The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-28
THEY OTTHEI DUE
TWO GOOD STORIES OF JUST
RETRIBuTloN.
Chauffeur Of Senator Cost His Job
and the Merchant Found the De-
spised Clerk Got Back at Him.

A distinguished senator recently
had an experience with the chauffeur
which resulted in the man finding an
other place and caused the senator to
take a reef in his regulations regard
Ing the control OF his automobile. The
senator left town with his family, and
during his absence his secretary alone
was to have use of the auto.
He was not away long before the
secretary wanted to use the machine,
but he vas told that for sundry rea-
sons 1t could not be taken out. The
auto developed various acute troubles,
which arose without a moments 10
tice, and when one difficulty was over
come another appeared. He seldom
was able to make any use of the ma
chine, which was one of the big fell
lows that nc n except an expert.
enced chauffeur ever runs. The weeks
passed by, and as, according to re-
port, the machine was out of order,
he practically gave up all attempts
to go out in it.
Then a revelation came to him. He
was in the habit Of taking his lunch
con at once of the leading hotels, In
front of which there is always a long
line of autos for hire. He had never
noticed them particularly, but there
n day he saw the familiar face of
the chauffeur as he steered the ma
chine to the curb with a party of five
tourists whom he afterward learned
had hired the auto at five dollars an
hour. Making an investigation, he
discovered that 1t had been the mans
practice to go to the hotel daily and
hold the machine for hire by the hour.
In that way it was an easy matter for
the chauffeur to make from $40 to $25
a day. His thriving business was
brought to q close, and now the SEN
ator's auto is driven by another man.
He was a government clerk about
six or seven years ago, and in those
days of salary chasing and watching
the clock he once betook himself into
the establishment of a man who caters
In his line to the best people" of
Washington. According to the story
he told to a number OF his friends the
other evening, the owner of the es-
Establishment came in about the time
he was examining come goods, and
with a toss of his head let him know
that he was not a big enough man"
to deal at his store. The clerk left
the place rather warm, and the pro-
prietor behind the counter felt some
what elated to think that he had in
formed a government clerk that the
time he was taking up was much more
valuable than any purchase he might
be able to make. Fortune smiled
upon the employee of the government,
and about two years ago he found
himself with a large income and an
ideal abode. He had become affiliated
with two of the wellknown clubs of
the city. One afternoon he happened
to be at one Of the clubs and saw the
name of the merchant proposed for
membership. In his own words, Il
said something choice" Then he
gathered himself together and be
gan lining 'em up" The former clerk
converts so fast that the
man who proposed the merchant
fastened away and told that gentle
man in a few words that If his name
In for confirmation it would
be b~lackballed. When he asked
who was making the fight he was in
that it was the former clerk.
In other words" said the %relator, Il
Just gave him all that was coming to
him, and a little bit more for good
MEASURE"