The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-07-20
THE GRATEFUL SCHLEIRANS
yANKELE GETS A LETTER FROM
THE COUNTRY,

uOnb, ittipo 1hthh w Sotib huht ttt
Altrulst Does Not Get Any Very Grea,
Reward, q Theory He Always Has Held
Moisohe Abrahams, happening TO NEE
ysnkele Schleifan a few days after tn,
adventure of the latter in Abrahamsi
rosts,lrant, said to Yankele: 'You shoulc
he ashamed OF yourself for the part 20,
PLAYED in my place. You shed my blooc
by cheapening what I had to sell. Tha'
isn't honest
.Honest?' queried Yankel6. what de-
you mean by thatf'
Il mean said Abrahams, you should
not defraud a workingman Of what is rightly
his due. 1t may be all right that this time
YOU had SOM justification, but In the gen.
eral rule that is not a fair thing to do. /,
il as well, seeing that you are a young man
that YOU should be mindful Of others. Per.
hans it is good business to act as you have
done, but in the future act 80 that you will
be better toward others and you will profit
in the end. Consider some day you may
meet some one sharper than yourself
But said Yankele, you when you came
into my place tried to beat me down like
a regular Christian, and you were satisfied
when you had got from me goods below
their true value. How can you nc= say
what you are saying?'
We'll, you see, l ain al older man. re-
plied Abrahams, with great dignity, @and
tell you that the best thing for you to do Is
10 act toward others with greater regard
for them. Then every one will be on your
side and you will reap much benefit by Il.
There is one OF these Christians who said
Honesty is the best policy That was a
smart man, because he knew how an honest
man could overreach any other
Yankele, not entirely convinced, took his
leave OF Abrahams, remarking solely: 1T
10 the Mosaic law that II a man do evil to
you do you evil to him In his turn. How
ever, as it is advice and free, / will consider
what you have said
He did consider 1t deeply when he ar
rived later at his store, rather the store
that had been Selig Gottlieb's. He thought
over the matter long. Perhaps said he
to himself, 'it would be a better thing for
business that / should be very oonsiderate
OF others. II see a man In some distress
Why should I not help himf In that way.
possibly, I will gain another customer.
Whatever leads TO better business ! might
as well try. Especially now. when times
are bad Having reached this oonolu-
sion Yankele, like the man OF action he
1t into actual being. He watched about for
cases that might r o fitting to his hand,
but they seemed TO b Q rare.
One afternoon, however, he was riding
across Grand street in a car when he saw
opposite TO him a man who wore a large
scarf pin. 1t was a very Cine pin. which In
some way had become loosened from the
ta IL waQ nHOihNfinO az that anv rnNun-
ment on the part Of the wearer might dis
lodge II. Yankele rose from his seat in the
car. which was crowded. and 81 over to
the man. As he was, from his face. not one
O. The chosen, Yankele mustered his best
Your pin.' he said, is loose. and IL you
don't shove 1t back into your tie you may
well. is that you business'' demanded
the man angrly. Cant ! get along without
! tell you what, young fellow. ] think you
are one OF these pickpockets who do bust
ness on these cars. II you don't get away
In = huITy III have you crested
the seat be had left and found that some
one else had taken it: A large fat woman
had pumped herself down in Il and Yankele
had to stand until he reached the block near
the store. Then he got Oh and walked
slowly toward his business place. remarking
ASiAi liihcC al tI0 oOSui CDoO.
See now he said to himself, .that
Abrahams could not beAright or else I have
picked out some one who isn't OF the right
kind Anyway. 1 have. not been well paid
for my interference. / did think maybe
tude that he would be pleased and would
try TO find out where I was working. Then
when he learned that ! had a store maybe
he would patronize the place. Instead Of
that get nothing but a reboke. I believe
h @ NhA EAak - II - tt-A In t- $500 1
W family. That Abrahams at all 40
counts didn't know very much.'
So musing, he reached he store. and
drawing forth his key unlocked the place
and entered, He proceeded to clear up for
i resd aiay: sn sat wd donD on TO Ne Mai had for ahe ss ssGpe sn
There was little going. on, 30 that Iankele
had much time to think over his recent
ternally, the folks win soon be home.
This morning I i1ed up the house nice
they get back they will find all things
ready. Maybe 1 will even have them ride
in a cab from tn station. How
that will please them. Still. as l have
spent SO much for their vacation, why
9 lifetime. and maybe ! can get a cab cheap
IRON one OF these baitsimers.'
Then lie hustled about. busting OF the
goods, and finally had things In order to
tul himself. so he sat down again. After 1
q long tlme in came the nostman. Yansele,
who had thought at first it might be a GUS
toner greeted the carrier rather surlily.
,eIieving then it might be a bill for goods.
fnt 1t was o letter, the enveloped addressed
n the handw riting Of his sister Gittel. hear
ing the post .nark Of the country place in
which they were staying II was with
Of satisfaction that Yankele took
me, letter and prepared tc read il. The
enclosure was in his fathers hand, Of
crashei Hebrew characters.
My SON" it began, Il hope that you are
enjoying the health that Adonai, blessed be
a., has been b%estowing q US in less degree.
! his place here may be worry fine and healthy
lor some, but not e%ntiro.y for us. For one
lhlns, II is very hard y make Mr.. Smith,
"ho runs, 1t, give us kosher food. The
hrst day we were here we were taken to see
me pigs in their pen. That is something
lor which | do not care, nor do any OF US
care; and Mr.. Smith plainly was disturbed
that. However, after some argument
we have arrived at getting food that is
more suited to what we want and eat.
lhe second day we were here Duvid in
Iuhhlng. through a field stumbled into a
Iehce OF barb wire and cut one Of his legs
very badly. or course | cannot blame that
IN you, but 1t was a very bad cut. He was
Unable for three days to leave the house,
20 mat he fretted q good deal and ] had to