Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-08-25
a. 1888

out. ICODlnSOH was Denlnu tree
across the road.
"Howdy, stranger" he queried
"has Hisurrendered ?"
When l told him had come to
act as peace maker he laughed the
idea to scorn.
"Didn't he tell hull barroom full
of fellers at Athens that he could put
me on my back ?" he howled.
Sand what else?"
"Didn't he call nae a sassafrax
chewer and make fun of my shoot
imp"
went back to Hi and he roared
out:
"Didn't he brag of how he could
out jump me?"
"What else?"
Didn't he say we run off durin'
the war;"
l went back to Robinson, and just
as darkness settled down patched up
a truce. He was to came into the
house and talk matters over, / guar
antee protection. When we enter
ed Hi sat in the edge of the bed,
rifle in hand. The two men glared
each other a minute and neither the
wife nor children seemed to have a
quicker heart beat. Robinson final
ly placed his gun in a corner, went
over to Hi with extended hand and
said:
"We've been emery long 'nouf. 1
know you kin out wrassle me-"
eyes, we've been powerful onery,"
replied Hi. / allus knowed you could
out jump me-"
"And | cheWed sassafraX."
"And we run off durin' the war"
That settled it. The wife set about
getting supper, and it wasn't ten
minutes before Robinson was trot-
ting one of the children on his knee.
A Fortune Founded on Politeness.
The jewelers. Review.
"About forty-tive years ago." said
M. Linzeler, 81 had small jewelry
store in a side street off one off the
principal boulevards. BUSINESS did
not prosper. Sales were little or moth
ing. My small savings vanished,
and l was tortured with the thought
of debts that l dad NO means of liqui-
dating. One day was seated at my
nearly empty showcases, in despair
at the situation and in doubt whether
to close up my store and go out of
business entirely, for l had not made
a sale in five days, when stranger
to me, an Englishman, entered the
shop and said:
81 have lost the swivel from my
watch chain, can you sell me one?"
"'Certainly, sir; will replace it
for you,' l said, leaving my seat with
alacrity. The matter in itself SEEM
ed of slight Importance, but in its
consequences it was highly import
ant. What if / had no more swivels
in stock, ! the light? Opening my
box l found two, which, unfortunate
ly were to small. One of the last
gold watches left in my case had a
chain attached, and Selling this with
my pincers l took off the swivel and
fitted it on the Englishman's chain.
1t was an exact fit.
"How much is the watch and
chain" asked the stranger.
81 stated the price.
"Put on one of those small swiv-
els that wouldn't fit my chain,' he
continued, 'and l will take it,
"Putting the watch into his pocket,
the Englishman turned to me, and in
a foreign accent that made it all the
more impressive, said these words:
" THE jewelers. of the great boule-
wards are not cbliging. They have
no time to attend to the small wants
of Il customer. They may be reading
the paper, perhaps, and willnot dis
turb themselves to sell a swivel. AT
the three or four stores which / have
just visited l have failed to find
swivel, though | am anxious to make
a call and need one greatly. You
were more obliging than your COM
petitors, and put yourself to some
trouble to accommodate me, and for
that reason | have bought a watch
that / didn't need. My daughter is
to be married soon, and you shall
furnish the trousseau.'
A few days afterward l have re-
ceived letter from him requesting
me to call at his hotel, where a cord
ial reception and an order for a trous-