The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-18

N"Yes. He discovered America
But does he vhant cash down ?
Does he hold out his hand for der
sugar? OF course not. After George
country asked him to be it's fadder.
He says he Will be, but he don't hold
| out his hand. No, sir. He takes der
job on trust und lets US see dot he has
confidence in our honor. When Abra-
ham Lincoln vhas elected president
does he say dot he Will back out if he
don't bet his wages every Saturday
night? Not at all. Why, even When
an alderman sells his vote he don't ex-
pect der cash for at least a week. If
you would succeed you must do differ
ent. You must put people on DER
honor to pay"
Must l trust?" I ask him
You must. Peoples Was curious
folks, II you ask .em for cash down
dey take it as an insinuation against
DER honesty. In my peesness 1 fix a
water pipe for house und don't send
any bill. I depend upon der mans
honor. Maybe it goes on for year,
and some day he WALKS in und pays
und tells me to put in new wash tubs,
a new boiler und to overhaul der
furnace. For instance, I want half
soles on my shoes. 1t vhas thirty-five
cents. I tell you to go ahead. When
you vhas done you hold out your hand
for der money. I don't hat it. Dot
makes me sad und Inundated. If
you don't say anything 1 come in in
about week und pay up und bring
you in four pairs of shoes to mend.
See how it goes?"
1 can't see how she goes, but take
his word for it. Dot night I 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"
1t don't hardly be daylight next
morning when der fat policeman on
dot beat come knocking on der door,
und when I let's him in he says:
"Vhell, Dutchy, hat seen your sign.
You are getting on to der American
plan in great shape. No danger of
you're going to der poor house. Here
is a pair of shoes you can mend und
put me on my honor to pay"
After breakfast a woman ash big
ash a haystack comes in nit three
pairs of shoes in basket. Dot smile
on her face vhas like dashboard.
Now, cobbler, you vhas getting
reason haven't patronized your shop
before is because it don't always come
handy to change a hundred dollar bill
to pay out few shillings. / may pay
tomorrow or next week. but l don't
want to feel dot I am looked upon ash
a dead-beat Put large. fat woman
on her honor und you Will never lose
a cent. Mend her shoes und tell her
it vhas cash down und shhe Will never
come back again. 1 hat long wonder
ed Why you don't change your vhay OF
doing peesness."
Der next mans hat three pairs of
shoes to mend. He smiles on me. He
shakes hands. He puts der shoes on
der counter und says;
NOW you vhas doing peesneSs der
VERY same ash der Rothschilds. und
in two years you vhas owning a bank.
You gift me credit. Dot means you put
me on my honor. Dot further means
1 am bound to pay you If hat to sell
nv shirt. I may not rush in here to-
morrow but I shall come sooner or
later If undertakers would try your
way more peoples would die und be
buried
IT vfas boy who came in next. He
had more ash six pairs of shoes. He
says his mother reads der sign und
sends him along. She vhas a widow
womans 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 de butch
err und baker und coal man. und in
one day more ash twenty peoples come
in und leave shoes to be mended on
DER honor Not one cent comes in.
It vhas so der next day und der next.
Even der Dago shcema kers come in TO
be mended up. After three days
yhas scared und took der sign down.
1 need money for stock. und I go by
der plumber und ask for my thirty
five cents.
"Vhy, it vhas only three days ago."
he says.
But I must buy some leather"
"How, vhas dis? You put me on my
honor und den com und shump on me
ash If I vhas going to run AWAY In
pessness you always give thirty days
credit. Dot vhas considered der same
ash cash. If you put man on his
honor dot means he pays When 1t vhas
handy. 1t don't be handy for me dis