Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1855-08-14
A sampIc Clerk wanted

Jem r. was Il wag. y joke by Jcm is both food
and ruimcnt; and whenever and wherever there is
opening for fun he has it.
Jcrn recently i'll Il Drug Store when youth
apparently fresh from the mounting, entered the
store and at accostcd Jem stating that he was
i'll search of a Job.
What kind of a job inquired the wag.
Oh most anything want to get n kind ola
Eintecl job I'm tired OF farmin,' an kin turn my
hand To most anything.
Well we want man-a good, strong, healthy
man, sample Clc~k
'Whatis the wHgesE
'Wnges are good we pay $1,000 to a man in
that situIton.'
What's ~ fellow have to do?'
Oh merely medicines that's all.
1t requires stout man, one Of good condition, but
after he gets used to it he doesn't miud it. You
very particular about the quality of our med
icincS and before sell any test every particle
You would lie required TO take six seven ounces OF
castor oil some DAYS with few doses OF rhuharb,
Nucs, croen oil and similar preparations Some
days you would not be required 10 take any
th'ngbut as . general thing you can count
uPou-say from six 20 ten doses of something
daily As to the work. that does not amount to much
the testing department would I've the principle labor
required of you; and as said before ii requires per-
son of very healthy organization to endure H. but You
look healthy, and guess You would suit us. That
young man., pointing to II pale faced, slim looking
youth who happened to bc present. has filled the
most for two weeks But he is hardly able enough to
standit We would like to have yOu to take right
hold. if you arereIdy, and if you say so we'll begin
to day. Here'sa barrel of castor oil just come
III I'll go draw Ru ounce
Here verdant, who had been gazing utcntly upon
the slim youth, interrupted him with:
No. no no, guess not to day any how. I'll go
down and my aunt and ct | conclude to come
Ill come up ter mOrror an let you know
As he did not return, it is TO be supposed he
sidered the work too hard.
ASTONISHING FEATs.-'Those are aston
ishing feats,' said ardent of the sports of the
ring to Mrs. Darlington. at the circus last even
ng-'astonishing feats' Yes said the old
lady so they are astonishing feet, and considc-
rablelegs, too, to judge at this distance She
looked at Ike, who sat by the curb watching the
clown with his eyes full of wonder and his
hands full of peanuts, and she reached over to
his honor the mayor and asked him if he
thought the revolving by the whole troupe
would have a dilatorous tenderness on the
body lie assured her With great urbanty
that he did not think ii would 'Ah' said she,
as she handed her snuff-box to Lee, at the door
this riding is different from what it was in the
country, whenI was girl when we had to
to ride double on pillory. But what agility
they show. 1t seems as if they were set upon
springs like patent feather bed, and that eve
ry bone in 'eu was made of wha ebone.' She
stood looking at tie Workmanship, and pro-
nounced it the best sequestering performance
she had ever seen, said that Mr.. Stout beat
Herulaneum himself for strength, and that the
whole was worthy ofthe highest paragorie.