Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-10-30


rowed $500 of your mudder-n-law and
am about to open grocery store and
enter upon a mercantile career. Am 1t
a faetT'
Yes. sah," was the prompt reply.
| Il am glad to hear it, aud | wish you
success, but dar am seberal things you
should keep in mind If you wish to
climb to de top.
''In de first place, make up your aind
10 give all customers a squar' deal. De
grocery trade am full of tricks and
twists and lodges. par am lynn and
short weights and workIn' of old
stock. You kin sell thirty and fifty cent
tea from de same ehist. You kin draw
cherry gallon of kerosene half a pint
short. You kin dampep your sugar and
sell Rio coffee for Java. By sittin' up
nights and thinkin' up new swlndles
you kin make at least So a week extra,
though all de time you will know your
self to be liar and a sWipdler. AS
sich, you may deceive de people for a
year or 50, and den some mawpin'
you'll take squat and de sheriff Will
have possession,
Sneering at Hones.y,
IFS got to be de fashion to sneer at
honesty. It's got to be de fashion to
call lynn and cheatln' business. IT'S
get to be de fashion to look upon de
people at large as a lot of pigeons to
be plucked. Oar am a mighty change
comm. and it hain't far away. De
people am wakin' up, and 1t YOU live
year longer you'll see de chea.s and
liars and swindlers on de run. Oar
am gwine to be return to honest old
ways, and de man who don't jine de
procession will lave to go out of bust
ness.
Make up your mind to glib de people
squar' deal, but don't expect to git
one in return right awa.i. De people
of dis country have been lied TO and
swindled so long and so persistently
dat dey will look upon a squar man
as aoyelty until dey have tested him
ober and obeP ag'in. For de first year
cherry customer will expect to be swim
died. and he will try to swindle you in
return, but arter dat you will need
two extra clerks to wait on de crowd.
| has been bard put TO it for de last
fifteen years. but ! hasn't let go my
belief dat we have few honest mep
left in de kentry. You may sot down.
Brudder Shin, and I'll AK If Giveadam
Jones am in de hall wild us"
Brother Jones had fallen asleep be-
bind the redhot stove. but some one
threw a potato and hit him ip the
head. and be woke np and stood up.
"Brudder JONES'" said the president,
II have sometimes thought that your
rather vigorous name might hamper
goo IL you moved away to a strange
town whers people were not acquaint.
ed Wid your ways. . took It when you
first j'ined dis club dat yeg didn't
elveadam for nuthin'. but ! sized
you ap wrong. has found dat you
tiidItt eiveadam for trusts end rings
and wildcat gold sad Copper mines.
but was determined 10 20 yeas w2v IS
az honest man OATS better. and y
shows dat your old dad had his eyes
open when lie Elb you dat nane In
stead Of Claude or Haasa ] am told
dat you am about to start w9sd gard
IN isanSlo."
.,Yes. sat. 3 small one" replied the
brother.
Principle Of Square Dead.
ssSFe shall be sorry To lose ven froip
dis club. aua xn shall take keer dat de
people Of Buffalo understand what you
.sveadam about and wb yss don't
giveadam about You aaR Ewine ~
start in a hamble, modest way and
gradually bund up. It mnst be on de
principle Of a squar' dead.
"BoAf try to pass or swamp ash ter
hickory.
Don't try TO ring IN pine for ash.