A FACT.

Evening Star, Issue 3466, 1 April 1874, Page 3

A FACT.

. The independence of some people is positively charming. Mot many days ago a new arrival fr-mi Borne waited upon a firm in the City, sought for and obtained employment, but would not commence work until he saw his wife comfortably housed. His employer, hard pressed for labor, put it to him that the wife might he safely left to look after suitable lodgings, but the other C'uld not see it, and finding the man obstinate on the point he had to «ive way. The person engaged was to set to work without fail next morning, but came not. Another application was made for the post, but the employer, not caring to dispossess the person be had previously engaged if the latter coul I give a satisfactory reason for his absence, communicated with him, and received a reply that “he had not come down because the morning was wet, hut if Mr wanted him particularly he would come after dinner.” It is almost needless to say that the second applicant at once got the billet.