Litchfield enquirer., 1864-03-10

! by the box for tue penalty for receiving stol- (well' abstracted goods) being much heavier than that for selling light weight of figs. now began to resume possession of small articles of the grocery almost every day for. l tfying my principles with the following line | of reasoning
 | Those who render services to others arc en. l titled to reasonable aud liberal compensa. ton therefor. render services to my employ CT. the grocer, and am, therefore, entitled to compensation as above.
 Those who render such services aforesaid, and do not receive the compensation aforesaid, should either leave or get higher wages. But l cannot leave, because am bound, and it would be ridiculous to ask for higher wages, because my employer wouldn't listen to me. Those who render such services aforesaid, and do not receive the compensation aforesaid, and cannot either leave or get higher wages, as aforesaid, are debarred from the exercise of their natural rights. But those who are thus debarred, may assert their natural rights in any convenient Way. other than riotous or dis orderly. Now, it was not riotous or disorder ly to resume possession of small articles of grocer, so long as l covered up the gaps in !he shelves, or boxes. which these assumptions occasoned.
 Thus the reader will see that my course was riaily logical, and strictly honest. And it do lighted me to think that Was acting in obe. dierce to the advice of sny reverted parent. Winch the year cnme round, aud Brown Shoogar. Esq. my employer took account of stock, As observed to his back keeper that the percentage of profit charged upon the goods had b>en much too small during the year. for, said he, T have sold, it appears, $40, 900 thls year, on which ought to have S4,Ou0 Eut have only made s3,0o0 We must either advance the prices eoptinuvd tLs estilLable men, or put more sand in the sugar water in- to the liquors and Moasscs. navy beans in the coate, and mulberry leaves in the lea. My f"mily ia large and expensive. and must live
 l! st t.ocked ne to hear my emplnyea gtsnr ptch .ugunge. It was clear t!iat he was no, uM honest man. l feared that i, would corrupt my p-iucipns 10 ren:ain w,ta him. But an- other reflection forced itself upon me. My resunl tons from his shelves and boxes had amounted. it appeared, to $l,ooo duiiny the Year bat th. Jew with whom continued to deal lad only pail, mle something, like $3s0 for tlie!r. and iarS. Y:urt of this uas il tE" shape U? i-wcry and spcunl hand Coats and pants, aud i:eck-.!es. 1 Was thus brought 10 See the dishonesty "i the jvw and Gon-i:iei ils such dishonesty aud utter wunt of rrincip'. on all! l sides 0; n~, ser Susy questioned whether l oa2!ls not, in justice to myself, toaJandon such $ ci-ty.
 But. on further reflection. I concluded to nisk. ny assumptions larger, so as to teach he tishonest merchant the inpossibiiity of thri. ;iIs by roguery; and succeeded so vol that when he Il ain took account of stock, he Le Jared that lie should soon be a ruiued man. It was nny few days after this that. instead nf going home in ih" evening, tue grocer fell
 sleep Ii pile of eod6sh. in dark corner of the shop. Locking up time came and sup posing the shop clear, began to resume sevcr- al articles of goods, having first put up the shutters. 1 lese tied up iu neat package :: 6rsl calculating their value at fifteen dollars and quarter, of which tue Jew allowed me exactly fifty per ceus WAS then about to turn of the gas. when a voice from the pie of codtsh said:
 Grabbett. put those things back"
 And Mir Shoogur then came forward.
 An ordinary mind might have quailed but the Consciousness of honesty is full of sustain ing power. and the righteous arc bold as iiou.
 have paid for the soods,' said I. but to oblige You. will put them back. The fact is. tue coffee is very bad. uud don't see, Sir, how you ca2 reconcile it to your conscience to sell stuf as this for tea
 How much will you take to leave town 1! said the grocer. : If get you put in jail for d term qf years. shall be taxed for your sup. port
 Sir. replied. my honesty is stranger to the meaning of your words ; but if you really d sire to sever our connec,ion. see no otjec- ton. Men with high toned principles like mine are greatly wanted for omnibus drivers in New York. As you caut dismiss me with out the consent of the town, which it would be awkward to ask, considering the quantity of water that has lately gone into the polasses, l will agree to run away tonight for twenty five doliars'
 The grocer immediately counted out the sum and opened the door. I walked calml ly out into the air-accelerated ia my pace by & violent shock in my rear, which must have been electricity though why it should have left a patch of water proof hlackng on that part of my pants. cant imagine.
 immediately went to New York. and ap- piled for a seat on one of the Unconsulidated stages. running from the South Ferry to Mack erelville.
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