Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-02-25
A Little Deed, But Not Of Kindness.

A Little Deed, But Not Of Kindness.
!. The many friends of Mr.. II. b. AXE will
learn with regret that he is no longer agent
Tor the Iron Mountain railroad at this place.
For trivial infraction of one of its rules, the
company has seen fit to remove him from its
employ. 1t is perhaps but justice to Mr.. Axe
and his friends that they be made somewhat
acquainted with the circumstances con-
nected with his removal. During the holi-
possible for him to spend a day, or part
OF day, at his home in 1ronton, No., but
not, however, in time to obtain permission
from headquarters, as he decided to 60 only
few minutes before train time. Knowing
that he was under bond, and therefore re-
sponsible, for the proper conduct of the
office; that he Was leaving acompetent clerk
In charge, and that no damage could possi-
bly, result to the company from his absence,
Mr.. AXE left for home under these circum-
stances. Nothing would have grown out of
the matter, it seems, but for the fact that a
fellOw-townsman of Mr.. Axes, who Is clerk
In the Office of the division superintendent,
learned, through the medium of his home
paper, the IrOnton REGISTER, that Mr.. Axe
had visited his relatives during the holidays.
Impelled, doubtless, by the hope of ingrati
ating himself with the company, and jealous,
perhaps, of the high esteem in which Mr..
Axe has hitherto been held by his employ
ers, this modern Uriah Heap busies himself
himself toward securing the discharge of his
ellow-employe. This case Is not without a
parallel. Employees of large corporations,
allured by hope of promotion, are often
guilty of such littleness toward their fellows.
But such detestable policy will never win
with right thinking people. No man who is
made of the right sort of stuff can have any
respect for that emplOye who, in the hope of
self ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, will resort to such
loathsome, cringing standardization before
QmninVPr- SnPh pnnfQmnfI-
BILE boot licking of a superior official will
rarely avail any good, and the clerk above
referred to will doubtless reap very differ
ent sort of reward from that which he is eX-
pecting for his low handed turn.
This article is entirely voluntary ON the
part of the IndeI, and perhaps would never
have been written but for its knowledge Of
the circumstances and the fact that Mr.. AXE
is so universally liked by the people of this
community. Since he has been in charge as
agent here, he has made most capable,
faithful and efficient officer. His polished,
gentiemanly bearing and courteous manner
toward all have won for him many warm
friends who will regret to give him up. Mr..
Axes relations with the patrons of the Iron
Mountain road at this place have ever been
of a most cordial nature; and in going from
our midst he carries with him the hearty
good will and best wishes of every citizen of
Mariana. To the people among whom he
may in future cast his lot, we cheerfully
commend him for his manly worth, his high
sense of honor, and his many other sterling
qualities of head and heart.-Ihe Mariana
(Ark.) Inder, Jan. %.
The Uriah Heap referred to is MIR. F. II.
Delano, well known to MANY Of the citizens
of this section. H. b. AXE had been sus
pended for thirty days, and when the above
article appeared, Mr.. Wheedon, division SUI
perintendent at Little Rock, made the sus-
pension permanent. Thereupon the dis
charged emplOye procured the following
letter and sent it to Mr.. W.:
MY DEAR HARRY: am in receipt of your
favor of the 18th inst. l was somewhat sur
prised to learn that the authority Of the arti-
ticle In the Inder relative to your removal
had been imputed to you. l believe 1
inserted in the article Il clause which ought
to have eXonerated you from any part in the |
matter whatever. You doubtless remember |
that when l told you L expected to make |
some mention of the matter in the columns |
of the Inde1, you objected and requested me |
not to say anything about it. What 1 did |
was done solely ut my own instance and L
believe without your knowledge or consent. |
was indeed sorry to learn that you should |
suffer any Inconvenience in consequence of
the writing. ] deemet it but simple justice |
to yourself and your friends that some COM
ment of the kind be made and In doing so |
/ only voiced the sentiments of tie entire
L
that wrote the article purely of my own |
accord and that alone should be held re-
sponsible for the consequences. Hoping this
will be satisfactory and will serve to place
the blame where it justly belongs, remain,
as ever, Your true friend,
b. NJ. HARRINGTON.
This would have been satisfactory to most
persons; but Mr.. Wheedon still insisted that
II. B. AXE was responsible for the honest ex.
pressions of friend, made after he had left
Mariana, and without his knowledge or con-
sent. Evidently of these two railroad mag
mates - Wheedon and Delano,w may truth
fully exclaim, "Like master Hike man." We
would not have said anything in the REGIS
TER about this matter If certain interested
parties had not been circulating reports in
this community; as it is, we want the whole
truth known to everybody.
The foregoing from the IndeT would have
been published as soon as the reports alluded
to began to be circulated here, if II. B. AXE
himself had not begged us to refrain.