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Show TWO STAXDARDS. Listen first to a busy dressmaker : "'I've lost my new forewoman before I really had her. She came to see me last night to say that Brown & Co. had offered her more money, and she had accepted their offer." "But I thought she had signed a contract with you for thes season," interposed the listener. "So she had. Moreover, the contract was her own suggestion. I should have been content with a verbal agreement. But of course I can't compel com-pel her to keep it, even if I wanted unwilling service. It is hard work dealing with women." Xow hear what a successful young woman teacher teach-er in an academy says to the principal: "I have just had a telegram from Blank college col-lege offering me $200 more than my salary here, and I suppose I must go. I hate to leave you in the lurch, but the money is too tempting." "But you have promised to teach, in this school for the year." "Yes, but when I did that I did not know I could have the position at Blank college. I am really rery sorry to make you so much trouble, but j it isn't fault, as you must see." Listen again to a sturdy boy who runs errands for th ebanking firm of Carter & Co.: "It was hard luck to lose the chance at Shepherd's; Shep-herd's; but I'd just agreed to come here for $35 a. week, and I couldn't go back on my word, even if the pay had been twice as much. That extra 75 cents that Shepherd offered would have come in " handy just now, when I don't know whether I shall be able to get into my last winter's overcoat. But I'm not going to fret about money I have to refuse." re-fuse." So it appeared that neither forewoman nor the teacher, but the 14-year-old boy had learned the meaning of the phrase "in honor bound." One might not be able to prophesy in detail his future, but he is at least ou the way to deserve Pope's splendid tribute to Addison: Statesman, yet friend to truth! of soul sincere. In action faithful, and In honor clear: Who broke no promise, serv'd no private end, Who koin'd no title, and who lost no friend. |
