The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-06-18
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Once upon d time g church, or
rather the officials thereof came to the
conclusion that as the crops had been
very good, and money was scarce in
the country, they would make no
special effort to collect their pastors
salary, which, by the way. had been
minimum living point at the beginning
of the year, but give. him. just what
came in every month, and let him
make the best OF it., e..,--.
This resolution Oh their part was &C.
companied with the solemn advice TO
their pastor: Brother you must
squeeze =; the times are hard He, re-
Piled that he would think of it and
see how the plan would work. 49,
In few days he called upon his
landlord, who was q member of the
church, and told him that he could
not promise to pay any specific rent
for the house from that time forth, but
would pay what he could, for the
times were hard and he must
squeeze" The landlord stared at him
10 establishment, and replied: 81 don't
let my houses on those terms. You
must pay the rent in advance or move
out" ea7=...s.--
He went next to the mill and asked
for a sack OF flour. Certainly" said
the miller, but do you know. that the
price OF flour has advanced since you
bought last? II did not know il"
said the minister, "but it is Of no conse-
quence; 81 am TO give you what | can
tor it; brother, you must squeeze; the
times are hard" Hard or easy" eaid
the miller, II must have the market
price for my flour, and you cant have
it for any less"
The minister next went to the shoe-
maker, and priced a pair of boots for
his wife, but when the same terms were
announced, the shoemaker declared
that he did not sell upon such terms.
The butcher treated him in the
same way. His meat was so much a
pound. And the vegetable dealer in
sisted upon having a regular price for
his commodities.
On bis way home the minister went
to one of his stewards who kept a
grocery store, and asked for some neces.
sary articles for the use of his family
such as a dollars worth OF sugar, q
pound Of tea aud a bar Of soap. After
packing up the things, the storekeeper
began to reckon up the price. "You
need not trouble yourself" said the
minister; will pay what | can for
them. Brother, you must squeeze, as
the times are hard with me at present"
Squeeze" said the storekeeper with
pious surprise; what do you mean
give what you can-how much will
that be-? 81 cannot say at present"
said the minister, but you shall know at
the end of the month, when ! see how
much l shall get" THAT will not do
for me, said the storekeeper; 81 have
to pay a certain price for my goods,
and cannot let them 60 in that way"
49," said the minister see that |
am the only one who is to squeeze be-
cause OF the hard times. l have called
upon my landlord, the miller. the shoe
maker, the butcher, the tailor and
yourself, to see how your plan Of
squeezing would answer, but l find
that you must all have stated price
for your goods. How, then, am to
pay my way without a stated salary,
and that sufficient for the supply OF my
family's wants. squeeze" continued
the minister with righteous disgust; ;
your plan can only result in squeezing
the sci respect out of my heart, the
energy out OF my lite, and the demons
of want and discomfort into my house,
hold"
We did not hear how the matter was
settlei.-San Francisco Spectator.