The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-08-23
WHOLE No. 1912

! continued, "was Mr.. NJ, who made an ar
rangement with his milkman to receive one
cents worth Of milk each morning. When
this arrangement had been in operation for
some time, MIR. NJ. met the milkman one
! day, and said:
g am much obliged to you for the ar
| rangement about the milk, but the fact is
we hardly need Il cents worth of milk every
day. If you would leave us half cents
worth every morning, and collect one cent
on alternate days, it would suit us better :"
The milklnan declined splitting the cent
On another occasion Mr.. NJ. was in Il rail
way train. BY his side sat a stranger, and
both were reading the morning paper. After
Il time the stranger said
" As we have read our papers, suppose we
exchange"
To which Mr.. NJ. replied; 81 would be
glad TO exchange with you, but the trade
would be hardly 4 fair one, you having paid
only three cents for your paper while paid
four for mine
The stranger took from his pocket
nickel, and depositing it on Mr.. Ms knee,
the exchange was satisfactorily adjusted
" When y friend of mine, Mr.. C., was at
Saratoga, some years ago." said DIR. Smith,
" a man came in from the country to look
Tor a preacher for the coming Sabbath. Mr..
L. had two sons in the ministry, and SO the
man naturally applied TO him; but neither
OF his sons were there, and SO he could not
accommodate him. However Mr. G. an
piled to several clergymen who were in the
hotel, and finally secured a preacher for the
vacant church. After preaching twice on
Sabbath, on Monday mornin. the minister
was asked by the man who had engaged
him, well, what is the damage" The
preacher replied that he hoped no damage
was done. He was then asked what he
charged for preaching. He said he never
made 4 charge.
"Well, then, what did it cost to get hereof
paid 30 cents to come and suppose it
will be the same to return, making 81 no.
The man took out of his pocket a two
dollar bill, saying as he handed it to him:
Never mind the change"
On his return to Saratoga the minister
told his experience to a company of his fell
low ministers ON the piazza. They at once
SAID, now you and Mr.. G. are partners in
this transaction, and as you have made
sixty cents You owe him thirty of it. So
they brought him to Mr.. G., when he re-
peated the story of his experience. Mr. c..
said
When people 60 into partnership they
share alike gain and loss; now as you were
certainly entitled to $40 for your service
yesterday, this may be considered in the
light of n loss to you of that sum, half of
which | am to pay Saying this he hand
ed him a ten dollar bill.
"These are extreme specimens of the mean
ness Of men, but am sure no woman would
be guilty of such contemplate conduct"
said the good Doctor.
g l am not so sure about that" l said. az
had case in my own experience with
woman hardly behind any of those that
have been mentioned
"Mrs. - came into my office two or
three years ago. had only seen her once
or twice before, but on her giving me her
name, l recognized her as a friend of mine
She said to ne:
81 came in town to-day to make some
purchases and l find myself about five dol
lars short. l thought perhaps you would
be good enough to loan Inc this sum for
few days and thus save me another journey
to the city
l said, Certainly, with the greatest pleas
ure; would not ten dollars he better ?" She
replied that ten would do better, but five
would do. So l gave her ten.
Il have not seen her or the ten dollars
from that day to this"
''Well, this is exceptional said the good
Doctor.
And we both agreed it was.