The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-05-13
The Posl.Onire Delivery Clerk.

The post-olllce delivery clerk IL an
,flicial paid by the Government OF tho
United States 10 make thc travelling
public, and those who have not got lock
boxes paid for quarterly In advance, feel
that there arc worse things than not
getting the letters they expected. The
worse things are the delivery clerk him
self and the manner In which he treats
tho anxious inquirer There Is no I'm.
pctuous haste about the movements OF
the delivery clerk. but, instead, there Is
calm rcposc Of manner and lcisurely
disregard Of time. rs he turns to his
pigeon holes 10 look for letter for you,
and. becoming interested IN the reading
Of postal-card, forgcts oil about your
presence.
We heard man say, the other day,
that the average delivery clerk Is OF
retiring disposition he will retro be-
hind a desk for half nn hour TO finish
reading the catastrophe OF Seaside
Library novel, while the unlettered pub:
lie howl like fog.horns outside, and
pound on the sides Of the window with
their sticks and umbrellas.
The post office delivery clerk Is really
very mild aud inoiicnsiyc croaturc--
when he il dead or discharged. In bis
official capacity. however. he Is not ex-
,essivcly communicative or oppresslvely
polite. lie never comes out OF his win.
low 10 chat with friend. or 10 point
ont 70 stranger the way TO the court
house. There are several characteristics
and eccentriciiics Of the delivery clerk
hat may be- worth mentioning. Hc
will look at the inquiring one In q prc-
occupied sort Of way. aud when the
latter states that his name Is J. i. Will
son. and asks II there are any letters for
him. the clerk will go into reyerie over
,bout forty letters that he viii hsi out
81 the w box. After no examines them all
and has had ten minutes OF q joint dis
sussion with the first assistant mail
ling clerk. with regard TO wheth.
sr the second throw that Smith
made last night was two skies
aud q three or two thrces ana
,Ix. he win then look over few NOR,
letters. until he COMES 10 one that look.
As II Il might fl the man outside, and
coming TO the window says: "You ars
sure YOUR name isn't J. =. Williams, arr
gonpf as II Wilson might have lost o.
mislaid his name and unconsciousl,
picked up some other mans name By
mistake. as one might exchange hat o
umbrella. When tho man assures hin
thai his name. as well as he can rcniem
ber. is Wilson. the clerk looks disguste'
and disappointed because he y agail
baked In disposing Of some Of his stall
|. literature.
: The most exasperating specimen 2
, delivery clork Il the one who has ~
. reputation Of having a remnrkab
! memory. lie remembers, or pretend
? 10 remember. the names Of all the ic
lsrs In all the pigeon holes. from A
:, u, and we never saw man ye, WI
I. wouldn't doubt the accuracy of
r statement when. without looking throui
4 his stock Of letters. he says; :" MAJ
10 nothing for that name" =,
Of That the delivery clerk should have
10 gloomy and cheorless disposition Is n
10 . be wondered at. lie has much 70
J. !. noy him and prejudice him against
=. people, who seem 10 have a dcplora'
M and Unsuitable yearning for letter
=, pyen a onc-csnt circular. lie Is worr
me by all sorts Of unreasonable peor
10 there is the drummer who wants
On letters that may come for him dur
ms the next ten days forwarded to him
nd Chicago; the man who wants TO kn
'cs h letter mailed now win go East ON
~; ~; l,20 train: the boy who mailed le
without a stamp and wants u back
ss shs men who forgot their box keys and v
r rhs their mail handed 10 them; The won
srY who knows there must be letter for
?" and asks the clerk to " look again.;
.ountryman who gets angry. and WI
AVS he clerk 10 ''come ont'on the sidev
ing Tor lust two mnutes." because
4 .lerk wants TO charge him SIX cent
Re- an insuiIleiently prepaid letter,
mt tho colorrd female who does not &
nen letter. on an average once In two y
,th- but who comes every Monday m
AM I-~. -~d 'rrrirr- ret rrsy ~ e
/ N Cor herself. bat for sllshe cook nsd
Iess ladies' IN the ward she lives In. II
gsffings.