Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-07-25
4 GENEROUS EMPLOYER.
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4 GENEROUS EMPLOYEK.
'''"en the H*..t, :: Tc%c"~d the Pocket
Sladicker was looking for work, and,
hoping against hope, wandering into
musty shop over in Covington, to make
one more attempt to find something to do.
He made his way to mclancholy-look-
ing old fossil, with an appearance strong
ly suggestive of mildew, who had been
pointed out os the boss.
whats the prospect of getting little
work with you?' inquired Sladickcr, in
a tremulous voice, without the slightest
idea that there was any chance whatever.
The old man Strengthened up from his
bench. turned around, and gazed at
Sladicker with watery eyes over his glass
es, with a surprised, comm.serating look,
for several seconds, and then, as he mop
ped out his misty optics with the corn
cr Of bis apron. he drew a sigh that
seemed to start from away down the eel
lar somewhere, and said:
"Heh- h-h?'.
:" I'm looking for something to do, Sill.
I've been out of work since the middle
of winter, and have family at my back
almost starving. If it wasn't for the
little washing and cleaning my wife
manages to pick up: soul and body
couldn't have been kept together this
long. I've walked the town over day
after day, trying to find something to do,
but all the shops are full, and nobody
wants any body for any thing. Ill work
cheap, sir. and do my work we'll If you'll
only give ME show; no matter if it's
only for few days. Can't you give me
lift with little work?' and Sladicker
scarcely breathed till the answer came.
The old man spread mournful look
over his face, fetched out few more
signs Of assorted sizes, took out his knife
and began whiting a. stick, and then
finally, with twitching effort that SEEM
to hurt him somewhere, said:
"Ah-h-yes, need help; but it just
about breaks me to hire any body and
keep things going. discharged couple
of men last week, ana had to sell house
and lot to pay 'cm of. The longer run
the business the less profit seem to have.
Id like to set you to work, but | don't
see how I can afford it, or how I can
manage to pay you. My wife has had
bad luck getting her rent, and it does
seem as though times was squeezing
everybody to death. Perhaps you don't
know how tight money is; it's monsous
hard to get If you could kind O. bear
with me, though, and take your pay as
could spare it, may be l could manage
to give you steady job-seems to me l
could"
Sladicker jumped at the chance, and
clinched the bargain at once.
He went home that night with a light
er heart than he carried for months, and
frightened the eyes Of his carey worn wife
with the GLAD news that he had found
work and The children danced and clapped
their hands when told they would soon
taste meat again. Saturday light came
but no money. During the next week he
managed to secure fifty cents in three
separate instaliments. The week follow
ing was barren of moneyed results. Slad-
ECKER began to feel desperate, but his i'm
portunities only brought forth the re-
hinder OF the terms Of engagement. If
he dinn't like the situation, he could quit
at any time. Sad experience had
taught him that he could not we'll better
himself, and he thought it wiser to retain
the work until something better offered,
feeling sure that he would secure the pay
stipu ated at sore time. His employer
was mao of much promise, and he
trusted him, not wisely but perhaps,
too we'll.
eff could manage to get nay board, "
Sladicker, lit wouldn't be so bad. It's
hard enough for my wife to feed herself
and the little ones, and feel like thief
in sharing the little she brings int al
most ch0kes me-"
The employer frightened up and rub
bed his bands, while something very like
smile struck an attitude between his
nose and ears.
"Ab-h-um! Why, let me see," said he.
May bc we can fix that. get my -four
and meat on credit gueas I can board
you. What's to hinder?"
And so it came about that Sladicker
went to board with the hypocritical old
fraud. A sorry day it was for him, too
for when he entered there the chance OF
other recompense was left behind. The
old spider now had him completely in
his web, and he would take good care to
keep him there by seeing to it that he
didn't so much as get the wherewith to
cross the river. 1t was trick with him
and he never felt that he could depend
upon his help as steady and permanent
until he had brought matters to such a
pass that they were glad to board with
him.
About the second or third week Sla-
kickers little girl came over to see hel
I father, with Almost pitiable story, which
she eobbed out to- him. y With raining
tears and choking voice, Sladicker went
| to the old fossil and cntreated for money
with which to relieve his suffering fam.
lily.
"Mr. Bailey" said he, I must have some
money. My little girl has just come over
and told me that my wife is down sick
in bed; there amt bite of any thing in
the house to eat, and [ haven't even go1
so much, as, a, bridge ticket to 20 over
and see her" and the strong man broke
completely down and wept like chile
as he held out his hand for part Of his
much. needed back pay.
The appeal was too much for the miser
| ly employer, and could not be resisted
With the quickest movement he had eve,
made in his life, most likely, his hanc
was thrust into his pocket up to the elbow
and the next instant the trempling palm
of Sladicker. closed over a bridge tic&et
Only that and nothing more.
We presume the reader will consider
the above an idle exageeration of fancy
but wejhave positive and reliable infor
nation that it was real occurrence, anc
happened in Covington, as stated.-Cin
cinnoti B,isakfast Table,.
He thought to head off: the. yolubl'
barber Sitting down in chair,~he salt
II want shave, shampoo, a bath,
bottle of hair tonic, one of Florida water
q private cup and brush, and a stick 0
cosmetic" The tonsorial artist was stag
gercd for an instant, but quickly recov
| erinr he s,1ppesfed that he was the aoen