New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-20
LLrE NJ DRCG SrORE.

Ii WAS toward midnight as TRIBUNE
reporter entered upt drug store 10 maize thc mod
est purchase OF threeccut postage stamp. AZ first
glance tn store sc.meI dcscrted i'm; discreet CHING
and sbun ~ h6 feet on the reporters part evoked tho
prrs!ius Din " the establishment IL The snap; Of a
toN-hcad.d Young man WHO vac vigorously rubbing MS
blcared eyes with tuc back ~ moi over clean hand
Excuse me- sir said Ac. Fact i I'm re- ,l4rlv Jagged
out I've got De bos and man OF all work into tho
bargain. You ID 0niy bralch the Blk stores way
down town and they We given me a 'snidc French
ducr Tor hcp. and prro Gus n"lp he l. yoh can be
your M WIZ, he don't know enough To- come in
when II rains! have 90 De here til Il O'Clock at night
and turn III a. n th- morning; don't leave fellow
much time spiceing. does 10 funa Lmght let hn
tend the biz Ia tic eaelrrn"rnin, ,o yoli rna's lust
where You make th3 m,s,ase AMI doI. ypu forget j.
why. ~. just from to . That inan vi'l his head
screwed on the right way turn la fcS doldrs while
a galoot ike thlt French 21l 81 q gun woIlint tax
enough 10 buy molI-scs for his break ls See the way
OF Wny lorS here, ciap come, IL thl''s be- on
racket al mig i and wh11ped things around some; he
asks FOR s,iIuz powder. WI Frenchy wol! Syc il
him r.nt away and ct ave cent? for u. or ten,
II lie added the war an gave hm here ia the store
We'll yol bet al the money you've sot that know
trick worth Two OF that. work II tins way. say 90
our i'm ammy feni look mere, now yoI doE'i want
no scdlitz powd r Wa you want * snthin' - quiet
your nerves. the tone Of your stomach ant brace
You up generally. Been drinking. ain't yOui Thought
M much aud yet you wIIt 10 go drinking those poison
Gus seiditz DO gdcrs. You just leave II to me and I'll
4 you quick a. 4 wink Then make hin uo mixture
Of bromide potash and little al VIOLA lie, which coss
IA ess than sridltZ powder at Wholesale. and give II
90 him. lie drinks 1t down, fc Is brisked up Tor the
moment. and asks what he's got to pay. Well, size
him up and slick him for much IA mink hcli stand
never less than II sometimes s. hare got - uiuch
as ~ 30 what wasn't worth 249 cent? But then You
see there's the advice gratis! NO, SIR ended tie enur
pr.sing youth "a he 1ialy hshea up stamp OIt Of
nrawcr ul OF aud sticking plaster. "no SIR. sup
pose EIcncImcu are All IlguL III FRANCE, where lhrJ
ongn to stay bat in this cry Judging from The specimen
have win me- they aren't WORTH a cOhtl"ehta cent.
Later In the same evening inc reporter Visited
better sort OF drug store IN E'eycnth,st HAnd,
cheerful 0osng, It O0ded the backness OF the night
witt an inviting OF light. wncL seemed 10 teuder
greeting 10 every Dgiated paiscr-Dy DISK young
wrtn, at "a dc+k, ana rose win hacrlty wDen
phas neatly ted up is only HrHs@ls' e.h We up a
pscgage, the clerk seemed gad oI the cnancc of rev
One gets lonely sitting here all night" said he, for
you know We never close, nisht or day tninS
YorP That Follows our example, and as
anowsPaper man ! SUPPOSE you know mat particular
are neatly score Of all nlgh store, why thero should
be any difference don't know, for oar nSntcnsom Is
close akin to that OF the day time People send pre-
scrpnns to Le made up from a. iar uptown as Forty-
Yes u7el to Dc annoyed at nr't ~ drunken
tac. 10 get OF bOtn classes quickly aud
quietly As rule no rcf fne comes SrrI N 10 i ES
shoulder. "a have no ume or chn-musc except Oh
rare occasions. have some Of the oooks 10 make up and
get through good de,u OT my own medical Stu Jng
slucs CONF on AT IL o'clock and leave at la the
morning The day clerks nave different hours;
comes on nj aud leaves AT o. another atcght leaves
al 10, wuilc the neat man comes az aud does NOS
leave III IL How are drug-,tOr clerk paid Vel, all
Inc way from So $40 week, bat II takes
IA good and experienced man 10 command the
atter sum" He interrupted here by he Of
customers, one daPpcr niue man with lar mus
"A tan slOtfcu- Matted NCstcrucr whose
two DAYS ard and naggard eyes were cV fences vi
prolonged "burso" IL want little morphine
Tor ms u1en0" said the dapprr man. Been drinking
rather hard and can't sleep; can yOl, JacKf" "Ugn"
gruutcu me secpless Better give MN ten grains
OF b,omide" sad the or TX "Might well give zen
grains ol sugar. inIgh't ne, JACK - " Ugd responded
Jack Well as yOd IKE; but won't give hun much,"
said ne ccrk and poured the sleep DestOwne drops
Wnile engaged IN the operation the reporter
took hlmsell