The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-07-07
PETTY Nlbbllng.

After repeated requests from nu-
merous grOcers, we have finally con-
scented to show to certain parents the
practices of their children and desire
that the children he warned against
the practices of which they are guilty.
Yesterday afternoon prominent citi-
zen happened to be standing on East
Market street, near the Empire House,
when his attention was attracted To
three girls, none over IS or ii years of
age, who passed into Charley Bon
stedt's grocery, asked a trivial ques-
lion, and coming out plOughcd their
hands into Il rack of Strawberries
standing ut the door. Passing 10
HOughtOn's a rack of raspberries was
similarly treated, and still furthsy
along John Cook had To- s!aI.i his
share of the contribution. The gen.
tleman who noticed them happened
t0 have business on Howard Street, n
short time after, and what was his
surprise at seeing the girls go in at
Russel's and look attentively around
in hopes of finding something there
that would suit their palates.
The case is but one i'm 4 thousand.
When going To and coming from
school, merchants and groeers are
obliged to watch children as closely
as though they were feIOns. They
seem to have plan on which th9y
work their passage into tie stores,
and are generally successful in thef
attempts, as they first watch carefully
to see that the proprietor and his
clerks are busy with customers, and
then seize the favorable opportunity
to plunge their fingers into whatever
is nearest. Parents should admOnish
their children to keep away from the
stores, or there may be sequel TO the
COllett & Carr fruit stealing case, with
the slight difference that the Offend
ers will be older and therefore more
amenable to the law.
And now, while this question is be-
ing agitated, it should be said that
this petty nibbling does not extend To
children alone, but to grown folks,
and there is something exceedingly
modest in the action Of that class Of
customers who make themselves Sat
home'' in a grocery.
With the most frigid cOmplaisanGe,
Mr.. a, raises the cheese hoS and
rasps off slice of cheese,
Mr.. B., whistling perhaps, stretches
himself over the counter and fishes
up handful Of crackers.
Mr.. c., while in earnest converse
ton with the grocer, takes occasion to
whack off finger length of bologna.
Mr.. D., puts his fist into barrel Of
fine apples, 81 ,2l per bushel, and hauls
up one of the choicest, which he com
posedly demOlishes in the presence Of
the owner, without mote or com
ment"
Mr.. E., enters the grocery with the
CHEEKY salutatiOn Of"I say, Charley" "
and then makes a gOuge into the strip
of mackeral hanging on the wall.
Now, although such work may make
the grocer as mad as a wet hen, lac Is
obliged 10 keep his lips closed and APP
pear perfectly contented, or lose GUS
tom. Should he whisper TO friend D.,
that 'thOse apples cost money!" the
said customer, in all human prObabil-
ity, would "get up on his ear" to Use
a vulgar, though significant EXPIRES
sion, and blandly inform Mr.. Grocer
that he will thereafter deal with
somebody elsa crushing remark
to Mr.. Grocer, considering the said
DIR. figures largely on his books a.
"Dr." And 50 it goes. The poor vic
tim of robbery by detail must ''grin
and bear it." like little man, or be
forever deprived Of the patronage nt
hiS "friends Akron RCncOH.