The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-11-10
Talk with Working-Mcn.

Where in nice balance truth with gold she
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Are my boots finished. sir" said gen
tlcmen stepping into the shop where we
were making inquiry preparatory to leav-
ing an order.
No, sir, and am sorry to say it. We
expected them to be finished last evening,
but II foreseen circumstances have pre-
vented"
viii you be kind enough to explain
& G nature of those Unforeseen circim-
Stances sir said the gentleman, " in or
Ger that may be the judge as to whether
yOur part OF the contract has been fulfilled
in lis spirit, seeing it has-for the second
titne-bccn broken i'm its letter"
Well, the fact. is, that-um-th
That viii do" said the gentleman, "and
Notwithstanding YOU may cill me particu-
lar, fusSv. unreasonable and all that
class of names, please allow me word of
advice. ! am older than you; have been
a mechanic like yourself; have worked
hard and long, have been saving and eco
nomlcal, and have been moderately success
ful. as you we'll know And. sir, let me
say it without purpOsing oiicncc-in the
presence of this editor, that am fully con
WINGED that my success III life has been, i'm
+ the greatest measures, owing to my keCpiRq
NM 'ronj. at all times, and under all cir
ciHnstances Ny word. when once given
was more sacred To me than my note or
bond. II | PROMISED, either in quality.
amount or tintc il was kept, unless a reason
could be given which would satisfy the
most fiiihlcss that | had exhausted every
Known and possible source of supply of
means TO keep il.
Twenty or forty eight hours. are a
small matter in the delivery ola pair of boots
J may or may not be much incOnvenicn-
ccd by the violation OF yolr promise but
il hurts YOU more than il does me. 1t will
break down your business, sir. or only
leave YOU Il class of customers who will he
rs careless of time in their payments a. Won
are in your promises, and bankruptcy lies
II the end of that road.
If you had given me your notc-which
is only a promise-iOr the same time that
YOU promised to deliver my boots. Won
would have paid the note, because n pro
test would have followed non-pavment
lou would have been reported upon the
stree, a having failed, become n bankruDf
and legal measures would have been taken
- close up your business. But instead of
promising 10 deliver me certain amount
Of money, you promised me certain
amount of leather upon which labor had
been performed. You pay the money
strictly, you violate your contract on the
leather, and have no reasonable excuse fer
IT, You have failed in a vital point in
Your character, you have become bankrupt
If truth.
1T is hard talk, | know but, sir, it is
the truth mans promise once given
must be held sacred to It's performance, at
the time and upon the conditions named,
or all commercial honor has gone You
smile, sir, mt the term commercial honor
~ applied to your business A person is
engaged in trade, even if he sell only a
pint of peanuts. In that sale ali the prn-
ciples OF honor, truthfulness and honesty
are involved. He can cheat i'm pint of
peanuts a one can i'm transaction involv-
ing thousands of dollars. He can sell an
inferior article, calling it good; he can