The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-05-24
NUMBER 7.
4 JastifaOIe stratagena.

a JHstifable stratagen.
Chatting idly with the druggist, my
attention was. attracted to girl who
hesitated a moment at the door, and
then came in with a rush, as il desirous
of entering before she could change her
mind. Going to the dark end of the
shop, she beckoned the druggist to move
toward her, and then carried on with him
an animated conversation in whispers.
What she asked he evidently at first re-
fused to give; then, though she tried TO
conceal hel face, it could be seen that she
was pleading with him - explaining,
promising; then, with apparent reluc-
tance and many injuncticns, he made up
and gave her little package of powder,
which, after paying for, she thrust into
her bosom. Then she hurried out, still
averting her face, which was curiously
red and pale by turns. "That girl
wanted arsenic," said the druggist, in
explanation of the singular scene,
(Which of course / did net give her.
She wants it to poison rats with, she
says. Couldn't understand why she
should be refused it without a doctors
order, and wouldn't give her name and
address. Finally, on her promising to
be every careful in using it, and not let it
fall in the way of any human beings, L
gave her what she believes to be arsenic.
When sue takes it she will become dread
fully, Siok. sba will ~, ~, odiot talu ropapt
and want to live, and she will live and
not try suicide again. I see two or three
women of that sort every week. If /
didn't give them something they would
go on and find some of the idiots abound
ing in our business who would be more
credulous or less conscientious. All she
needs is the lesson that severe fright
will give her. Woman shrinks from
physical pain, and if she takes poison il
is usually in a moment of passion or de-
spair, and in the majority of instances
no sooner has she swallowed it than the
love of life reasserts ITSELF"
| "Charge It.'
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and yet it may be considered as one o
the most insidious enemies with which
people have to deal. 1t is very pleasan
to buy all the little commodities offeret
for sale in the market, and it is some
times hard to deny ones self of the sam
when they can be obtained by saying
"charge it," But this habit of gettin
articles, however small the charge ma
be, without paying for them, leave
ones funds in a low state most of tn
time.
"Ihave no money to-day, but shoul
like the article very much," says
young man who happened to 60 into
store and sees something which strike
his fancy.
"Never mind" says the gentlemanl
clerk, "you are good for it,"
And so it is that little accounts al
opened at one place and another, till til
young man is surprised at his liabilitie
which, though small in detail, are sufi
GENTLY large in the aggregate to redut
his cash materially when settling-da
comes.
In many instances, if the cash were +
q quired, the purchase would not be mad
even had the person the money by min
but to some, getting an article charge
does not seem like parting with q
equivalent.
Still, when pay day comes, as alwa,
it does, this illusion vanishes, and fee
ing is experienced of parting with none
and receiving nothing in return.
/ If there is an actual necessity
y making a purchase, and the means a
not at hand, there is reasonable excu
9 for obtaining the same on credit; b
y, when the article can be dispensed wi
:. until payment can be made, it is nut
y to the advantage of the purchaser
! do so,