Rensselaer Union, Volume 9, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 April 1877 — A Good Word for the Plumbers. [ARTICLE]

A Good Word for the Plumbers.

' The plumber is an abused man. AH winter long the papers have been flinging at him and maligning him, arid yet when the reai facts are brought thl light the plumber stands forth as free from guile as any living man: Yesterday, Whin a De. troit plumber was asked to contribute the money for the proposed river tunnel, he repudiated the idea that he was even able to enbacribe a tenth <4 the sum. “But last winter was a tough one—busted pipes—five pounds of solder to a pin-hole f leak—jobs on / tits slate three days in advance ttharp—weather right in.yoorti*n»r attitbeuime.” 44 Yes; bnt I didn’t make anything.” They jfttay you bought ijt jqottinghorss.” ■ •».- • ,!• |jr 'Mr 44 Oh, that’s nothing I If I tem in some other busiwasa I could buy tw*_” * “ You wear diamonds/’ , “Yes; but, diamonds are very cheap—very cheap.” , ,j “You carry a gold - headed cane around,” “ Capes are way driwp in pri<K*~a drug in ibe market.’’ “ Hqw about .that house mansard roof?” ■* • hi, 4 4 That I Oh, my mother-lu-law deeded 44 And yonr silver plate H “ Had that witii my other wife.” “And those vactjnt tote op,the Cass farm?” J, { “ I traded an old holrse ftp them twenty you haven’t reajly mttde any. thing for a ymr* " don’t believe we have had ores, 18,000 cases of busted water-pipes sjpcelast November, and, when you come to figure up materials, labor, rent arid losses,‘lt leaves me iu debt; 1 want to sell otft ahd go to making'chairs. There's wMereVou can make some money—utte paint work prifty P into the jote^ b aJd*kSp°the curtains down when selling to a customer. Don’t talk of profits in my business, sir. Why, I am now half dead for the want of ajlvo-cent cigar I”— Detroit FmPress.