The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-26
WINDING HIS BUSINESS.
The Man Who Obeyed Orders and
Asked no Questions.

The Parsons Five and Ten Dollar
sermons-For Honolulu and can at
Sea-"
From the Boston Herald
'It's an old story, boys" said Squire
Ben, ''but it may suggest an idea in these
hard times, when so many men are out of
work, and rich men who would like to
help them do not know how to goabout it.
That curious specimen of humanity,
Stephen Girard, was man who admired
industry as strongly as he detested lazi-
ness. He was likewise stickler in the
matter of discipline, holding that man
who hired himself out to another was
bound to do as he was ordered, and ask no
questions. 1t is said of him that there
never was an instance where he he did
not furnish employment or money to an
industrious and worthy man in distress.
But to my story Early one morning,
while the millionaire was walking around
the square, near his residence, man
named John Smith, who had worked on
Girard's fine buildings-fine for that day
as a laborer, and whom Mr.. G.. had
noted for his unusual activity, applied to
him for assistance.
Assistance-work-ha9 You want to
work.?
g Yes, sir; it's long time since I've
had anything to dol'
every well, l shall give you some. You
see dem stone yondare?"
"'Yes, sir
".'Very well-you shall fetch and put
them in this place. You seer
"''Yes, sir.
land when you done, come to me at
my bank
''Smith diligently performed his task,
which he accomplished about l o'clock,
when he repaired to Mr. Girard and in
formed him that it was finished, at the
same time asking him if he would not
give him something more to do.
'Ah, ha! oui. You want more workl
Very well; you shall go place dem stone
where you got him. Understandez2 You
take him back
Away went Smith to his work. He
finished putting the stones back by sun
set, and then called on Mr.. Girard for his
pay.
g All, ha! you all fnishr
q yes, sir
e Very well-how much money shall 1
give your
One dollar, SIR
" Dat is honest. You take no advan-
tage."
DARE IS YOUR DOLLAR
I" Can do anything else for you. sir?'
" 'Oui. Come here when you get up to-
morrow. You shall have some work.
Next morning, on calling, Smith was
not little astonished when told that he
must take dem stone back again. nor
was his establishment diminished when
the order was repeated for the fourth and
last time. However, he was one of that
philosophic kind of persons who mind
their own business, and he went on with
his job with all the apparent Indifference
imaginable. When he called on Mr. Gil
rard in the evening and informed him
that the stones were as they were he
was saluted in the most cordial manner
by the eccentric Frenchman.
3" All, Monsieur Smith, you shall be my
man. You mind your own business; you
do what is told you; you ask no ques-
tionsi you no interfere, You got one
vife?'s
g YES, sir
"'Ah. dat is bad. One wife is bad.
Any de little chicks2'
. Yes, sir; five living"
q" 'Five2 Dat is good. L like five. / like
you, Monsieur Smith; you like to work;
you mind your business. Now, l do some
thing for your five little chicks. There,
take these five pieces of paper for your
five little chicks. You shall work for
them; you shall mind your business, and
your little chicks shall never want five
more. Good-by.
The grateful man was too much over
come to reply, and departed in silence
He was attached to Girard's service for
years, and later became a very wealthy
man-his first start in the world arising
from the fact that he obeyed orders and
minded his own business
That is good story, Ben, even if it is
DID," observed old Bob NEARLY all of
these old-time stories are good, observe,
Tor the reason that they either point a
moral, orwell, no matter about the
adornment. But as your story is of the
Quaker city, | am reminded of one of
somewhat different character, though re-
lated to, or rather of that same city. At
a business meeting of one of the Metho-
dist churches in Philadelphia-this hap
pened about forty years ago-a somewhat
curious incident occurred, illus trating the
relation which a mans business may sus-
tain toward his standing as a church
member.
The question under consideration at
the meeting IN question among the Of
hcials of the church was to find suita-
bic man to I'LL vacancy in
TIE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
"a gentleman in business as a whole
sale grocer was named by member pres
ent as q suitable man for the place; but
his nomination was vehemently opposed
by another brother, who was very Jealous
In the temperance cause, on the ground
that in the way of his business he sold
liquor. And appealing to Brother A., one
OF the Oldest members present, who, from
his solid and clerical looks, was called
1.-THE bishop he said:
What do you say, Brother Az
'Ah!' said Brother A, looking very
grave, and drawing up his chin with a
view to emphasize and give point to what
he had to say, that is not the worst of it
Solemn shake of the head) that is not
the worst of itr
Why, Brother A. said the others,
crowding around and looking for some
astounding developments, what else is
thereP
Why said Brother A, bringing
Gown his cane with savage thud, he
DON'T keep good article-Ive tried :"
In these hard times" observed Uncle
Joshua, there are 10 doubt thousands
who feel the truth of the old saying that
We never fully realize the value of money
until We need it badly. Peter G. Brooks
mad maxim that the whole value of
wealth consists in the personal indepen-
Hence it secures the possessor.' An anus
ing and singular illustration of this was
gwen many years ago, which, though it
mas been frequently told before, is worth
repeating.