The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-12-19


face and the expression upon it arc no.
uncommon in the city-thcy belong to q
; certain type Of city mc'r-and those who
! have ii ar" generally successful. 1t is
{" ,nastcrful face. IF any of Mr.. John
Stokes servants fail in their duty they
know better than to ask for mercy from
such face. Nelson himself did not
! reckon moro coulidcnil; than Mr.. John
Stoke on every man doing his duty. He
was not exactly popular with his ser
wants, because he bought his labor as he
! bought his scols-at tho cheapest rate
Anti because he eHactcd from labor, as
from goods, tn" utmost profit. The law
OF political economy, which makes a
I:an buy in the cheapest market, when
applied to labor, does not, somehow,
lead to Il contcnted and happy service.
1t is Il law, when applied. which only al
lows people to I've happy when it is bro
ken. A good many Laws, moral, politi-
cal and doctrina!. possess the samo char
ant"rist;c .iobrly lijos being bought
at the cheapest; VIC all want a fancy
price 10 be puL upon our work, especially
il We have grown gray in the service.
! Now Mr.. John SjoHo allowed no al!u-
sions Oh this subject IL his office, and
had 10 respect for gray hairs or for
length OF service, or Tor anything in thu
world except his own interests.
lie lay back in his chair and watched
The wrcaths of smoke, listening to that
pleasant tune-tllc parable OF Dives
quite forgotten. Presently he began TO
think. Mr. Iohn Stoke was one of those
persons who ARD gifted with The power
Ct thought. Out Of poltcness We PFC
tend that cvrryhodr has this power.
| Not so: otherwise the majority OF man
kind would not ho as sheep running
whithc:sov"r they are driven, and
b!"at!,!y at their le;:'lcr's command. But
let ne continue to be ;olite. This man
had u little coup in lis mind a triio
that would probably bring him in
twenty thousand or 80, and he was turn
ing it over 80 rs 20 set at the best points
of handling it. The warmth ard COM
fort OK frcsi2c. lunch, and cigar send
some m". into mental sleep. TO this
man they only gave no opportunity Of
uninterrupted thought.
Presently tho door opened and o
young alan stood in tho doorway--a tail
ani handsome ycun: 'nan-you have
already seen him III the walk by the
river side.
Come in, Harry, come in said tho
chief, pleasantly; shut the door AMI
come in.
"lou said you should want to s2ca''-
to nee &Uout haf-iast two.
/ Yes. did. Wei, ny boy, I though.
that va might have a few words. per-
haps lwo or tho. Just 10 under stand
each other. ST. down. Take q ci:s"r:
SO? Well. you are Internationally to-
day. are yoi not:'
III is MY Birthday The youaS man
looked anxious, Ecv a::0cctant OF some
pleasing announcement. One can Only
~ tyc-and twenty <ncc in lie. Be-
@i,ics, tninus Aai been promised.
"Ios.' his father continued, looking
critically ;:v he ash OF his cigar. Yes,
rcs, five am, twenty was a partner
before that aGe--cc;cre We sa"!; She
s.;op and became All office.
There WIS the shop, though, 10 TO-
Gin with, s;id the son.
Undoubtedly: tn 4 very Sooi shop,
too. We mustn't forget the shop. Aov
likely il vii! be forgotten. People talk
about It wien they so lone from my
dinner parties: wncn they nave had y
fortnight among ny b;::ls, with cham
pacnc up to the eycs every night, they
sniyscr over the shop i'll the train going
home; when they have been on a cruise
: in my yacht, with everything OF the 'cTy
; best-oh, yes, the more you do for en-
the better thcy remember it; the more
they snccr and sn sscr. Our friends,
dear boy, will not readily forget the shop.
1t is their only consolation when they
consider tho prosperity Of tho firm. Ii
> it wasn't for feeling how green they get
with envy I'd never have any old friends
in the place n all.
II don see VIII VIC should want 10
forses it. father
NO, there is TO ab.olute necessity
for forgetting anything. However,, We
are now, Harry, pretty high up the tree.
I don't think there can DO many mon in
the city likely to cut up better than your
father. Very coed, then. He locked
ct his son FIR . VIII ITO minute as il seek
ing for the hest way to 60 en-. Very
2 5cd, tEcn," he repeated, i've always
promised and always intended to take
YOU into partnership at tivc-and-twenty
ard now, Hairy, / have sent for you tc
say that an willing to carry out that
intention, and t. give you birthday
present worth having.
"Oh," said Harry, with a great sigh.
"On conditions, cf course. Hang it,
do YOU suppose that an going to admit
: aoy enc, even ny own sons. into my
q housc-thc house have nade-to share
0 my income, except en- my OWE terms"
=. We'll, SIR said Harry, i always
$ supposed you would have your own way
9 in everything, whether l am to be
: partner or not.
@ you arc right, my boy. Ny cwn way
g 7 mean to have. Yet those are not my
conditions. Now sit there, and don
! answer a single VOID till I've done
i You've had your iIinG, Harry; that yo'
+ cant deny. You've lived in your OWE
), chambers, and you've had good allow
8 ar,c, and nobody ever asked any nasty
d ones what you did with your money
r Very well, then, now that's al! Ger A
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