The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-07-27

his first dollar and at the same time
finding the road open to a path of use
fulness
THE NEW APPRENTICE CAME,
then cloud came upon the brow of
these noble philanthropic Knights.
Here was another instance where an
embryo citizen was allowed an oper-
tunity to prepare himself to enter the
arena of useful manhood and take the
place of one of them, when the great
reaper should in the fitness OF time
call them away from lifes busy tur-
mol. Here was an opening made by
their employer for this embryo man
to fit himself when maturity arrived
to take unto himself one of their
daughters, or somebody elses daugh-
ter, as a wife, and care for and support
her by honest toll, and leave as he had
been left, link in lifeis posterity to
carry on the honest work in the Great
Masters vineyard. This was too
much. Did he not already have one
such fiedgling? Had they not con-
sented TO allow him to benefit man.
kind, the orphan and the world,
TO that extent? But simply be-
cause he had the ability and
the means to provide for still
another he should not, must not be
to do so. .
A CONSULTATION
was held and it was decided to again
remind Mr.. OBrien that he was not
the master or manager of his own
business and that he must forthwith
put away this ambitious youth, even
as JOseph's brothers had put him
away from the household in order
that they might absorb all the bene-
fits of home.
Mr.. O'Brien was notified, II am
master of my own and know my needs
and my abilities. You must allow
he to conduct my own business
affairs in my own way. / give you
Ill you can do and pay you the wages
you demand. What L may do for 9TH
.rs or how secure my money to pay
you, is no concern of yours so long as
do it honestly and in conformity
With the laws of the land, do you
Tour duty and allow me to do mine"
vas the reply. mot so, they rejoined.
Either YOU will discharge the extra
or We will walk out"
THEY WALKED OUT,
md Yesterday when the BAzoo
cribe called upon Mr.. O'Brien, one {
Onesome looking employ was all there
vas at work except the two appren- '
ices. but Mr.. O'Brien was as smiling
nd urbane as ever. eff cannot be i
flowed to conduct my business ac-
ording TO its needs and in a manner
uitable to myself and to the advan- '
age of my customers" he said, 81
nay as well close my establishment J
nd keep my reputation. fl must '
ield TO every extortiOnate and unjust c
emand of my employees, it is clear that /
hen they force me into illegiti- !
late channels to carry on my bust |
ess | must retaliate by just and t
xtortionate demsnds upon the pub
C to meet their requirements. This,
course, the public would not or 4
ught not long to submit to, and the ]
levitable result would be the ruin of h
9th my reputation and my business, Q
nd my consequent inability to sup b
ly them or anybody else with en- q
loyment or myself with an honest a
wing. have enough of such nom b
ense, and feel convinced that my Gus =
omers and the public generally will b
phold me in refusal to become the :
pol of any such unjust and tyranical
q
Of course, | expect the usual boy d
OFT, but l think the public are too IA f
liliar with its pernicious results to
i've It countenance. In any event 4
~ conscience is certainly clear ofany r
lame for wrong to my fellow men, I
nd shall continue to carry on my bu- v
mess on business principles just so |
ing as the public sees fit to give me /
ny business to carry on. i