STOP AND WEIGH | AdventAI

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Feb 11, 1873

STOP AND WEIGH.

One morning an enraged countryman came into Mr. M.'s store with very angry looks. He left a team in the street, and had a good stick in his hand.

“Mr. M.,” said the angry countryman, “I bought a paper of nutmegs here in your store, and when I got home they were more than half walnuts; and that's the young villain that I bought 'em of,” pointing to John.

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

“No, sir,” was the ready reply.

“You lie, you little villain,” said the countryman, 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.”

“Oh, you gave them to me, did you?”

“Yes, Sir. I threw in a handful for the children to crack,” said John, laughing at the same time.

“Well, now, if that ain't a young scamp,” said the countryman, his features relaxing into a grin as he saw through the matter.

Much hard talk and bad blood would be saved if people would stop to weigh before they blame others.

“Think twice before you speak once,” is an excellent motto.