St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-07-13
THEY COT THEIR DUE
TWO GOOD STORIES OF JUST
RETRIBuTIoN.
Chauffeur of Senator Lost 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 reeT in his regulations regard
ing the control of his automobile. The
senator lett 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 was told that for sundry rea-
sons it could not be taken out. The
auto developed various acute troubles,
which arose without a moments no
tice, and when one difficulty was over
come another appeared. He seldom
was able to make any use of the ma
china, which was one of the big fel-
lows that no one 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 long
line of autos for hire. He had never
noticed them particularly, but there
one day he saw the familiar face OF
the chauffeur as he steered the ma
chine to the curb with a party of five
who ho offo1.xuor5 1narn
had hired the auto at five dollars an
hour. Making an investigation, he
discovered that it 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
day His thriving business was
brought to a close, and now the SEN
ators 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 man who caters
in his line to the best people" OF
Washington. According to the story
| he told to number Of his friends the
other evening, the owner of the es
tablishment came in about the time
he was examining some goods, and
with a toss of his head let him know
that he was not big enough man
to deal at his store. The clerk left
the place rather warm, and the pro
| 10, i11 fn1t
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 large income and al
ideal abode. He had become affiliated
with two Of the well-known clubs o
the city. One afternoon he happened
to be at one of the clubs and saw thu
name of the merchant proposed TO
membership. In his own words, -"
said something choice" Then h
gathered himself together and "be
gan lining 'em up" The former clerl
gained converts" so fast that tn
man who proposed the merchan
FASTENED away and told that gentle
man in a few words that if his nam
went in for confirmation it woul
surely be blackba1led. When he aske
who was making the fight he was ir
formed that it was the former clerk
I'm other words" said the relator, 6
just gave him all that was coming t
him, and little bit more for goo
measure"