p. 8 | Stop and Weigh

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Apr 20, 1911

Stop and Weigh

One morning an enraged countryman came into Mr. Moody’s store. He left a team in the street, and had a stout stick in his hand.

“Mr. Moody,” said the angry man, “I bought a paper of nutmegs here in your store; and when I got home, more than half of them were walnuts; and that’s the boy I bought ’em of,” pointing to John.

“John,” said Mr. Moody, “did you sell this man walnuts for nutmegs?”

“No, sir,” was the ready reply.

“You did, you young villain!” said the man, still more enraged at his assurance.

“Now look here,” said John. “If you had taken the trouble to weigh your nutmegs, you would have found that I put in the walnuts gratis.”

“O, you gave them to me, did you?”

“Yes, sir. I threw in a handful for the children to crack,” said John, laughing.

“Well now, if you ain’t a young scamp,” said the man, his features relaxing into a smile.

Much hard talk and bad blood would be saved if people would stop to weigh things before they blame others. “Think twice before you speak once,” is an excellent motto.—Christian World.