Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-07-26
THE HER A Id
Sent by Express.


The other morning a woman about
fifty years old entered the American
EXPRESS office and stated that she
was stopping in Detroit day or two
before going further east. She found
she had too much baggage, and she
wanted to send big satchel home.
She was told TO bring it along, and in
half an hour she was back with it. IL
was weighed and tagged, and she was
told that the charges was fifty cents.
ssTll never pay so much !" she ex-
claimed. att isn't worth a cent over
two shillings J"
They argued and explained, and
she finally proposed to take out some
OF the weight and pay 40 cents. She
removed dress, an old pair of shoes,
skirt and nightcap, and, the
weight was thus brought down to the
forty cent standard.
sTen cents saved is ten cents
earned :" said she as she bundled the
clothing up. snow, don't want
any of you men unlocking that satch-
eli or tossing it around-I never can
bear to see things around as if they
didn't cost anything"
The satchel was carried over to its
department after she left, anL in
about n hour she came IN, saw it
there and called out
"Who on earth throwed my satchel
here among the plow-points and
boxes Where is the boss of this Of
fee ?"
"Anything wrong, madam" in
CURED one of the men.
"Anything wrong, madam !" she
snapped out. "That satchel was Sit
ting on the box over there when |
went out, and the mint my back
was turned, some one gave it heave
over here. Do you know what's In
that satchel p
s'No, ma'ain," he meekly answered.
ssWell, there's a chamber camphor
bottle that cost sixty cents, for one
thing, and if it is smashed Ill have
nv pay, or raise lawsuit p
"Oh, warrant that everything is
all right, madam. 1t was placed here
to go out with the other packages in
that direction" e
81 can't help about other packages
and directions-Im going to see if
it's all right" she growled as she
produced her keys. She removed a
red petticoat, an old dress waist, a
calico skirt and dilapidated black
stocking, and the china camphor bot
tie was found all right.
"Didn't tell you so ?" asked the
expressman.
"Can't help that !; and now | don't
want the satchel moved again !" she
muttered, as she locked it and placed
it.on the top of big chest.
The boys never expected to see her
again. and by and by the satchel
was placed on the floor next to the
rack containing a sewing machine.
About eleven o'clock while they were
busy, the old lady softly entered the
Office. She caught sight OF the satch-
ell lying on its side, and Indignantly
screamed out :
81 want to see the very head clerk
OF this express shop! When | went
out of here an hour ago left that
satchel close to the wall. Now then,
come to see if that stocking is the
mate to this one under my arm, | find
that you've been histing everything
around agin ~
II give you my word of honor that
Il can't help anything of word OF
honor If that camphor bottle is bro
ken, or anything busted, I'll take the
satchel right out o'here, and demand
my forty cents and damages !"
She opened it, and found every
thing all right, put in the stocking
she had brought along, and then said:
"Now / want an understanding
about this thing. Are you going to
let that satchel alone or not 2"
81 am" was the soft reply.
"Well, I'll be in again in half an
hour and / want to find it exactly
as left it.-There-leave it right
there"
When she reached the office again
an express wagon had just started
for the depot. On top Of the load Of
freight was that satche', and the old
ladys eye caught it a hundred feet
away. SECS #a
''You man-you mani" she shout.
ed to the driver, but he wouldn't turr
his face. and putting her head into
the express Office she called out:
81 will never leave this town with
out telling the whole caboodle of You
Just how / feel over this piece of out.
rage! Sposen that satchel falls of
the wagonn
Eyerv man looked at her in silence,
and she went on:
'Sposen that camphor bottle is
busted ~
More silence. Backing further out
she whispered:
"Sposen / foller this thing up!'
Perhaps she did. The boys over
there are expecting shock OF some
sort from hour to hour.-Detroit Free
Press.