The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-03

"A woMANs ASH BIG ASH HAYsTAcK."
great-grandmothe vhas also Dootch.
mans, und dot makes me feel for you.
You vhas a poor und hardworklng
mans, but you don't get along, und dot
vhas what makes tears In my eyes"
"Yes, 1t vhas hard times" | says.
"Und it vhill be hard times some
more unless you make n change In
your way of doing peesness. You see,
you vhas cash down. If haf lift
put on my heel you hold out your hand
for der money. If mans WANTS some
half soles you make him pay right
AWAY"
"But must haf money TO buy stock
und to live on" l says.
dot vhas der saddest part of all. II
you could raise 500 und start pessness
In new vhay you vhas rich mans In
two years. Did you ever hear of Chris
topher Columbus?"
Eyes. He discovers America"
Puts People on Their Honor.
"But does he vhant cash down? Does
he hold out his hand for der sugar /?
OF course not. After George Washing
ton yhas a great mans dis country
asked him to be Its fadder. He says
he vhlll be, but he don't hold out his
hand. No, sir. He takes der job on
trust and let's us see dot he has conf
dence in our honor. When Abraham
Lincoln vhas elected president, does
he say dot he vhill back out if he
doesn'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 least week. III you
would succeed you must do different
You must put peoples on delr honor TO
pay"
Must trustT' l ask him.
You must. Peoples vhas curious
folks. II you ask 'em for cash down
dey take 1t as an inslnuatlon against
DER honesty. In my peesness / fix a
water pipe for a house und don't send
any bill. l depend upon der mans
honor. Maybe It goes on for a year,
and some day he vhalks in und pays
und tells me to put in new washtubs,
o now bOiitl uhll W
mace. For instance, want half soles
on my shoes. 1t yhas 80 cents. / tell
you to go ahead. When you vhas done
you hold out your hand for der money.
| don't haf 1t. Dot makes me sad und
humiliated. If you don't say anything
| come In In about a week und pay up
und bring you in four pairs of shoes to
mend. See how 1t goesY
can't see how she goes, but | take
his word for It. Dot night / paint a
big sign TO put in my window She
reads:
"Come In. Der German cobbler ex-
tends credit TO all Everybody put on
his honor"
Fat Policeman Calls.
1t don't hardly be daylight next
morning when der fat policeman on dot
beat come knocking on der door und
when lets him In he says:
'Vhell, Dutchy, haf seen your sign
You are getting on to der American
plan in great shape. No danger Of
you're going to der poorhouse. Here is
pair Of shoes you can mend und put
me on my honor 10 pay"
After breakfast womans ash big ash
a haystack comes In NIT three pairs of
shoes In basket. Dot smile on her
face vhas like washboard.
"Now, cobber, you vhas getting
down to peesness," she says. "Der rea-
son haven't patronized your shop be-
fore is because II don't always come
handy to change hundred dollar bill
to pay out few shllllngs. may pay
tomorrow or next week, but | don't
want TO feel dot | am looked upon aNh
a deadbeat Put large, fat womai,s
on her honor, und you vhill never lose
cent. Mend her shoes und tell her II
yhas cash down, und she yhill never
come back again. ! haf long wondered
Why You don't change your yhay of do
Ing peesness."
Shakes cobbier's Hand.
Der next mans haf three pairs OF
shoes TO msnd. He smiles on me. He