, 1875-12-19
THE JUDGE AND THE PLUMBER.

II. Quad III fhE bttr I0fE 1f6phtcs
One time there was good old man OF such
/ meek and lowlY disposition that the people made
| him judge, and they brought their disputes to
him to decide. His decisions we're ever just
! and the people ss,d: n;,,. r.. 10 a.x.r
! Wrong."
One day stranger came to the Office Of this
| good man and said:
~ man owes me Just debt and will not pay. =
"Doea he give 1easons!'
ns fyss d95sa ef tn. t5sa .a Re s'ys ny bill
'You nave asked him for tbs ducats {"
81 have, and he says he'll knock my head on
| II I ever ask him again!"
Then the good Judge was puzzled. He chewed
| at the end Of Scent penholder for long time,
Ibid you furnish this man food for his carnels
OF robe for himself that is your debtor?"
"Not by jusful The bill is for job ct
plumbinr!"
Then the meek and pensive smile which had
covered the face Of Abound Ell Bishen faded
away like Doy sliding over mill-dam, and in
its place came an expression Of malignant evil.
'*Then you are plumber 7" he asked In
voice as cruel IS cross~cut saw.
II doth plumb" answered the man.
Then the wise Judge ehewed up tho rest Of the
penholde1, dug his heels into the floor, and in
low, ahr1il whisper he inquired:
"Did you ever know : plumber to get job
done within fourteen weeks OF the promised
time I"
No, sir: neTsr did," promptly replied the
you want d small job done at the house-a little
soldering, faucet put il, OF something OF that
kind. Iou leave your order, and'I say day sitter
tomorrow. send the oldest apprentice to 5our
house, and when he gets there he sits down
and takes look at the job. Then he
stands up and looks at it. Then be squints his
eyes and looks at it. Then he walks ali over tbs
house and comes back and looks at it. Then he
figures On how much the house cost, wonders if
there ia mortgage on it, sits down and talks
oomes back and reports. Day after tomorrow
comes, aud can't send man up there because
they are finishing another job which ought to
hare been done q month before. Something
happens the next day and the next, and It's two
weeks before I can Send man."
"Ot two months" put in the wise Judge.
"Weli, split the difference and call it six
weaks," replied the plumber. Il send two OF
the boys up. They walk around the job, 50;
down cellar and upstairs sit down and figure
dinner. When they return they take another
look at the job, and Thomas comes to the shop
after some solder. He geta 1T, and then Henry
comes after his tobacco-box- and then Thomas
comes, aud wants to know if it's gaB-pipe or
water-pipe. They knock of then for Tie day,
and about noon next day get around there and
dig hole u the pipe to put III the faucet. The
next day they get the faucet in, and some time
during the week that job il nicely finished"
And You charge $40 for it u exclaimed the
onraged Judge.
.just abont that figure, wise Judge! But
it isn't ms fault. The oldest apprentice says ho
had to take out $50 feet Of pipe. and the youDg-
est apprentice sayH he had to put in 200 feet,
aud between them they mixed me up. aud have
to average it. 1t isn't ns plumbers-it's these
apprentices who are to blame"
But don't you know they are lying to you2"
*s1 sometimes suspect them; but how it