San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-06-16
Local Ieiters...No. 8,
SAN MARCOS, June 10, 1851.


1t WAS written briefly, simply and to
the poiut, and coutaiucd IN appeal I,
employers in behalf ot their clerks on
tue proprlety VI closing I'LL dry good,
aud grocery esta hlishmsnts at six o cluck
IN the evening, during these loug sul,r,
days OF tho summer.
Only clerk eau realize what blessing
these few hours gained every day would
be aud We who buy Of them would Aud
the blessing revert upon ourselves il
their increased cheertulness, pclitenes,
aud attention.
There is nothing moro pathetic than
the pale lace, listless manner and tired
smile Of the dry-aoods clerk. Standing
all day--which is moie tatiguing than
manual labor-bearipg with the th0us
aud whims Of thousand whimsical dis
positiops-affects both body and mind
aud after while one or the other must
give way.
The very monotony Of being system
atic-takiug down one piece Of goods
and putting it back in the exact place
sgain-will tell on the nervous system
aud make o bundle Of irritabilities out oil
what ought to be a sound, healthy body
1t is entirely unnecessary to keep q
store open longer than six o'clock--a
person can as esiily purchase his needs
before that hour as sfterwards-anG il
the practise Of closing doors was gen.
eral, forRetfuD housekeepers and thought
less buyers would feel the necessity oil
supplying their wants in the early part
of the day, aud would do go or 70 with.
out. Let this latter alternative come
about occasionally, and it would bring
its own lesson.
1 70 even further than " Justice " ia
his remarks, and think that clerks
should have half holiday every Satur-
day. The same rule would bold good
here as IN the case above.
What people would neglect to buy on
Saturday, they would get on Monday.
There would be no lvss to merchants
some little trouble to un-methodical
brains, perhaps, but such brains need
cultivation, and little application now
and then, would not hurt them. The
good done the ono. class would justify
the Inconvenience caused the other.
Those who buy are 50 thoughtless oil
trouble to those who sell, that all my
sympathies a4e with the later. A man
has been known to ,oake up druggist
for the purpose Of purchasing cake OF
soap. or some other equally as trivial
article.
We all ksev that soap is a very nee.
e. sary aad delightfNl thing to have. but
the demand for it can seldom be 50 ur'
gent as to excuse one in rousing q man
from his SAUNDERS 10 the middle of the
night. 1t is certainly spleadid disci-.
pline, and he who can patiently attend
on such a customer, without swearing
a little swear" is already fit for the
sainthood.
trust the suggestion given 10 the
alticle referred to, was well received all
over the country, and that it will he
needed by aid merchants in the land.
We will then cease to see SO many
youthful faces with tired droop about
eye and lip, and sickly hue Of brow and
cheek, like flowers grown in the shade.
Lite ought to be Joyous to the young
lay ought to te bright and nights
peaceful. Some have to put on the ar
NOR OF toll SO early, and wear it SO late
that spring finds no place iu their year,
md autumn closes ia before the SUM-
ner is gone. Every hand held out to
he children SHOULD be helping hand
md every voice raised tor the young
should be kindly Que. Let no one be
70 selfish us to want boy to labor aud
endure hardships, because his own early
lays we're hard. Rather let him be
more pitiiul, and strive to spare another
,outh, the suiferings Of his own.
You see | have wandered Oft to my
avorite subject - boys hard headed,
unruly little vagabonds, that
hey seem to be, there are depths IN
heir hearts that when once reached,
i've up treasures that no Indian mine
AN buy; jewels of Integrity, OF laith, OF
courage, OF fidelity; aud priceless gems
# honor; but it requires very pecu-
lar line and plummet to sound them.
You have to allow 80 much as the outside
II u boy . nature. All those reckless
peeches rough expressions,and thought
ess irrevereuces, fud NO echo IN his
leart OF heurts.
Tbev man come from the heart q hear
ou nnotins "out of the abundance OF
he heart" etc. the best OF friends will
oke Scripture at you sometimes), but
I is from on outer shell; that it not
ruised aud toughencd when twill
llp Oft with the years, and leave the
cruel pure and sound and sweet.
The human heart is like the porcu,
inc--when not approached 10 the rlght
'ay, it puts out quills OF rudeness, blt'
prnass hatetil mess and iDSlncerlty