Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-07-30
Do Your Work Well.

Do Your Work Well.
+ CARE you going to let that pass?n said
one workman to another, a shade of sur
prise in his voice.
"Why not?" was the answer cit will
never be seen.'
I'M Would you buy the Article, if you
knew just how it was made?"
mo-
sWhy not?" a
Because it might give out in a year in
stead Of lasting five years"
"And you are going to let the job pass,
when you know that whoever buys it will
be cheated?" said the fellow-workman s
ooh, you're more nice than wise," re-
turned the other, with toss of his head.
"Y GU draw things. too fine"
| "Suppose Mr.. Gray, down at the store,
| were to sell you stuff for pants that he
knew would drop to pieces in less than
six months. Would you call him a
| swindler?" .f
| "Perhaps [ would"
as 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
y
| sold you rotten cloth.''
The journeyman shrugged his should
ers and arched his eyebrows.
''We must draw things fine" resumed
| the other, elf 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 SOP"
Eyes, [ suppose"
"You slight this job, that you may get
it done in shorter time than would be
possible if you made it stronger in every
part. Thus, in order to get dollar or
two more than honest work will give you
let an 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 codes
| of honesty-one for shopkeepers and one
for worlmen. Whoever wrongs his
neighbor out of his money, 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; but after awhile
his fellow-workman saw him take out a
defective piece of wood, and then remove
another which had not been properly
squared and jointed Observing him still,
he saw him detach a piece which had
simply been driven into place, and which
another, three or four inches longer, set it
| by mortice and tenon firmly into the arti-
| Gle he was making. >. 81 -fsr.-....
| All this was done at an expenditure
of time not exceeding an hour and a
| half. z-f ,--t.,.-a..... t,.
"There," said he, in tone of satisfac-
ton, speaking to his fellow-workman.
eff that doesn't last forever, it will be no
| fault of mine"
GA good, honest job" remarked the
| other.
GAS ever was made" q
"And you feel better about it than you
would have done had it left your hands
to cheat the purchaser out Of his
money ?"
eyes, Idon The answer came frankly.
"How much more time has it cost you
to do this work well?" was asked 4
ooh, not over an hour or two''
"And the thing is worth ten dollars
more to the buyer In other words it is a
well-made article, as it should be, and will
cheat nobody. Now you have done as
you would be done by; have kept your
conscience clear; have acted as a Chris
| tian man should"
ooh, as to that I don't profess to be q
Christian said the other. "1'm no hypo-
critic"
GA Christian profession is one thing,
and Christian life another" answered
the fellow-workman. Cali professors are
not Christians Religion is thing of
daily life, and unless it comes down into
| a mans work and business, isn't worth a
copper. No amount of church going, or
praying, or singing, will save man, if he
isn't honest in his dealings. He must do
as he would be done by-must begin just
as you have begun, by refusing to wrong
bis neighbor, though tempted to do 50
| that he may get an advantage for himself.
GA new kind of religion that" remark
| ed the journeyman. ns z
| GAS old as Christianity" said the other,
'sand the only kind that will save men
.sAs We would that men should Go to you,
| do We even so to them, for this is the law
and the prophets He who said this,
| knew all about it. And I am very sure
that if we begin to be just to our neigh
Dor, to try in all things to do as we would
| be done by, our feet will have entered the
! way that leads Heavenward- though
we may be long way from that happy
country, if we keep walking on we shall
surely get there in the end.-Aqt7aotr's
! Magazine. 5L01
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