Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-08-07
no YOUR WORK WELL.

ARE o going 10 let that ptHe. lssa,h y',s :
workman To another, shade q pafprise 10 ~"
voice. - IA III i
"why nots" was the answer "hlwill neseri
be seen" Va W In !
"Would you buy the article, ifyou knewl
just how ii was made??" = ~ ~ W
mo-
"why mott"
"Bscause it might give out in year, instead
of lasting i've years. 's-ss .'sa'''
.And are you going TO let the Job pass, when |
you know that whoever buys twill be cheated?
sail the fellow workman. --~-- .''' |
"Oh, you're more nice than wise,n returned
the other, W th toss Of his head. "You draw
things too tne." $780,. -... --.---.,---------t
aSuppose Mr. Gray, down at the store, were
to sell you stuff for pants that he knew would
drop to piecesin less than six months! Wouldn't
/ you call him swindierp" 40
| "Perhaps would
ais there really any difference in the cases?
Whoever buys this article that you are making
| will be cheated out Of his money.
You'll not deny that. As much cheated as
you would be If Gray sold You rotten cloth"
The journeyman shrugged his shoulders and
arched his eyebrows,
ave must draw things fine" resumed the
other, 'if we would be fair and honest.
Morality has no special bearing, but applies
to all mems dealings with their fellow-men.
TO wrong another for gain TO ourselves, is
dishonest. Is not that soS"
"Yes, 1 suppose it Is"
"You slight this job, that you may get it done
| in shorter time than would be possible ii you
made 1t stronger in every part.
Thus in order to get a dollar or two more
| than honest work will give, you let au article
leave your hands that will prove cheat to any
man who buys it, tell you, it isn't right.
| We must do as We would be done by in our
work, as in everything else. There are not two
l rnIaS of fnra 1op boa pors MI nm.
for workmen.
Whoever wrongs his ncighbor out Of his mon
. ey, cheats him.
The other journeyman turned away from his
monitor, looked half offended and bent over his
!, | workbench.
at first, he went on finishing his job; bu
= after awhile his fellow workman saw him TAXI
!. out defective piece Of wood, and then remove
- - another which had not been properly square,
{, and join.ed. Observing him still, he saw hin
u detaeh piece which had simply been driver
=. into place, aud which gave nO real strength
W and after selecting another, three or four inc he
~ longer, set il by morticc and tenon firmly, sci
T., into the article be was making.
oe AL this was done at an expenditure of lime 1T
VI exceeding an hour and y half
There, said he, in a tone of satisiacl,o
speaking to his fellow workman.
W. "if that doesn't last forever II will be no ia''
u of mine
| "a EoUu, HpntSt ,luD, ttlndlhtu the
q ''as ever was made.
W. "Ani you feel better about it than you Won
nj, have done had it left your hands 10 cheat Il
IN purchaser out OF his money!"
- "les, do" The answer came frankly.
mi allow much more time has is cost you to
n vu this work well?" was asked.
Wv, "Oh, not over All hour or rNo."
10y "Aud the thing is worth len dollars more
~ | the buyer.
In other words, IL is.a well-made article,
n. it should be, and W Ill cheat nobody. Now y
~ have done US you would be done by: have kt
az your conscience clear; have scted as Christi
"a man should.
co. "Oh, as tc that, don't profess TO be CHI
~ tian," said the other. Sim no hypocrite.'
. me "A Christian profession is one thing, AM
tbe Christian life another" answered the fell
vs., | workman.
"All professors are not christians. Reig
is Thing of daily life, ami unless it comes do
fac into mans work and business, isn't worti
side copper.
, H. Noamount OF church going or pray ing,
,ina singing, will save man, it lie isn't honest
NJ his dealings.
~ He must do as he would he done by--m
VIZ | begin just as you have begun, by refusing
on, wrong his neighbor, though tempted to do
yeJ. that he may get an advantage for himself.
the "a new kind religion that" remarked
IT, | journeyman.
s sat s>s .~ U.ly.,
iren ye even 50 to them for this is the law and
,nds | prophets"
I of he who said this knsw all about it. Au
clos. am very sure that if We begin To be just to
,urs heuoor, 10 Try III all things to do as We VIZ
The be done by, our feet will have entered the
here Lhat leads Heayc.ward-andt though we ma
rbed long Way from that happy country, il we
was WalklhS on We shall surely get there in
care enl."-4rthurs Mdyazine.