The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-12-25
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&reatgrandmother vhas also Dootch-
mans und dot makes me- feel for you,
You yhas 9 poor aund hardWorking
mans, but Jon don't get along, und dot
shas what makes tears In my eyes,
Yes, at yhas hard times, 2 T says.
ssIJnd It Will be hard times some
more uuless You makasa change in
your way Of doing peesness You see.
Uu vhas cash down. If i hat lift
put On my heel you hold out your hand
f0f der money II mans WANTS some
half soles you make him pay right
axhay. =
.B,::I must hat money to buy stock
md to I've q, = I says
Dot valas der saddest part Of all. IL
3 Jou could raise $25 md start pessness
81 q new Yhay you Yhas q rich mans In
two years. lid yon eser hear Of Chris
3opher Coiumbus7,s e.
Yes he discovers America.
Puts People on Their Honor. S.
But does he Yhant cash down? Does
80 hold out his. hand for der sugar!
0t cqufse not After George Washing
In vhas q: great mans dis country
asked him to be It's fadder. BE says
~ yhflI be, but he don't hold out his
hand. No, sir. He takes der job on.
trust and lets us zee dot he has cond-
,sdence In our honor. When Abraham
Itncoln Yhas elected president does
he say dot he yhM back out If he
doesp'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 beast asweek II you
would succeed you must do different.
You must put peoples on der honor to
pay.
ssMust trustg' ask him.
ssYou must. Peoples vhas curious
folks. If you ask 'em for cash down
dey take It as an insinuation against
DER honesty. In my peesness / fix a
water pipe for house und don't send
any bin. ! depend upon der mans
honor. Maybe 1t goes on for year,
and some day he vhalks in und pays
und tells me to put in new washtubs,
new boiler und to overhaul der fur
mace. For instance, I want half soles
on my shoes. It vhas 35 cents. / tell
you to go ahead When you vhas done
you hold ont your hand for der money.
4 ] don't hat 1t. Dot makes me sad und
humiliated. If you don't say anything
I come In In about q week und pay up
nnd bring you in four pairs Of shoes to
mend See how It goes p -
can't see how she goes, but I take
HIS word Tor It. Dot night / paint
bis sign to put in my window, She
reads: g
Come In. Der German cobbler e1-
tends credit to all. Everybody put on
Ids honor"
Fas Policeman Calls.
1t don't hardly be daylight next
morning when der fat policeman on dot
bsat come knocking on der door, und
!. when i let's him In. he says:
.svheai, Dutchy, / hat seen your sign.
You are getting on to der American
plan In great shape. No danger Of
Z you're going to der poorhouse. Here is
q pair Of shoes you can mend und put
%me On my honor TO pay
After breakfast womans ash big ash
4 haystack comes in NIT three pairs Of
shoes IN basket. Dot smile On her
8 face vhas like washboard.
s Snow, cobbler. you yhas getting
Gown to peesness, che says. .Def rea-
soa IhAven.t pasrontsA your shop be-
fore Is becsuss It dent always come
handy to ehanSs 9 hundred dollar bill
!. 10 pay ont 4 few shilings. lsnay pay
5 3omarrow or next week, but I. don't
want td feel dol: ] am looked upon ash
q deadbeat. Put large, fat womans
On her honor, ind voc Will never lose a
cent. Mend her shoes und tell her II
yhas cash down, und she Will never
come back again. hat long wondered
Why you don't change your vhay Of do
ing peesness."
Shakes cebhies's Hand.
Der next mans haf three pairs OF
Skoes to mend. he smiles on me. HI