The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1906-09-28
Selett Sturp.
TWICE SENTENCED.

''po you need man to work about your
place, sir2
judge Parker looked up from hIs law
books and papers 10 the ques,ioner, a s'al.
wart man about thirty year oi aye, povr,
but genteel Ia appearance, aud respectful
in manner and spesoh.
Take chair, said the Judge, po.
Etsly. rnotloains to one near him
No, thank you, sar prefer to stand,
If you please. The door was open aud
made boll to walk in. knocked several
times 90 the door frame, bat you dI1a I
hear No. came in Just to ask II YOU
need man 90 do any sort of work about
yonr plAos' II yua DO not, I'd no, take
up any morr Of your time, a | see you re
busy But | hope you 30, sir, necj
work badly
'.You are stranger in Pixley, sFe YOU
no,2 askci ,he judge, leaning back in
bis chair
Partly 80 hvei here YEAR ago.
Your name?
John
Your surname
II would ike you to call me just John,
sir, if you please
Don you knew, ms maa, that with
holding your name Is noJ god resom
nenda,ion, aud very likely 10 make au
uniayorabIe IMPRESSION
u kaow IL slr, but If you ! ouly Try
me, think you Il lind that my ts5thlul
ness aud desire to DO everything night will
make up for the rest Of my name
Something about the man bearing
aud appearance strongly impressed Judge
4 Parker, inspiring q desire to know more Of
/ hun. aud he sid
Well, III tell you caniidly, that ike
your appearance and manner, but when =
mau refuses to give his name there always
something wrong.
/ There IS something wrong, sir. IN
ho honest with you, there Is something
wroug with the name. but not with NE
not now. could easily give YOU false
name Amt the fact that ! don give
one some sign Of honesty and won you
4 please look at that as recommendation.
/ sir?''
1T Is an indication. certainly, re
sponded the Judge Now, it Just hap
| pens that do need man about my coun
try place here; need one badly Summer
is upon Us, bringing a great deal of work
To be done about the grounds. have a
man for the stable and horses, - the new
hand would have to do the rough work
moving the lawn, rakiug, wedding. saving
wood, keeping the grounds in good order,
running errands and So Would YOU be
willing to do that?
Certainly, sir, John hopefully re-
spOnded "I'll be only too glad if you i
try me.
''But you are an able bodied young fel-
low, who could make at some trade much
more than could give you for the work
mentioned, and if mistake not your ap.
pearance, you have had higher aims than
this sort of work
That is all true, sir. could make
more at other work, and have had higher
aims, but you see how misfortune steps in
sometimes on our aims. But Id be glad
to do such work as you said for the sum
mer, it you Il only give me trial. -
What are your terms?'
That is not important, sir
Not important? Why, my man, it is
becoming plain 10 me that you have some
object other than this work. some piau
which such position is to subserve
Haven t you?
''Not exactly plan, but have rea
son for coming to you that I'd rather moi
tell, if you please. It's not wrong pur
pose, and hope you won refuse me the
work on its account
at gives rise to unfavorable suspicious,
though An unusual number of things
are against you. You refuse to give you
name, you seek work plainly beneath YOU
abilities, wages are unimporant, and lastly
the work is not your chief object Yor
must certainly be aware that these woulc
be good grounds for turning you away.