The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-04-10

POL4z1ENRes 6, s. s.
Peter Cox invested nols s. s
ness. ~ aiI events he did 81; 4 : '
he entered the business. 81 i
Peter was builder h9 tSssse sS r
OF the most thorough sad
men in the country
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part punctuaIIy and pfepsfIy. sssil ! & was
not always employed, for nsny sio NIGH;
otherwise have hired him we're repuls,.,l
by his uncouth manner Of treating them,
and sought assistance elsewhere.
Peter = said his wife one evening, " do
you know you have lost good job by
offending Mr.. Graham
Peter looked up from his paper and
asked her what she meant.
Il mean" " she replied, "sthat Mr.. Gra-
ham has hired Leavitt to build his new
house,
Well-what of it ?' said Peter, rather
crustily.
"Why, l am sure. that he meant to
have hired you to do the job; and that
he would have done SO had you not Of
Tended him."
How did offend him p
"By not listening to him when he
wished to describe the plar of the build
ing"
"His plan was foolish sne."
Well, suppose it was i you had felt
it to be your business to tel, him so, you
might have done it in polite way
Bah 70 cried Peter, with snap of his
finger, "don't talk of poli,eness in bust
ness. If ! were to bother myself to be
polite to everybody who happened to call
on me, would have my hands full"
81 think it would pay" ventured the
wife.
Peter poohed at the idea, and then told
his wife he wanted to read.
About a month after thin Peter came
home in unusual spirits. He had been
out of work some time, and had been
rather moody and crusty. His wife no
ticed the change, and askei what had
happened.
There's prospect of work." be re-
piled, we are TO have better times in
town. Sumner Wilkins, of Byfeld, has
bought the whole of the water privilege
on our stream and is going to erect q fac
tory here. ! think I'll get The job. They
say that Wilkins had rather have some
one here to do it, and my friends will
recommend me. = s~~~7 ~7----.--'----'
Mrs. Cox was highly delighted, for she
knew that such job must pay well, and
she hoped that her husband might not get
disappointed.
A few days afterward an order came
for some window-blinds and one after
noon, while he was at.work at his bench,
man came and watched him at his work
for few moments without speaking. He
was rather coarsely clad, and Peter sup
posed it must be some one who wanted
work.
How dye dor" said the stranger, as
Peter laid aside the siat he had just fin
ished.
"How dye do P'' returned Peter, in a
sort of uncouth grunt
"That looks like good lumber you're
working there" remarked the visitor.
"It's good enough" was the response.
"What is such lumber worth here ?"
81 don't know"
And as Peter thus answered he took
another slat and began to plane it.
Il suppose you buy some lumber,
sir p''
81 do when / want it. returned Peter,
without looking up fromhis work.
Is there any in townsto be sold ?''
sThey'll tell you a. the mill. don't
saw lumber myself"
Bnt you know the yslue of it ?'' re-
marked the stranger, with slight touch
of feeling in his tone.
Who told yon?" retofted Peter.
"I supposed, as you were in the habit
of using considerable lumber Of various
kinds that you would be = aproper person
TO ask
Well, sir" said our rgroaty builder, in
his uncouth, unkind, and ungentlemanly
way, Sit so happens that ! haye some
thing else to attend to besides keeping
the price Of lumber for everybody who
may happen 80 want . few boardsn
aAhlsyes II didn't know yon were 20
busy, returned the yisitor,in tho coolest
and most polite manner imaginable.
Pardon me if / have Interrupted yon." !"
And with this he left the shop.
Peter Cox had done no more ID this in
stance than he had done great many
times before, yet he coaild not put il ont
of mind Some how it elung to him, and
even after IN hour had passed. he found
himself wishing he had treated his visitor
with little more decency. But il was
too lste now.
Peter got his blinds all made, and then.
he awaited news from Byfeld, as il was
expected that Sumner Wilkins would
soon make arrangements Is commence
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