UNPROFITABLE CHEATING.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 129, 28 March 1901, Page 4

UNPROFITABLE CHEATING.

Some of our readers may not be aware that it is .$ law ,in Philadelphia that if any jnau .oilers hails of btrtter for sale, in the market, and the WQigh-paastor finds, that they are not full weight, he is required to take them ail away and send them to the almshouse. This makes thehulter -trade quite lively sometimes. One morning a requite wealthy farmer, .who known as a very close shaver whenever he had a chance to be, brought his butter to market .handsomely none up in pound rolls. This was .at a time .when it was scarce and worth 3s, quick sales at .that price, which no doubt tjad induced him to scant the weight ,of each roil. Unexpectedly, the weigh-master had his butter opened for sale, and prepared his lest scale do .weigh it. When doing so, the farmer, in his anxiety, quick as thought, slipped a ten-do'liar j*old-piece out of his vest pgcket, and, while the weighmaster’s.back was turned, thrust -it ' into the top ,toll, as he .thought, unperceived by anyone. The roll was taken up vind, weighed full

weight, which satisfied'him ymhout '• v other yfent while .be was putting’up his scales a Quaker gentleman who .had been standing near hy and had seen the whole transaction, came up..and matured the price of the butter. “Three shillings,” s,ajd the farmer. Fu{ that roll in my .kettle,” .said the Quaker, .pointing to the roil containing the gold .piece. “1 have sold Lhftth-Oll,:to.a friend,” said he. “No, thee has not—thee f can giv£ thy friend another roll; they atf all, .1 sagposej'gdod and weigj alike,*” : He turhed and .questions the weigb-master, who said to thf farmer ; ': “He was entitled to tba rod, or anyiroil; he.Qhpse tp take, i they were priced Wit this the 'topk- up the gol roll and placed| -it ,an ,his thep and, as he wa going, be coolly told the farmei ■ “ Theef.will not aljvaysJindoheatiD profitable.” It was a good lesso for the .man to learn, though tl Quaker was. . rtuther a dear i| . strpetor. . . .