The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-11-19
For the Farmer aud Mechanic.
social Dishonesty.

In the various relations OF the differ
ent classes Of society TO each other the
golden rule Is rarely observed. Every
man for himself. etc. j. the recognized
principle Of action Not only does sell
hshness prevail to an alarming extent,
but real. actual dishonesty.
Little Edgar Dale was returning from
a VISIT to his aunt, carrying in his hand
a package OF caudy which she had given
him He stumbled and almost fell, and
ii trying to save himself. let his candy
fail over q steep bank, which was so
covered with br.ars tnat he could not 20
down il. \ large boy near, seeing the
accident. said, II Will get your candy
for YOU if YOU viii give me half of it."
Edgar thought this was very hard bar
gair, as he wanted 10 divide with lis
three little sisters at home, aud at first
he refused But 1t was getting very
late. and he still had halfa mile to walk,
and he consented II did not take the
big boy two minutes TO get the candy.
and Of course he, if he had any con
science. must have felt like the mean.
dishonest boy that he Was. 1t was al
most equivalent to stealing half of the
cLilds candy.
Yet things like this are done BY men
in business every day, Get all you can!"
is the mental resolve each morning as
they 90 forth to work, not for God, but
for themselves.
\ party Of children went one Satur-
day to gather whortleberries Living
near together their mothers had packed
their lunch into two large baskets. six
children had one basket to themselves,
and six the other. As the baskets were
troublesome to carry, they decided TO
leave them under the shade of a tree.
near a spring, aud return there at noon
to eat their lunch. Each child had
small basket for his or her berries. They
were very successful and returned in
joyous spirits to the spring. But alas,
I'a stray dog had torn the cover OF Of
one the baskets aud der0ured the great
cr part OF the contents. The hungry
children We're diSmuyed, and one of the
little girls began to cry.
Viewer mind, Fannie, don't cry
said Frank Jones, There is enough for
all IN oar basket J ou see tie raecally
dog did not touch Ours -
NO, no" said Harry Hunt, THAT is
not the way that mem do business
Tbs i case oI demand and supply -
They have more berries than We have
YOU know they have been growing over
US All The morning now let them give
US some Of their surplus berries, and We
will giye them some Of our surplus
lunch that's business"
Frank Jones positively blushed at the
meanuess Of this proposal. bat he was
lY.t ,-t,Y4D.ra-f pF tba 49, 10 Xr9S r Chv aud
limid, while Harry Hunt was the tall.
boy-hully of the village. The hungry
children of the other party agreed to his
proposal and gave a large share of their
berries for a share of the lunch.
Frank sat beside the spring with hot
cheeks and crumbled his bread and
cake, without eating anything-he felt
disraced 1t would take no prophet to
follow those two boys into the future
Harry would become a "maa of prey"
liy.u- apon the miserics ana misFortuu,
rt l.> fellow men, growing enormously.
q gracefully rich, willie Frank would
certainly choose for lis vocation, some
thing in which he might be useful TO his
fellOw-men he would become a de-
voted miuister-or benevolent doctor,
or an honest editor who would fght for
the right against the wrong. "Woe to
him wJo useth his ncighbors' service
without adequate wages says the di-
yirc.v inspired prophet. Oh how few
men il business can escape this curse
Do many Of them give that which is
Just and equal' to those whom hard
necessity forces into the ranks of the
labOTing class? III. NJ. /.