Abe and Mawruss: Being Further Adventures of Potash and Perlmutter

"Abe and Mawruss: Being Further Adventures of Potash and Perlmutter" by Montague Glass is a funny novel set in the early 1900s about two garment business partners, Abe Potash and Morris Perlmutter. The story focuses on their relationships with other business people and the funny problems they run into, dealing with questions such as kindness in business and how tricky people are in any relationship!. When the story starts, Abe and Mawruss are talking about their shipping worker, Jake, and if they should hire Nathan Schenkmann. The men talk about whether being kind is good for business as they try to decide who to trust. Their different ideas and opinions, especially about charity and trust, lead to funny and thoughtful scenes as their lives play out. Abe tries to be sympathetic and considers hiring someone with a difficult history, but Morris is not so sure, hinting at the funny problems coming up.