Daily Republican., 1882-05-13
P0LITENESS PAYS.

Il Among the acquaintanoes of m.
youth was one Peter Cox and an
sorry to say that, judging from wha
little stock of patience he may hav,
possessed, he Invested none of 1t ir
politeness. At all events he did not dt
1t when he entered business. Pete,
was builder by trade. and one OF the
most thorough and faithful workme1
in the country. If he undertook a con.
tract, he was sure to perform his part
|punctually and properly. Sill he was
not always employed, for many who
might otherwise have hired him were
repulsed by his uncouth manner Of
Treating them, and sought assistance
elsewhere.
"peter," said his wife to him one
evening, "do you know that you have
lost good job by offending Mr.. Ora.
Peter looked up from his paper and
asked her what she meant.
Il mean that Mr. Graham has hired
! Mr.. Leavitt to build his new house."
she replied.
"Wesl, what of that ?" he replied
rather 'crustily.
| why, am very sure he meant to
have hired you to do the Job; and that
he would have doue so had you not Of
Tended him."
"How did offend him?"
"By not listening to him when he
wished to describe the plan for the
building"
''His plan was foolish one.''
'Well suppose 1t was; if you had felt
1t your business to tell him so you
might have done it in polite way"
"Bab!' cried Peter with a snap Of
his fingers, don't talk of politeness In
business. hfI were to bother M yself to
be polite to everybody that happened
to call on me should have my hands
fall"
81 thin'k it would pay" ventured the
wife.
Peter poohed at the idea, ard then
told his wife that he wanted to read,
Abort month after this Peter came
home In unusual spirits. lie had beeu |
out OF work for some time and he mad
been rather moody and crusty. His
wife noticed the change aud she asked !
him what had happened. !
"There's prospect of work." he re. |,
piled, 1--WE are to have better times in
town. Summer wilkins, of Byfeld, |
has bought the whole OF the water psni
on our stream, and is going TO erect a
factory here. l think I'll get the ,joD.
They say that wilkins would rather
have some one here to do it, and r1yj
friends will recommend me-"
NJ fny hirb1v, l,l; la-l
ste knew that such job would Iay
we'll, and she hoped that her husband
night not be disappointed.
A few days atterward an order eame
'or some window blixds; and one after
aoon waGn he was busy at his bench, a
nan came and watched him at his
work for few seconds without speak
ng. He was a middle-aged man ,rath-
It coarsely clad and Peter supposed it
must be some one who wanted work.
"How dye do?" said the stranger,
rs Peter laid aside the slat which he
lad just finished. II
"How dye do?" returned Peter in .
ort Of uncouth grunt.'
"That looks like good lumb Der your
working there, remarked the visltor.
Its good enough" was the response. /
'What il such lumber worth Lsre?"
II don't know" and as Peter thus
he took another slat and be- {
an to plane it. II
~ suppose you bug some Lumber, /
lr?" said the stranger. '
81 do went l want it," returned
eter, without looking up from his q
ork.
SIS there any in town to be scld?" n
"They III tell you at the mill. don't t
wv lumber myself" !,
"But you know the gSaue Oft" re- ii
arked the stranger, with a slight touch 6
feeling in his tone. ii
"Who told you?" retorted Peter. ii
'T supposed you were in the habit of VI
ling considerable lumber Of various 8
nds, that you would be proper one I,
ask" "
"Well, sir" said our gouty builder, 4;
his uncouth, unkind and uegentle.
anly way, cit so happens thatiI have N
else to attend to besides keep D
3 the price OF lumber for everybody Al,
no may want few boards" ar
'Ah, yes, didn't know you were 10
sy," returned the visitor in the cold in
and most polite manner imaginable.
,ardon me II | have interrupted you.' Sc
~ WIN snat ne leit the sDop. of
Peter Cox bad done no more in this
stance than he had done great many An
nes before; but yet he could mot put in,
from his mind 80 oasy. Somehow it ia
ing to him, and even after an hour a.
q passed he found himself wishing th,
had treated his visitor with little ins
re dscency. But 1t was too late aol
n.
'eter had his miad all made up, and
IN awaited news from Byfeld, as it Co
8 expected that Summer wilkins {
ulS soon make arrangements to com say
nee operations. He felt sure OF the tic,
az his friends had seen Wilkins and 30 {
him strongly. 1t would anl
IS good as three dollars a day to him fra
several months. .l in ,
me morning, as Peter came out on 7
street, he heard it remarked that spr
lkins had got his hands all engaged 500
would break ground vary soop. 1t ter
ID not be possible, thought our doe
lder. surely he would have notice a On
uch move. Half an hour after I
he was standing at the door of q tod
,ery when man drove up in car Boa
70, and he came into the store. He graf
ed to ONE or two who stood there, q hi
gave Potter only cold LOOK. II thai
the man who called at his shop deol
weeks before and inquired the the
Q of lumber. He was dressed on Q
My ~ ever, but he drove q splendid wist
%, and the carriage was very trac
Y one. be Fl
Who is that man ?" Peter asked or N
the stranger had gone. of {
hat returned 4 byatandor In aYi' tend