The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-07
BUSINESS rs BUSINESS.
The Railroad Had a system, but Mrs.
Casey Got Her Dollar I'm the End.
Ellis Parker Butler in Success MGOa,in

Ellis Parker Butler in Success Mega zine.
wi We give me tn dollar fer tn OleaDin'
Of tn ear, Misther Yoder?" she Raspsd. An
quick, fer Mixes in bed, him havin' no pants
t his name"
So" he said, mildly. Il amt paying out
for the railroad company, Missus Casey
| Amt the railroad company. already. |
amt but president | amt got all the say.
Them directors. they got a saw. too. They
pass on bills. You must send In a bill, yet.
business il business" continued Mr..
Yoder: and, in railroads. systems Is bust
ness. Such is the systems. You give me a
bill, yes; here Ia the bill filed. yes. Comes the
first Of the month, and 80 IL the bill sent to
Stein. the conductor, for %. H. already.
yes.
Then comes the bill for my o. r. yes.
Then, next month is the board OF directors
meeting and comes the bill to vote. yes.
When the directors vote yes. goes the bill
by the auditor, yes. Next makes out the
auditor a voucher, yes. Goes the voucher
to the cashier. yes.
And then. il is so much money by tn
treasury. il the bill paid! SO is the systems.
Nothing changes such a systems, Always Is
it the same. Not for nothings is the systems
changed. Not for nobody at all. Always.
always. always Is the system!"
"Whin. sor. kin | he eXpectin' & receive tn
arrival ay tn dollar. Misther Yoder?"
Mr.. YodPr was kind. even cheerful. but in
definite.
Now is but June. he said. June, Hah!
June, Say-say Defender. Not after Def
cember. Such sytems is not fast, no; but
sure. yes"
In December Mrs Casey went up to collect
the dollar.
I'VE dom W n~othins..- said Mr.. Yoder.
calmly. AN is settled up, already. .
Such a bill for one dollar. it was passed %.
L. . - a., a vaNaua GNat, u,aIaa III. IN n 80
that bill. l make my o. X on that bill. The
/, board OF directors they vote yes and o. X
that bill. The auditor makes q voucher for
that bill.
An il done as the system says. alre ady.
Then comes the voucher by the cashier. Such
il the beauty Of systems; Shall | pay?' says
the cashier. First look does Mrs. Casey owe
something's say 5 the systems. When she
don't owe something's then pay"
lie paused to let the wonder OF the system
work into her soul. but her soul vas so fun OF
! anger there was no room for wonder.
80, said YOdeT. lie looks. He finds on
such ltdgers a bill against Mrs. Casey for one
dollar. so is all squared up already. The
company owes nothings. Mrs. Casey owe
nOthings. All IL even"
Mrs. Casey did not stop 20 argue. She
wanted her dollar right now. She went across
the street TO the court OF the justice OF the
peace. The case came up promptly, for 1t was
not n busy time.
Now. when did you clean the ~windOws?-
asked the Justice when the case was called.
Twas avn tn tinth aV June"
The justice looked at her sternly.
How can you be 20 sure of the date Of a
trifiing event that occurred so long ago?"
An cud | liver fergit ut?" she asked anRriIy.
An wasn't II Mikes birthday An him IN
bed tn day on account aV Dugan's goat havin'
ct his pants, which was hangin' on tn line. me
havin' washed tn day before because tn mkt
day Was tn last av school. an Mike Roin' T.
spake tn Charge av' tn Light Brigade an
who liver heard av' spakin' tn Charge av tn
Light Brigade wild no pants on? Mebby some
does. yer Honor. but no Casey does. or will, an
shame Z we { think II. yer Honor. A Casey's
as good AZ tn mkt wan"
The defence had a lawyer. He was old Sim
MObTay.
Judge. he said, trembling on his legs. but
with the noble frOwn he had cultivated for
fifty years. this woman has no case. We are
prepared to prove. first. she never washed the
car windows for the English Valley Railroad.
second. that she did such a poor Job that she Il
not entitled TO pay, and, third, that the rail-
road has an equal cOuntercIAim against mar
IL think Judge, you should adVise this
woman to 20 home and attend 70 her daily