The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-08-09

"A WOMANS ASH BIG ASH A HAYSTACK."
great-grandmother vhas also a Dootch-
MANS, und dot makes me feel for you.
You vhas a poor und Woodworking
mans, but you don't get along, und dot
vhas what makes tears in my eyes"
yes, it has hard tines" | says.
"Und it Will be hard times some
more unless you make a change in
your way of doing peesness. You see,
you vhas cash down. If l hat a lift
put on my heel you hold out your hand
for der money. If a mans WANTS some
half soles you make him pay right
AWAY"
But l must hat money to buy stock
und to live on" I says.
dot vhas der saddest part OF all. II
you could raise $25 und start pessness
in a new vhay you vhas a rich mans in
two years. Did you ever hear Of Chris
topher Columbus?'
Eyes. He discovers America"
Puts People on Their Honor.
"But Ices he vhant cash down? Does
he hold out his hand for der sugar?
OF course not. After George Washing
ton vhas a great mans dis country
asked him to be it's fadder. He says
he Will be, but he don't hold out his
hand. No, sir. He takes der job on
trust and lets us see dot he has conf
dence in our honor. When Abraham
Lincoln vhas elected president, does
he say dot he Will back out If he
doesn't get his wages every Saturday
night? Not at all. Why, even When an
alderman sells his vote he don't expect
der cash for at least a week. If you
would succeed you must do different.
You must put peoples on DER honor to
pay"
Must l trust?' l ask him.
you must. Peoples vhas curious
folks. If you ask EN- for cash down
dey take it as an insinuation against
der honesty. In my peesness I fix q
water pipe for a house und don't send
any bill. l depend upon der mans
honor. Maybe it goes on for a year,
and some day he vhalks in und pays
und tells me to put in new washtubs,
a new boiler und to overhaul der fur
mace. For instance, l want half soles
on my shoes. 1t vhas 80 cents. | tell
you to go ahead. When you vhas done
you hold out your hand for der money.
I don't hat it. Dot makes me sad ind
Inundated. If you don't say anything
l come in in about a week und pay up
und bring you in four pairs of shoes to
mend. See how it goes?'
I can't see how she goes. but I take
his word for it. Dot night I paint a
big sign to put in my window. She
reads:
"Come in. Der German cobbler ex-
tends credit to all. Everybody put on
his honor"
Fat Policeman Calls.
1t don't hardly be daylight next
morning when der fat policeman on dot
beat come knocking on der door, und
when I lets him in he says:
"Vhell, Dutchy, I hat seen your sign.
You are getting on to der American
plan in great shape. No danger of
you're going to der poorhouse. Here is
a pair of shoes you can mend und put
me IN my honor to pay"
After breakfast a womans ash big ash
a haystack comes in nit three pairs of
shoes in a basket. Dot smile on her
face vhas like a washboard.
Nov, cobbler, you vhas getting
down to p~eesness,' she says. Der rea-
son l haven't ~patronized your shop be-
fore is because it don't always come
handy to change a hundred dollar bill
to. pay out a few shillings. / may pay
tomorrow or next week. but | don't
want to feel dot I am looked upon ash
a deadbeat. Put a large, fat woman
on her honor, md you Will never lose a
cent Menu hcr shoes und tell her it
vhas cash down. und she Will never
back again. hat long wondered
Why you don't change your vhay of do
ing peesness."
Shakes Cobbler's Hand.
Der next mans hat three pairs of
shoes to mend. He smiles on me. He