The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1869-11-18
WHOLE NO. 1174.

O'clock, and no one came near me ]
finally rang the bell, and a servant iiis
formed me that Mr. and Mrs. had
gone to Staten Island, to remain over
the Sabbath. Monday morning was
there at the usual time. Mrs. - ar
rived about eight O'Clock. She sailed
in to the sewing room, where | sat
with my bonnet and shawl on:
"'Why, what is the matter, that you
are not at work p she replied.
"'You did not settle with me, as
you agreed, Saturday evening / re-
piled; 'and am waiting for my mon
ey.'
+" oh, pshaw = she laughed, what
particular little body you are, to be
sure. Why, child, what do you think
that | mean to cheat you out Of youF
honest wagesP
Il don't think anything about it,
Madam / answered, beginning to
grow vexed with the cool impudence of
her manner Il never speculate on
such subjects. You agreed to pay ne
Saturday evening for fny weeks work.
pou did not fulfil your contract, and
now l hope you will see the necessity
of attending to it at once
"'Well, WE'LL she replied, Go on
with your work, and ! will make it all
right when Mr. - comes home.'
"Now what could ] do7 If re.
fused to comply the probabilities were
that she would never pay me a cent;
and if did as she desired might get
my money-although / confess it look
ed exceedingly dubious. So / seated
myself again at my work, and went on
with the old programme, or, rather,
bill of fsre-stale bread, potatoes, and
oatmeal: Six o'clock arrived Madam
did not make her appearance. Madam,
| was informed, after ringing again for
a servant, had been out for more than.
au hour, and would not be back until
late--somebody in upper-tendom hay-
ing reception.
. There is nothing for you to do
she continued, but to go home ! and
it was a bitter pill to swallow, can
tell you; for / needed the money bad
ly, on account of having sister down
sick with the infammatory rheuma-
tism, and while / ives out to work /
was compelled to hire some one to
take care of her. When / went home
that night had not fifty cents in the
world. We were out of coal, out of
candles, out of everything, and nv
poor little sister groaning with pain. -
hadn't single friend of whom
could borrow dollar. A silver ladle
which was the only remnant Of past
luxury, and which had kept through
all reyerses-I hid under my shawl so
that my sister needn't be the wiser for
it, and marched to the nearest pawn
brokers' shop. received five dollars
on it, and a yellow ticket which made
my blood turn cold in my veins to look
at The next day about noon. pre-.
sented myself at the Office of Mr.. -
the husband of the woman who had
failed TO pay me. l had considerable
difficulty in getting an audience
"'Wel, young woman, said he id
an abstracted sort of manner, what
can l do for your
81 told him, as concisely as possible,
the history of my grievances. -
"'Humph!' he grunted, and then
gave me quizzical, half gratified
look, which scarcely understood.
"'Mark my words young woman:
you will always find that your best
friends are among the men. Women
never can be business like-it isn't in
'em.'
"'But they can be just l vsntursd
to remark Women can at least re-
fuse to hire work done which they see
no way to pay for
"'Tut, tut, child you don't know
what you are talking about, Women
can not be just, because JUSTICE isn't in
'em, either Ny wife had money
enough to settle your little bill dozen
times over, but she probably feared she
should come short on some of her
"fxin's;"' and the wretch laughed az
if he had said very smart thing. a
Don't trust them, my dear, don't
trust them; have lived on intimate
terms with one of the fair creatures for
several years-and can, therefore, speak
from experience ll.g
II pocketed the money and walked
away, leaving the strange man muttsf-
ing and laughing as if he or somebody
else, had done a very smart thing, But
l will tell you one thing, and that is the
TRUTH" and the dressmaker laid her
work on her lap for moment, and
looked me steadily in the eye, 81 never
yet asked a man for money which his
wife owed me (and have been COM
PEELED to do it several times) without
receiving the full amount, and pleasant
ly too"
"Then, / suppose | queried, "that
you must have decided that men, gen.
orally, are more honest than women ~
"Not a bit of it." she replied, II
, have decided that men, from long busi-
ness practice, have accustomed them
selves to meeting payments promptly
understanding that this is one secret ol
business success-and they are ashamed
, not to do so. Men who have paid me-
! money owed by their wives would ter
; to one, refuse to let them have The
r amount-because a man can cheat and
f abuse his wife, and she will keep still
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