The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-10-16
a Conscientious Clerk.

A Galveston grocer has been observing
tor some time past that . great many OF
his customers had quit HIM, and were
trading at q rival store over the way. He
also noted that ono OF his clerks, who had
been converted at q revival, rarely sue.
ceded In selling any goods ut all to Gus.
toner. He had formerly been very efficient
clerk In selling groceries, hence the proprie.
tor was very much bewildered. On certain
the morning proprietor came down before
the clerk made his appearance. and hiding
behind stack Of boxes Of Blue Jackets
Liver Encouraging bitters, waited patiently
for developements. Presently the clerk
came IN, put on his apron, busted off the
counter. whistling ''From Greenland's Icy
Mountains" as he did 80. It was not long
before wealthy lady, whose custom ran
up into the Thousands annually, came in,
and asked the clerk If he had the celebra-
ted B Nos. sugar. He replied that they
had. showed her sample, and she said she
thought she would take one hundred about
pounds.
The conscientious clerk looked at the
lady very earnestly, and asked:
care you prepared to meet your Makera"
The lady stared in blank amazemeut.
II want TO know if you have family
prayers regularly aud if your family are
fully prepared for blissful hereafter be-
yond the grave; for if you are not you
don't get the sugar, that's all. There is
enough chloride of tin In one hundrcdl 0 lnda
of sugar to kill tho last one of you, and
l don't want anybody's blood on my hands,
particularly when they are leading wicked
lives and arc not tit to die," and he put
the cover on the sugar barrel and stroled
out to the door whistlIng "Old Hundred. "
The lady Haunted herself out of the
store, her face as red as fire, but 1t was
not any redder than that Of the proprietor,
who was only waiting for IN opportunity
to rend that clerk limb from limb. For
tunately several customers came in,
and the proprietor drew in his breath,
gritted his teeth and waited rs best he
could tor the hour of vengeance to strike
"Have you got any clarct-genuinc
French claret2"
"Who do you want it for2''
II want 1t for friend OF mine out in
the country"
''Has he got good constitution"
mo, he Is In feeble health, and want
to help build up his system"
I'VE made our genuine claret ourselves
down in the cellar. The proprietor attends
to that himself. or late the infusion of
log wood and other dye-stuffs we get from
The druggists have been of such poor quail
ty that our genuine claret won't do for mo
to recommend. can't conscientiously do
SO. You had better let your friend die a
natural death.
The man said he was much obliged for
the information, but the clerk said he was
only " nj h 10 I,,txy
can Read My Title Clear" as the Gus.
toner strolled of.
Other customers hockcd in, but he firmly
refused to sell them dimes worth. lie
explained to q cadaverous- looking woman
that her dyspeptic appearance was due to
the China clay In the flour, and the glucose
and sulphuric acid in the golden syrup she
wanted to purchase. Another lady wanted
tea: The good clerk said: "Madam, if
you were to drop dead and wake up where
there Is weeping and wailings and
gnashing Of teeth. l could never
sleep at night afterward. You could
not buy pound Of tea at this establish
ment for all the wealth of the Indies
The color of the tea is produced by Prus-
sian blue, which causes ossitication of the
valvular system of the heart. l can see by
J"e. A>SshSaJ SoAApiOAlouS tAdb Id
by the tannin in tea, that you are not long
for this world. How do know you have
made your peace with heaven2"
''Got any good coffee3" asked a fresh
customer.
We have some beans faced with phos-
phate OF calcium and sulphate Of barium,
but the man who gets any of it has to show
clean bill OF health from his spiritual ad-
wiser" There was no trade with that man,
either.
Finally when there was no customers in
the store, the interview between the en-
RACED storekeeper and his clerk took place,
but tho clerk 80 impressively warned the
grocer-w,th An ax-handle-not to approach
too close unlsss he was prepared to 20
home; that their business relations were
dissolved by mutual consent. The moral of
all of which is that things are not always
what they seem.