The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-10-30
THE CONSCIENTIOUS CLERK.

many Of his customers had quit him anC
were trading at rival store over The
way. He also noticed that one of his
clerks, who had been converted at a re.
vival, rarely succeeded in selling any
goods at all TO 4 customer. He had
formerly been very efficient clerk in
selling groceries, hence the proprietor
was very much bewildcrcd. Yesterday
morning the proprietor came down
before the clerk had made his appear.
ance, and hiding behind 4 stack of boxes
Of Blue Jackets Liver Encouraging Bit
tiers, waited for developments. Present
ly the clerk came in, put on his apron,
busted off the counter, whistling "From
Greenland's Icy Mountains" as he did
so. II was not long before n wealthy
lady, whose custom ran up into the
thousands annually, came in and asked
the clerk il he had the celebrated u No.
3 sugar. He replied that they had,
showing her 4 sample, and she said she
thought she would take abou, one hun
drcd pounds.
The conscientious clerk looked At the
lady very earnestly, and asked -
care you prepared to meet your
maker ~
The lady stared in blank amazcmcnt
al want to know if you have family
prayers regularly, and il your family are
fully prepared for blisSful hereafter
beyond the grave? for If you are no,
YOU can't get the sugar-that's ALL
There is enough chloride of tin in one
hundred pounds Of sugar to kill the last
one of you, and / don't want anybody's
blood on my hands, particularly when
they are leading wicked lives and not
fit to die," and he put the cover on the
sugar barrel and strolled out of the door,
whistling "Old Hundred.
The lady fauntcd herself out of the
store, her face as red as fire, but it was
not any reddcr than that of the propric-
tor, who was only waiting for an oppor-
tunity to rend that clerk limb from limb.
Fortunately several customers came, and
the proprietor drew in his breath, and
gritted his teeth and waited as bcs; nc
could for the hour ofvcngeanccto strike.
"Have you any claret, genuine French
clarct ?"
"Who do you want it for -
al want it for a friend of mine in the
country"
"Has he got good constitution ?"
"No, he is in feeble health, and
want it to help build up his system.
"We make our genuine clarct our
cat,,ac Ia,.,r, -, st,. ,.oiI,r 'rka ,.oDr..
tor attends to that himself. OF la,o tho
fusions Of logwood and other dycsiuffs
We get from the druggist have been Of
such poor quantity that our genuine clarct
won't do for me to recommend. i can't
conscientiously do so. You had better
let your friend die natural DEATH"
The man said he was very much
obliged for the information, but the
clerk said he was only doing his duty,
and he whistled, "When Can Read
My little Clear" as the customer stroll
led off.
Other customers focked in, but he
firmly refused to sell them 4 dimes
worth. He explained to a cadaverous-
looking old woman that her dyspeptic
appearance was due to the china clay
in the flour, and the glucose sulphuric
acid in the golden syrup she wanted to
purchase. Another lady wanted tea
The good clerk said "Madamc, If you
were to drop dead and wake up where
there is weeping and wailing and gnash-
ing Of teeth, could never sleep at night
afterward. You could not buy pound
Of tea at this establishment for all the
wealth of the Indies. The color of the
tea is produced by Prussian blue, which
causes ossifcation of the valvular sys-
tenn OF the heart. can see by your
leathery complexion, that is caused by
the tannin in the tea, that you are no,
long for this world. How do know
you have made your peace with heaven?"
SCOT any good cohee?" asked fresh
customer.
awe have some beans faced with
phosphate of calcium and sulphatc of
barium, but the man who gets any OF il
has to show a clean bill OF health from
his spiritual adviser" There was no
trade with that man either.
Finally, when there were no customers
in the store, the interview between the
enraged store-keeper and his clerk took
place, but the clerk impressively warned
the grocer-with an ax-handle-not to
approach too close unless he was pre-
pared to 60 hence, that their business
relations were dissolved by mutual con-
sent. The moral Of all Of which is that
things are not always what they seem.
To GrRI.s.-Now that you are being
courted, you think, Of course, il is all
very well. and IL will be nicer when You