The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-03-20

the query propounded as to how much OF
that profit was the result of faithfulness
on the part of his employees, and acknowl-
edged he had cause to he well pleased with
each and every one of them.
Miss Thomas, the stenographer, found
Mr.. Streeter rather distracted that day,
and wondered vaguely why he paid such
unusual attention to the details OF tne
Office work. She observed, also, That ne
was giving unusual attention to his EN-
ployes. Several times she found him sur
veying her critically, if a new thought
had occurred to him regarding her Halt
alarmed, she hoped he was not contempiat-
ing change Of business or stenograpners.
That evening Mr.. Streeter made an agree
ment of a pecuniary nature with a cabman,
who took him on unfamiliar streets and In
localities of whose existence Mr.. Streeter
had never entertained the remotest idea.
He regarded this journey as something OF
a joke, yet very serious joke withal.
On one page of his note book, which he
consulted from time to time, a list of
addresses, copied from the address book
reposing in his Office desk. He smiled grim
ly he looked out on his strange sur
roundings, and wondered if ever before
man had gone on tour of inspection in
this fashion.
The sermon and the dream combined had
aroused his curiosity, and he had deter
mined to learn something of his employees
their manner of living-and act according
ly.
He found his bookkeeper in second rate
boarding house. Home comforts and con-
genial companions conspicuous by their alb
sence. His coming was a surprise. The
bOOkkeeper had scarcely a word to say,
but Mr.. Streeter took the initiative, and
in half an hour had learned more of the
young mans hopes desires and disappoint-
ments than three years of daily association
had given him.
Miss Thomas was next on the list. She
was assisting her mother, and from the
latter he gained much valuable information
as to his stenographer's filial devotion, and
the hard struggle they had to make ends
meet.
A lew guarded questions proved Miss
Thomas was thoroughly conversant with
the lives and needs of her office compan-
ions, and, he already had sufficient food
for thought, he concluded to trust to her
for such facts as he needed.
Not word did he let fall of the object
of his visit, and, many and varied were
the conjectures concerning the same The
next Saturday night brief letter accom-
panied each employees pay envelope The
letters We're perused at once-for the fear
OF dismissal is ever present-but each read
only word of commenda ton, and a hope
that the increase of salary given would
prove acceptable.
1t is unnecessary to state that the
cipients were correspondingly happy, that
iiSSNSN
assumed more pleasant aspect.
Mr.. Streeter was able to see his helpers
develop from animated machines into
living workers." He knew every cent of
that increased salary was earned over and
over, for they worked with will. There
was something coming to them now be-
sides board and car fare, and while they
had ever been faithful, they had lacked
spirit. Mr.. Streeter was assured of the
wisdom of his unusual proceeding, and has
never regretted it. While his expenses
were increased, the dividends increase also.
The bookkeeper left the second rate
boarding house, married the girl of his
choice and enjoys home of his own.
Mr.. Streeter can listen to a sermon on
charity as comfortably as ever, and if his
donations to missions are occasionally
smaller than they have sometimes been, the
cause of it is manifest in checks which
reach needy ones near home, and while
his left hand knoweth not what his right
hand doeth, a sweet peace fills his heart,
and pure satisfaction crowns his life
with the knowledge that he is obeying the
divine command consistently.
Various opinions were expressed concern
ing that Sundays sermon but Mr.. Streeter
has often remarked that, in his opinion,
the wiSeSt, best sermon his rector ever
preached-the one productive of the great
est results-was one from the text, Feed
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