The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-06-14

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W ~ 31n,.sas, Main street of Of
lumber metropolis of Pennsylvania,
ON that pleasant September morning
five years ago. He was dressed with
the utmost neatness, almost with fop-
pishness, high hat sat rakishly on
his head, his shoes were polished to
the last degree of brightness, large
ring glittered from one of the fingers
OF his left hand, and in the other he
carried small walking stick, which
he now and then twirled through the
air in dandyish manner. Pausing
before bookstore, something seemed
to catch his eye and he entered. From
the papers and magazines on the couu.
ters he selected those which pleased
him most, and nodding to the clerk,
said csrelessly'
Just charge these"
The person addressed did ms he was
bidden, but troubled look came into
his face as he wrote down the several
items, and he at last said:
''Mr. Williams your bill is getting
quite large. Can't you settle soon?"
eyes, sir, of course | can. If you
don't think me good for few dollars,
' IN ueth@.k t@kss seI6YYtv e@IY " .no a..,....n.d
clerk could reply he was gone. When
he had gone about mile he turned
sharply and entered the lumber dis
trict of the city which extends for
several miles along the river banks. A
few moments later he paused ut the
Office of one of the largest mills where
he was bookkeeper. He found all the
members of the firm, with one excep-
ton, assembled within, but rs this
was no unusual circumstance he nod
led t. each one, went {: cloest and
rung up his coat and hat, Md swinging
hin self upon high stool was about
t. commence the work of the day,
when Ia was interrupted by the elder
member OF the firm, who, after II
slight cough, Us if to clear his threat,
said:
"Mr. Williams, one moment,
please
Thinking that what he was to hear
had something to DO with the bust
ness of the firm the young man turned
from his desk, pen III hand, and said (:
"What is IL, sir?
"Mr. Williams, with another slight
cough, 'we have decided, owing tc
matters of which You are probably Il,
well aware as we, that We will not
need you any longer, As soon as you
can secure employment elsewhere w,
shall expect you to resign your posi-
tion with us.
81 really don't-don't understand
you, was the reply. "Have You dis
covered any errors in the books?"
''None Mt all none at all. w,
would be perfectly willing to cndors,
certificate of your honesty and pro,
hciency rs an accountant, What / re.
fer to Is an entirely different thing.
The fact Is that we have found thai
you are heavily indebted in variou,
parts of the city, much more than ",
desire any one III our employ to be
Several firms where you have had con
siderable accounts standing for som,
time have applied to MS to secure them
This we cannot do, and so from pru
dental reasoLs--n nothing else--w,
have decided to let you GO"
81 think that this thing has-ha
been exaggerated" stammered tn
young man. But as you NAV hay,
other reasons for wishing to discharg
me, will goat once.
"You are wholly mlstaken-wholl,
mistaken. We have none but tn
kindest OF feelings toward you, an,
should not have taken this step ha,
We not thought it best for ali con
cerned. We had not expected you L
leave until you could find some othe
position fully ms good, but you can d.
as you choose, said the lumberman
seemingly glad to get rid of disa
greeable task. Come this afternoo,
and we will have settlement" h
continued, AS the young man, who ha,
put on his hat and coat, was leavin,
the office.
And then Paul Williams, feeling a
people always do who have met will
the penalty of their indiscretion, tina
he had been dealt with unjustly
walked away.