St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-05-09

| THE HOME AND sUs,NEss.
Story - . Man WE Never Brinss BGa
Js ness iato His House.
They had been discussing business
| affair of some magnitude and wer'
about to separate.
'I'll look up the papers 1t once, " SAID
the little man with the gray mustache
"And then-let me see. Wfll you be q
home tonight"
"Yes." replied the stout man.
swell. .I'lldrop around about 8 o'clock
"I'n be glad to see you"
''l'll bring the papers and we'll"
mo; leave the pspers."
leave them! Why, then we cam
| discuss"
Exactly. don't wish to. ] nevel
discuss business st home"
The little man looked surprised. Ther
he said:
''Ah! wife?"
Partly wife, but mostly home" re.
piled the stout man.
II don't understand you"
''Well, l make my house my home,
never my Office. Do you see the dis
tinction? I used to take business home
with me and make business appoint
ments occasionally for my house, but !
stopped il. 1t got 30 that my houss
wasn't my home; it was just placs
where slept when had no business X
attend to. I would 60 home to dinner
my thoughts busy about that little con
ference was going to have with Jones
about . mine in Colorado. After sup
per I would 90 TO the library and do .
little figuring. Then Jones would come
and we would be closeted until IL OF IL.
by that time my wife and children
would be in bed, and would follow
them after smoking . cigar. Dream Of
business? OF course would.
II noticed that my wife looked at me
rather reproschsully Is retired to the
library night after night Finally she
spoke about IL.
"John,' she said, why don't yor
make your house your home?
II asked her what she meant
"'Why don't you leave your business
ut the Officer" she asked The chill
dren and I see hardly anything of you.
and am sure that you can't feel as
though this were home
''well, began to think of the thing,
and il occurred to me that she was
right I had IN appointment for the
next night. but I changed the place. l
made il for the Office instead of the
house.
'.And when the time came / didn't
want to go; l was too comfortable ut
home. But kept it, and when l got
back assure you it did seem more like
home. found that it was not much
fun to 60 out at night, but l kept to my
resolve. by . little close figuring I
postponed my next appointment to the
following morning.
Occasionally l stayed At the Office
later than had formerly done in order
to finish mp the business Of the day, but
when i went home my mind was free,
and from that day to this have never
allowed business to cross the thresh-
old Of my home. may have to break
that rule some day-there are exceptions
to every rule-but shall only break it
when absolutely necessary. My house
is my home, not my other Office, and il
you will put the same rule in force Ill
guarantee that you'n find that most Of
the business you do at home now can
be done just as easily 1t the Office, and
that your home will be 50 much more
to You that you will be amply repaid
for the nights that you may have to 60
out ON business t.t
II should like to have call tonight.
indeed, should like to have you dine
with me. should like to have you
meet my wife and children. But don't
bring the papers,
The little man was silent . moment.
Then he said:
'1'll 60 with you, and won't open
my head about business. III bring the
papers to the Office tomorrow morn
ing"
''And il necessary" said the stout
man, II can come to the Office earlier
than usual. Chicago Tribune.