SHUT THE DOOR.

Grey River Argus, Volume XIII, Issue 1542, 15 July 1873, Page 4

SHUT THE DOOR.

A correspondent 6imsßci&hiijk American gives the followirig'noyei, manner for measuring men's characters :— -During the v last ten yeats, in the wmterseaibn, Recording to our daily record,, we have. noticed 1 ■ 'the manner in which one thousand per-, sons who have called forrworkhayeopened and shut, or not shut our stQre door. This, you may sayj is a futilean'd useless undertaking; but we entertain a very different opinion. What are the facts and'iwhat the deductions.; 1. Out of one thousand persons recorded, 'three I'hnndrei1 ' hnndrei and tiiirty-five opened the door and shut it

carefully, when they came in and when „ they, went, out, without much noise.A 2. r Two hundred and twenty-six opened it in ' a hurry, and made an 'attempt tb shut it, '■ tut did not!, and merely pulled it to when, they went out. 3; f .T;hree : hundred.,and ;,, two did . not attempt to shiat it at all, either on coming !! iii or 'going ! out. 4. Ninety-six left it opeh f -^When they came in, . but when, reminded of the fact, made ample, apology and shout it when ■ they- 5. One hundred and , two . opened, it in a great hurry, and then slamnied it violently, but; left; it" open when they went out. 6. Twenty came in with "How do you do, sir?" or "Good morning," or ! "Good morning^'-p or " Good evening^sir"— and all these went' ..through the operation of wiping „,their s feet on the mat, jb'ut'did nptlshut the door when they cape in./nor '/when they went out. Remarllß-T-We have employed men put, of all these classes, and durins; that time have had an '' opportunity of judging of their merits,' &a' The first class of three hundred 'and thirty-five-^---were those :who ; knew their trade, arid commenced aud finished their work in a methodical manner ; were quiet, and had little to say in . their working/ hours, and* Trera well approved by those for whom ' they did their'wbrk. They were "punctual to time, and- left -nothing undone they were ordered to do. They ,did not, complain about trifles, arid' '.irilall.ijrespects they were reliable. ;men^ and were kind; and obliging in., their general conduct. •

.. The Coal —Famine. —-Wife.:— "Oh, Charley, how, kind .of the Browns !" (Reads)— " Mrs Brown presents her compliments to Mr and Mrs Jones, and hopes they will give her the 'pleasure of their company at a fire party on Monday, 3rd M»rob. < Ttit» lighted at 6.3Q ! 1" ; ,