The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-12-08
WOuId he u Clerk.

A retail drygoods dealer on Sixth
avenue had couple of visitors the
other day, where he expected a
couple Of customers. A woman ap-
pearing to be about fifty years old,
entered the store in company with
her daughter "a thiB-faced old
maid of about thirty-and when the
clerk slid forward the mother said :
Not any drygoods for US to-day.
Where's the Owner2'
DO you wish TO see the proprie-
tor p asked the clerk.
Hes the man.
They were shown in the Office.
The merchant supposed they owned
village store and desired to stock
up, and he welcomed them with q
winning smile.
"My daughter Minerva-Minerva
Bolton said the lady by way of in
PRODUCTION.
Minerva and the merchant shook
hands, chairs were placed, aud as
the two sat down the old lady said !:
She lie one of the best girls in the
State of New York
No doubt-no doubt, madam
After she had been in the store
one month you wouldn't part with
her for $40 a day. said the mother.
'Ah-yes-yes.'
She is smart on figures, homes [
as an old-fashioned winter, and she
would not be giggling round the
clerks
IL hardly understand you,' said
the gentleman.
Il want place for Minerva. She
is sying and dying to be a cleIk.'
'Ah But 1 have no vacancy Just
now
Il don't want any vacancy. l
want Minerva to be a clerk. She's
lustas smart as wolf, and if she
comes here l shall of course do all
my trading with her. don't knew
but what I'd take some ticking
home with me to day, for they say
that ticking is on the RISE
Yes-but-but-'
81 don't know how you feel she
interrupted, but you can depend on
her. Our postmaster, Squire John
son, and heaps of others will recon-
mend her. She's got a character,
that girl has. You might leave a
million dollars with her and feel
perfectly safe. Minervs,if you sold
four yards of factory at ten cents q
yard, how mvch money would the
whole thing come tor
'FOrty cents, of coure,' drawled
Minerva.
See there = exclaimed the mother.
Have you clerk in the store who
can reckon ngures as quick as that p
Bat l have all the clerks I want,
he managed to get in.
You might discharge that cross
eyed young man out there, and give
this poor girl chance for her life,
pleaded the mother. 'If she does
not get place she will certainly go
into decline and die.
sYes-but-but-
Minerva, ifyou sold four bunch
es of hsir-pins for six cts per bunch,
how Duch money would you get2
'Twenty-four cents any fool
knows that, replied the daugher.
Can you beat that in this store !?
proudly inquired the mother ST
you take her you can depend upon
her. She's always home nights, ia
not hearty eater, can put up with
children, and I know your wife
would like her. She can sort o. do
homework in the morning and af-
ter dark, and SO yeu'll be killing
tive birds with one stone.
Il can't take her-no-nO. Got
ali tne help want! replied the
merchant.
'Three dollars . wesk and board
takes my daugher, persisted the
mother.
'Can't-can't Go it.
Say two dollars.
Mono!
That settles that, remarked the
mother. as she rose up. Il see your
object. You want me to come
down to 81 a week, but I'll see you
hung first. Gene on Minerva. 1
did think Ofloeking at some bed
ticking, but we'll go up the street.
I'll get you q clerkship where you
can looK right down on this store
as horse looks down on q grass
hOPper.-Louisvilie Commercial.