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Show For the Sunday Hkbald. HONEST THIEVES. BY HL'QH knouuh. 1 . Wby ia it that in thia world there are o raauy good Christian people whose cbeek would blush with indignation indig-nation at tho slightest insinuation that Lbfy were not strictly honest and truthful? And yet there are thousands who pride themselveson those virtuei, , but who are far Irom possessing ibem. You slarp, and wll yuu may, but let. us illustrate our iisaertiuu. TUB BUSINESS MAS. To a tii in busing, "timo is money." From ihs moment he ai rivet at his office or store in the morning till he leaves ivt night, there is always sumi-thing to occupy his time and attention, and he olen requires re-quires the eyes of Argue to attend to everything that ought to be seen to. lie tiuda on arrival at his ofhen a pile oi correspondence requiring immediate im-mediate attention, wilti a clear bead to itemize, calculate and auawwr. Just as he is seated to perform tins duty, the door is opened and m wnlkB old Brown, the retired retailer, nod sits himsell down without invitation fo. he makes himself quite at borne on the strength of bin lormer business traneactious with tne said merchant Dd oommeuceB a series of queriea us to the itate ot the market, etc., knowing full well that he has not iho slightest intention of ordering a t:ll ul guuds or that he bus any leg it i-niutu i-niutu butiintds to transact in that otfice. Tbe merchant bears, with forced resignation, the preeenceof tbe old Dure lor a halt hour or so, when tbe O. B. will take his departure and start off to inflict bis twaddle on some other merchant martyr. When he is gone the merchant curses bis iutm-s.on iutm-s.on and returns to his correspondence, correspon-dence, but ere a few minutes have passed the door again opens and Sharp, the land speculator, rushes in with Borne great land scheme, with "millions in it," and which he must describe to the minutest detail. And so throughout the day Ibis poor suffering business man is interrupted and robbed. These people never give a thougut and if they do they don't care that they are robbing t bat merchant (or lawyer, or physician, as the case may be) of his time and that time to bim is money. There is little difference, in effect, in puttiog a hand clandestinely into a till and helping oneself to a handlul of coin", than there is in robbing iho husineEB man of bis time. TUB NZWSPAFEB EDITOR. This poor illuaed, unappreciated and maligned member of society is undoubtedly robbed of hia time (money) to a greater extent than any other buiineta man. The public seems to think that be is entirely at its heck and call. Not only is he overwhelmed every day with correspondence corres-pondence on every variety of puerile suhjoct, but his sanctum (?) is invaded every minu'.e of tbe day for the purpose pur-pose of gossip, vindication of imaginary imagi-nary insulted honor and ventilation of scandal. Well may he keep (art tbe facetious paragraphias assert) a collection ol clubs, firearms, etc., to protect himself agaioet the invasions of theBe robbers. No man has to use greater mental and physical energy in his daily labors than tbe editor; time to him is more precious than gold, for a certain amount of work has to be performed in a given time, and there is no delaying it. Yet the public are surprised if tne paper is occasion ally a little tame and the news scanty. The editor's bore ia a double robbei he robs the editor and the publio at tbe same time. -i TUB THEATRE MANAGER is another individual who suffera greatly from theft. Io his public position it is bis policy to be genial and allahle to all comers, and yet be instinctively knows that while his visitor is shaking him heartily by the hand and wishing bim all manner ol eueceeB, that he (the visitor) is about to rob bim. Inwardly tbe manager is betting ten to oue ilml tbe interview inter-view will terminato with a request for a "complimentary for sell and wife," and perbapB more. This "dead head" business is a cutbc to tho profession, and every manager in the land ought to set his lace moat determinedly against it. We know he is tearful ot unpopularity, unkindly criticisms, etc., if bo refuses, but let bim have the moral courage to make a rirrn stand and socm be will find this 'dead bead robbing" a thing of the pabt. Any services be may require he has to pay lor; why then, nhouid a demand be mude upon him for free admission, when it is plain that the admisH'on f';e is what he relies on to pay hiB way and support himself aud family. "Deud heads" are as bare fit red -robbers as Bill f'yke tbe cracksman. cracks-man. LADY ROBBERS And now a ftw words to the IiJ Ar,k any dry-goods clerk the number ol hours taken up every d.ty iu showing show-ing customers (?) every variety ol article, when not a dollar's wrirth it bought Ladies ci.ler a store (knowing (know-ing before hand, th.it tin y do not inli nd to purcli.i.-e, and ofu-u wituout a cent iu their pm-k'tf-) aLd n.k to be sbowu Um :wid Hint, u'ilil the counter is pi ltd with gc-dj, and then will intorm the tintl m.d exasperated clerk 1'inl they "wont buy anytbinp t-i iluy"' us they aro "not bUiltd," and tht u walk ( 0 wi:n a large unreel ol gratuitous tfAN.pies, a if Uicy biC I dono great honur to tne tbtuhliehment! Ladits, do ou know that you arc robbing tbe proprietor of that store? He has to pay for rent, lights, clerk' wiiges, wer and tear, and in hi 'MiniaMon, ami ours too, you an little butter Iban angelic pickpocket Many more cUw-es oi thiaves could bu cited, hut thin will suffice for tin pre.ient. What wo wish to show it that you may lie a very tood Christian with all Llio virtues, and yet be guihy of the meanest ol viceB lying nd stealing. We 'say lying, because it is almost impoBsiblo to steal without lying; for all manner ol excuses and fictions juitst be invented to gam your upjiist ends and gratify your dishonest desires. |