Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-05-13
ONE OF THE shops RULES.
\ Glaciers Trick That Proved Futile In
the Long Run.

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\ Glaciers Trick That Proved Futile In
the Long Run.
A small boy had thrown a stone
through the basement window, and
the landlady sent the maid Of all
work around the corner to a gla-
zier's. There was only one corner
Of the sheet of glass broken, but it
would have been unsafe to leave it.
1T will be $2," the. glazier said,
looking the job over, and after a lit
tie wrangling over the pride the
landlady told him to go ahead.
When he was gone for the glass,
the landlady said to the girl:
"You see, I can get a glass for
that picture in the dining room out
Of this and will be just that much
ahead"
There was a good deal of clutter
ing up about the work, but it was
done finally, the glazier was paid
and went. Ten minutes later the
landlady went out to look at the
piece of glass that was left, but it
was gone.
HE took it with him." the girl
said.
We'll, go right over there and
bring it back" she said tartly.
"You knew l wanted the glass"
The girl was gone five minutes,
and she returned without it.
He won't give it up. He says ac-
cording to the rules Of the shop that
it belongs to him."
"The rules Of the shop indeedl
I'll show him." and she put on her
bonnet with a little toss which look
ed bad for the glazier.
But he stood his ground unex-
pectedly. There was the glass on
the counter, but he stood close over
it, protesting:
ut vhas der rules of der shop"
We'll, you'll see when my hus-
band comes home" she said at last,
backing out of the door, but the
glazier only smiled.
Sure enough, the husband was
bent on having the glass.
Come over and point it out to
me, and I'll fix him." he said dog
gedly.
The glazier saw them coming,
but he was defiant.
"See here began the husband,
you've stolen a piece of window
glass out of my house,
mo, no. It vhas der rules Of
der
Hang the rulesl Where is the
glass;" turning to his wife. She
pointed to it lying under a work.
bench. The husband reached for II
and started out Of the shop.
In an instant the proprietor was
on the sidewalk, dancing on one leg,
waving his arms and shouting:
"Bolice, bolicel
Rather than face the trouble the
man laid the glass down, and the
two left the shop, walking briskly
till they turned a corner. -
but just watt" muttered the lit
tie woman.
Two days later there was a ring
at the bell which the landlady an
swered. A boy in a bridesmaid
blouse was hesitating in the door.
"Mr. Glazingstein wants the ham
mer he left here the other day."
"Oh, no." chuckled the landlady
"it's the rules of the shop that
never give hammers back whe,
they are left here"
The boy looked abashed.
"I'Il tell you," said the landlady
"You go back and say that whel
he returns my glass we'll talkabou
the hammer"
The boy went, and in a few min
utes he came back with the glass.
"That's more like it," said tn
landlady, taking the pane from him
"Now go back and tell that old skin
flint that I haven't seenhis old ham
merl"
And she hadn't, for a little late
she saw the boy come out of a hous
on the opposite side. Of the stree
carrying the missing article.
But the glass is now in a pictur
frame on her dining room wall
Chicago Tribune.