set to morrow night as the time
Tor me ! shoald not have left my work =,
busy period aud siddep seven miles away
FROM home for nothing
i am sorry, Mr. Moore, but really
could not helpit'
Perhaps you could Dot said Moore Wita
dubious siake Of the head but you re-
member you bothered me in the same way
last spring about my milk pane came
twice b,:s.'e | got them
Poor Albert felt ashamed, aud be STAN.
need GU, some apology
Now ] u tell you the iruib.' resum sa
Moore. rather severely q an Just DOW
vcrY bnsy, and have several basds eDgsued
to work for ne, 50 canuot leave them
agiis
u you Uill faish these things ind send
them up 10 me 10 morrow ] should like IT,,
otherwise shali not sabt them
Brown PROMISED 60 send them up. and
Mr Moore took his leave But the Young
'iaman vas not cured Of his fault Things
went on as before. aud Mrs Brown was
Obliged TO heir much complaint The win
Ter passed away. an1 10 the spripg sno'bef
iin shsp va opened in the village A Young
mao naBed Ames came To- the place, aud
sought the paironsse of tie inhsbi,snts -
Within month after this. Albert Brown
found himself slmest without customer -
To be sure he could msks Up any qaantity
~ tiuwars for pe1lers. but this vas not to
bis taste The mo-, prod,sble traueh Of
bis business wss 'gaac. for sil his old easto.
mcrs rev noekea e. hmes's where their or.
ieJs were pTompily ah,sered
Il declare u j. too bad said Albgri "a
Ii wife, -, they arose from the supper "a.
be
'lsfstoo ha], Alb-r, bat yaa ought not
20 eemplsis Of yosr old customers
u ont--bat why should ABss come
/ her 2
( lie vas asked 10 eone here. Aihsrt -
/ You know the people Lsd become tired oI
wsiting your mofians Ard there " Msss
I hsi4 the tabor he i siso obliged to r,
i si;hopt fassamefs'
4 noticed that Msasasld's shop vas slns
ed ~ came by ssiI Albert, ,bsoghtfoily
When he's lad g. qui,. resumed tLs uifs
I hcsrd some time sgo that ths psopl
would aot pa, up riih lie negligence Uasl
logger Hs l. COED tailor, lat - one eonl,
Gste1d gPan hin
Fer s0rae somsBts Alkefi 81 ia sil~no
aod gsted into ihe hfo - issgih. ahils
- sfpFessioa rested on kis e0Bsteuanos
Be fsi4
'Alies. ] saanot dsBy that I have loti 81
tar.oxh ny oEa hsit I Fsusn, ses uhs
You hsvs ~ ~ -sid 20 ne saa boz 700 h.v
~sFae4 ss 81 tbis sd know thst ail thi
eaala hsss beeu avoided hs5 tui lls,eas
q yes Bat its eco iafs hss
So 90. Albsri not too late atisrs
.sies. unviag 70 her hasbands si8s ss
Fatl'bF hss sfa sbgus be sssk, 'yos san 3,
soft on
'Ba, nos here We maa give % al
shaf tale hsass and msvs - so@s slssas
ylses
wei, 'tssvs better -, isss - i've vill
eat basinsss here
'Aud essla you bs seatsaisd % give .
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