The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-08-09
.sI.-S hands. He puts Ger shoes or

.eT counter ind says:
".NDw you Was doing pcesress Ger
49," same ASH der Rothschiids. und
n TO ears You yhas owning a bank.
..yu g,f 30 ""e9it. Dot means you PIT
'l4 =. -, AJA&1. Dot further means !
I'll H2-Hd = Fay YOU if | haf to sell
,.!y >i!rt{ l Elay not rush IN here TO-
morrow. but / shall come sooner or lat
81. If unJevta':ors would try your way
more peoples vou:I die und be buried"
1t yhas d boy Who came in next. He
had nee ssh S.x pairs Of shoes. He
says lis mother reads der sign und
sends him along. She Vhas\a widow
wonan8. und whoever trusts in her
honor shall reap large rewards. She
can't come herself, because she is lame,
but her son can tell about her honor.
He vhas followed by der butcher und
baker ind coal man, und in one da-
more ash twenty peoples come in und
leave shoes to be mended on der hon
or. Not one cen in. 1t vhaS so
der next day und der next. Even der
dago shoemakers come in to be mend
ed up. After three days I vhas scared
und took der sign down. l need money
for stock, n l go by der plumber und
ask for my So cents.
"Vhy, it vhas only three days ago."
he says.
"But l must buy some leather"
"How vhas dis? You put me on my
honor und den come und slump on me
ash if 1 vhas going to run AWAY. In
pessness you always give thirty days
credit. Dot vhas considered der same
ash cash. If YOU put a man on his
honor. DOT neans lie pays when it vhas
handy. 1t t'an he h&nGy for me dis
morning., unI il you don't look out a
little YOU lose ali your customers"
I &C 10 UGt fat Woman's house NIT
my leetle bill. She opens her door und
smiles on ne. but When she sees der
bill she ask:
"Ha. What Was GiS?'
"YCu h&f some shoes mended."
"Thell?'
81 must lief money to buy shoe pegs
und cement ~
"Vhell, What hat I got to do nit dot?
I vhas no cement worlans. l vhas no
OGlSN OIL ii SiIOc pes. ~ SAlSItACIi
me credit. You put me on my honor
Dot means If you get dis bill in 4
year you vhas a glad hearted mans.
Good morning, Mr.. Cobbler."
Butcher Sits on Him.
I goes by der butcher und talks a
leetle while about der earthquakes und
gives him a chance to pay. He don't
take no sooch chances, und l ask him
for der money straight out.
"Vhell, l be hanged" he says, NIT q
red face. ''C0bb!ec. What sort Of a
duck vhas you anyway:'
But | must hat some money to buy
stock | says.
Money? Stock: Didn't you extend
me credit? Don't you put me on my
honor? Do you belief dot my honor
runs out in Il week? If YOU need
money you must go to der bank uEd
raise it. same as der rest OF us do.
Humph. Well. if dis has your vhav
of doing peeSness you shall make no
more honorable repairs for me-"
He gets mad und filings things around,
und 7 hat to heg his pardon. | 60 TO
der coal mans und ask him if it vhas
convenient to pay me 90 cents.
What for?" he asks.
For fixing oop your Shoes"
what. You put me on my honor
und den come und insult me, If you
don't be an old mans 1 do some damage
to you. By golly, but l vhas never 50
insulted in my life"
But if somebody buys coal of you
you vhant your money, don't you:" l
says.
But dere vhas some difference be
tween coal and cobbling. Dere vhas no
credit in coal. Dere vhas no honor il
it. You better go home urd soak your
head
1t vhas der same nit all der others.
I don't get one : 1t vhas all abuse.
I stop all lot credit und honor right
AWAY quick. und though L don't quite
go by der p%oorhouse it makes me hard
oop for six months. u. QUAD.