The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-12-10

TER into the courts uouId only serse
10 IL i've hundred people hear the bad
wOr u used when not m0rc than my
people had heard II In the nrst IN
stance / promised 10 I0,k into frc
matter carefully. and " the facts were
~ stated. 10 So that the fireman was
properly dealt with ! urged tn but
i-r not 10 leave his place. AMI not -
take any further steps until ] had
made an effort 10 settle the difficulty
To this after some hesitation the butler
consented
The writer then sent for the fireman
and a>kei Tor his side 81 The story
Strangely enough il agreed entirc4y
with what the butler nad said The
fireman admitted that he was en'ir-.y
in the wrong. said he Wa very mncI
ashamed of what he hal done. and
promised 20 submit 10 any punish
mcnt which the master saw ne - IN
fict H was spoken 10 very sharply
about his otense. and told plainly that
hal he been foreigner. his WORKS. IL
used towards the family Of another for
eisner would very Likely have cost him
1 his life
After allowing the matter TO rest two
or three DAYS. the butler and fireman
were summoned before the master and
their feliow-srrysnts- The master re-
cited the facts. which both admitted 10
be correct The fireman then COLI
fss<ci his fault and went upon his
hands and knees before the butler.
knocking his head three times upon the
floor By way Of begging pardon H.
was then sent with the butler and an
other servant TO the buffers house.
where he made = similar apology 10
the wife and mother whom he lad in
suited This was the Chin - way 81
settlement. and with il the writer sup
I posed the trouble had ended As the in
iured party said he was satisfied
n But swo days later the butler came
- his master again TO say that while
h. and his family were satisfied with
rhe apology made; yet the insulting
words had been shouted in the ears u
al The neighb0rS. who knew nothing
about the fireman's confession and
apology that the nei-hbor~ were a.
ready looking 1Skance II him. and. g
quote the exact worslS used BY him.
s-unl..s- he could find some way to r.
paint his front door that j. find
some way 10 make the fireman
ar ol0cy puhlic--the neighbors woult
refuse 70 have any thing 20 do witt
) him. and might drive him ont Of tn
. neirhhorhooi-
The writer admitted the force Of thi
| point. and after a moments thought
) said:
We'll think you are right Ant
: will fine the fireman half : month
, wages. and paw Won the money. The
4 YOU can tell your nei-hbors that hay
: done So Here Is the money. and
1 will take It out Of his wages IT the en-
E Of the month
Three dollars were handed TO th
' butter But be refused them. saying
| .-Oh no. cant do that II wonI
Z only make the matter worse In
neighbors would then say that l M
: allowed nv family to be inSultel f.
e three dollars
+ WELL what SHALL l do with q
2 cases'
= The butlcr replied Give y 20 on
z Of the other servants. telling him VIII
: il i for and he will kno~ how TO u
3 IL
l. This was done The money VI
. given TO the groom who was told
e use i IN whatever manner ~ tnyuE
y best 60 satisfy the neighocrs q =
i butler that the fireman had made ~
IF PREPARATION The writer presumed IN
+. the money wonit b spent TOT Teas
: 70 which the neishbor~ would re Y
j. vited- and ~ which the fireman wou
e publicly repeat his confession ~
b apology
'e hut three DAYS later the groc
'e came = MS master AMI sail'
le =. have attended 20 that matt
: ~ J.,r