The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-05-25
A Sample Clerk.

and wherever there is an opening for fun,
he has it. a,.
Jem was recently in drug store when
youth, apparently fresh from the
mounting" entered the store, ard at
once acoosted Jem, stating that he was
iii search of Job. ss..
"What kind of a job?p inquired the
wag. ~
'Ol, almost anything-I want to git
a kind of a genteel job, I'm tired O far.
min, an kin turn my hand to most any.
thing"
Well, we want aman, good strong,
healthy man, as sample clerk" a
."What's the wagcs2"
Wages are good we pay 1000 to. q
man in that situation"
"What's fellow have to do 2"
"Oh, merely to test medicines, that's
all. ltrequires stout man, one of good
constitution, and after he gets used to it,
he dosent't mind it. You see we are
very particular about the quality Of our
medicines, and before we sell any, we
test every parcel. You would be requir.
ed to take-say six or seven ounces of
castor oil some days, with a few doses
OF rubarb, aloos, croton oil and similar
preparations. Some days you would
not be required to take anything !;
but as general thing, you can count
upon-say, from six to ten doses some.
thing daily. As to work, that does not
amount to much--the testing depart.
ment would be the principal labor re.
CURED Of you; and, as [ said before, it
requires person of very healthy organ.
lzatlon to endure it, but you look hearty,
and guess you woula suit us. That
young man (pointing to pale faced,
slim looking youth who happened to be
present. has filled the post for the past
two weeks, but he is hardly stout enough
to stand it. We should like to have
you take right hold, if you are ready,
and ifyoa say so; we'll begin to-day
Here's new barrel Of castor oil Just
come in; ] will go and draw an ounce
-D ..
Here verdant, who had been gazing
intently upon the slim youth interrupted
him with '
"No, no, 1 guess not-not to-day, any
how, I'll go down and see my aunt: and
Of conclude to come, I'll, come up
termorrer an let you know"
AS he did not return, it is to be
supposed he Qp$dercd the work too
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MlLlrARY AsfcporE TAT the siege
of Y ork, Knox and HauliItob, with some
American troops, occdpi1asa redoubt.
1t was provided" with ho&sheads, filed
with sand, ana called blinds" s"-which
served as protection against shells.
A general order had been issued, that
when a shell was seen, they might cry
out, 'a she'll !" Col. Hamilton remark
ed that it seemed to him unsoldierl;ae
to cry out "a sheNP While General
Knox contended that order was wisely
given by General Washington, who
cared for the life of his men. While
they were discussing the point, two
shell fell and struck within the redoubt,
"hOiohPoh OitSiS was SI6db SCIdulDHuS
and jumping to reach "the blinds" and
get behind them. Knox and Hamilton
united in action, however, differing in
opinion both got behind 'the blinds"
and Hamilton, to be more secure held
ON, behind Knox; Knox being a very
large man and Hamilton small. Upon
this, Knox struggled to thfow Hamil-
ton of, and in the effort, himself (Knox,)
rolled oyer and threw Hamilton off to.
wards the shell Hamilton, however,
quickly scrambled back again. The
shells now burst and threw their missiles missiles
in every direction. "Now, says Knox,
"now what do you think, Mr., Hamilton,
about crying "shelgp but lot me tell you
not to make breast work of me again"
CoMEr PoErRy. "smart little
boy" is the author Of the following
Tine full moon was sitting in a cloud,
Full fledged in golden light i,
A Matching out the little stars
The, chickens of the night; .s,,