Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1869-05-05
UNTORGOTTEN WORDS.

have you eGauiutO tlIdt Hlii, OdWee.
"Yes, sir.
Anything wrong y
Il find two errors.
An let me see"
The lad handed his employer long bill
that had been placed upon the desk for ex-
animation.
Here i an error in the calculation of ten
dollars which they have made against them
selves; and another Of ten dollars in the
t,o,ing.
Also against themselves"
Yes, sir.
The merchant smiled in way that struck
the lad as peculiar.
Twenty dollars against themselves, he
remarked in a kind of a pleasant surprise.
'frusty clerks the must have.
Shall correct the figures % asked the
hd
No letthem correct their own mistakes;
We don't examine Uiiis for other people
benefit replied the merchant. 1T will
be time to rectIty those errors v hen they
end them out All so much gain, as it now
stands"
The boys delicate moral sense was shock
ed at so inspected a remark. He was the
son of poor widow, who had given him to
understand that to he just was the duty of
4eD.
Mr.. CarRan, the merchant, in whose EN-
Pleyment be had been for only few months,
Va, an old friend OF his fathers, in whom
be Te.',sei the III hest confidence. Iu fact,
james I'D always looked upon him as a
.IEd II model man. and when Mr. Carman
agreed to take him into his store, he felt
thai gOci fortune was in his way.
Let thea correct their own mistakes.
These words made a strong impression on
the mind of James Lewis. When first spok-
aby NJ. Carmau, and with the meaning
nealnyOved, he felt, we have said, shocked !;
&ss he turned them over again in his
iAalsits, and connected their utterance with
ipersOn who stood 80 high in his mother s
estimation. he began to think that the thing
Ia lar enough in business. Mr.. Carman
fa' hardly the man to do wrong A few
a1ys after james had examined the bill, a
asIA from the house by which it had been
rendered called for settlement The lad,
SAo Vas present. waited with interest to
SsWhether Mr. Carman would speak of the
sTror But he made no remark A check
ia'ihe amount OF the bill rendered was fill
aap and a receipt taken.
Is that right?''
James asked himself this question. His
nora sense said no but the fact that Mr..
S''uan had 50 acted bewildered his mind
II may be the way in business so he
,''--hI 10 himself, but it don't lJok hon
- FoHldu believe it of him."
nj 'ar.nan had kind of a way with
-'I 'l'li won the boys heart, and naturally
S.IFl 10 make him judge whatever he
gut 10 10 the most favorable manner.
Wish he had corrected that error" he
~ 10 hImself great many times when
.-aI making in pleased way of Mr.. Carman,
- US 'od fortune in having been received
- us employment. 1T don look right
" may be the way of business
V'e DAY he went 10 the bank and drew
- On check. In counting it over he
-11 'hal the teller had paid him fifty dol
- ''' much, 50 he went back to the counter
''l hin OF his mistake. The teller
-1"l hlm, and he returned to the store
-" 'he Consciousness in his mind of hav-
'ag done right.
-, -"e teller overpaid me fifty dollars" he
hf. Carman. as he handed him the
indeed !! replied the latter, light
L'.'ns over his eountenance and he
~ counted the bank bills.
augers ~ 'AS' 0''' ' ''
-aete no mistake, James. A tone Of
.,d pp"lhtment was in his voice.
Y. VA gave him back the 6fty dollars.
AN Il that right?"
NJ. Tu slmpletonr' exclaimed Mr.. Car
uoh you know that bank mistakes
W., never corrected? If the teller had paid
..s. .,'y dollars short he would not have
-.sei; sisb,?"