Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1858-05-25
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.sTdon't think you hase dsAlt fairly By
me in that bureau, Mr. Cartwright"
Rather grave charge. Mrs. Thomp-
son." replied the cabinet maker. "Why
do you say so:" a{
"You haven't made II OF properly sea
soned wood; thing for which ! pariicu-
1 Ilatly stipulated, |" said the lady. @
II beg your pardon, Madam" Mr..
Cartwright spoke with indignation; "the
wood agds properly seasoned" -
''And / say that il was not" Mrs.
Thompson. was growing excited. why,
there's Que drawer. in particuhr. SO all
awry from nhfinkage n some parts of Il,
that it requires more humoring tc get it in
and out, than havethe patience to give.
I'm tempted soms days 70 have the whole
thing pitched into the street. 1t would
be disgrace TO the poorest cabinet-maker
in the cilylp
This was rather more than Mr.. Cart
wright could bear. He lost temper en-
tireIu and gave Mrs. Thompson so bluff
. reply, that she went eff in passion,
threatening, rs she did so, to warn all Of
her friends against the cabinet makers es.
tablishmenl. -s
Richard made hasty retreat f,om the
wareroom to his workshop. Ills state Of
mind was one not to be envied. Here was
the evil fuit of his wrong act; and what
= menstrous production from so small a
aeedI He had not only been unjust to
Mrs. Thompson, but had seriously injured
his employer; for it was plain that his Gus
tom would be diverted from his establish
ment through his improper act.
The journcymvn carried . sober heart
home with him at the close Of that day.
His fellow workman. the one who had re-
monstrated with him about putting into
the bureau an unseasonsd piece of wood,
called for him after supper. to 60 with him
toreligious meeting, but Richard declined.
For the first time he saw clearly the want
of agreement between his conduct in par
ticular, and that which was demanded by
the divine law Of justice from man 10 man.
"Come!' urged his fellow.workman.
But Richard said, "No, not tonight, I"
inf such resolute way, that he was left
to himself; He passed the evening in a
very unhappy frame Of mind.
On the next Sunday he attended church
as usual. He was still troubled in his
thoughts by what had occurred. Singu-
larly enough it seemed to him almost ev-
cry sentence spoken by the preacher had
more or less remote tpplicaiior, tohimseif.1
Every proposition was mirror to which
he could see his own distorted image.
But the closing portions Of the sermon,
when the preacher gathered his generali-
ties together, and condensed them into
specific applications, smote hin with hu-
initiating convictions of wrong.
"No man can be Christian" ;" said the
minister, "who is not faithful in his COM
mon, daily, lifc-pursuits. The judge
must administer justice from equity, and
not from favor. or the lure of bribes. The
physician must regard the life and health
of the palien. above all other considera.
tions. The merchant must deal justly,
and the mechanic execute his work in all
things faithfully. It viii not answer to
disregard these things. Ny brother :"
and the minister warmed in his manner,
rs he leaned over the pulpit, and looked,
as il seemed to Richard, directly into tho
pew where he sat, ,'do not hope to reach
Heaven by the old way. You must walk
in another, and narrower road. Let us
suppose you are workman. Now what
lis Christianity in the workshop? You
must take it with you there, remember.
You cannot leaYeit behind you; 60 where
you will; for it is no loosely fitting gar1
ment, but an element of life. Yes, you
must take it with you into the work.
shop. my brother. Not No the Bible in
your hand; nor as hymns to make the air
melodious; nor as pious talk with fellow
workmen. No, no; workship Christian
lity consists in q religions fidelity
to your employer and his customers. II
you neglect or slight the work you are paid
to perform, you commit sin; youare ire
lligious; and your pious acts will go for
nothing"
What further the preacher said, Richard
knew not. He passed. in his application,
to trader, naanulaetslreTs and the various
professions in ffe. but his thought was
bound by the artisans duty.
"a sad thing happened this morning"
said Richards wife, on bis return from
work one day in the following week
'.Mre. Thompson broke blood vessel,
and now lies very i'll. The doctors have
little hope Of her recovery"
'slIoW did that bappenY asked the me-
chanic, with sudden sense Of unezsiness.
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