Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-22

for FIVE minutet. But abe hung on
and persisted in looking at everything.
1t was dark; everybody was going home
or gone; the store was all shut up, and
still che wouldn't 90.
well" he says, "m'dam, 1 don't
think 1 can suis you any way"
"Weli, you're here to vat on folks;
amt you2" she says.
30, yes," no says, scientifically,
"that's what I'm hired for. I'll wait
on you all night II you say So"
"UAu't you show me a remnant Of
that material2' she eays
20, yes" he says, II can; but h's
not what you want, I know"
"How do you know it's not what l
want2 Perhaps l am q better Judge
OF what l want than you are. Per.
haps / am."
He got ont the remnant aud un-
wound it from the board. She looked
ct 1t and felt of It and shook her
head.
"No, 1 don't like that at ALL"
That was more than the fellow could
staud. He caught up the board and
hit her 3 clip over the head with IL.
"weli, how do you like that he
says. Then of course there was the
deuce to pay. The elderly, angular
female went off in high dudgeon, and
the next morning complained at head
quarters of what she called the ont.
rageou, conduct of the salesman. But,
when the manager came to hear his
side of the story, he s.id no thought
he should have done the same under
the circumstances, and sent him back
to his desk. Discourtesy to custom.
ers! Why, 1 Amt much of C writer,
but I'll pct / could write q narrowing
book about the discourtesy Of Gus,
toners. OF course there are people
who are pleasant and atfable and know
what they want, and know how to &c
work to get 1t, but you'd be surprised
to fad how email the number Is. Be.
sides, n elderly, angular female will
make you feel worse in FIVE minutes
than an hour with pleasant customers.
Why elderly and angulsr2 o, dom
ask me. I'm sure / can't tell. That,
one of the mysteries of the trade; bui
I have noticed somehow that our trou
bles come mostly from that class O.
females. l don't know Of any particu
lar reason for 1t.
"Now, I don't suppose hat there
are any more reasonable people In one
sex than in another; bat as l am in O
lace department / see more Of wome,
than of men. I've heard some very
shocking experiences of ladies tryinl
to get waited on, the neglect OF
clerks the insoience Of statesmen
etc. The other night l was waiting OF
some ladies when u red faced and raw
looking female pranoed In and callet
out: Young man, young man, l wan
to get o train. Can you wait on me q
oncs2' Well, I left eff to wait on her
"'I want one of them 81 cen
fishoos with the plain figure l saw her
the other day
"'I guess you didn't see them here
madam; we haven't got them In stock.
"'Haint2 I 'spose I don't know
what I'm talking about. l saw ther
here, I'm very sure. Can't you loo
and see2 I want to catch my trail
down to the eastern depot
"'But we haven't any fohu of tina
description in stock, madam
"'Well, but you don't know. Yo
haven't looked. How much are thos
In that boxT
' different prices. Tho one 70,
have there is 81 co.
"'Well, but haven't you got an
for 81 cents2'
, "'I have already told you fou
times, madam, that I haven't An
. if you'll believe 1t that woman brok
. down, began to cry, and said: 9Th
is the first time l have been insulte
to-day If she hadn't wanted
catch her train she would have con
: planned of me to the manager, l SUI
pose.
= "There are women whoscome to tn
6 store regularly almost every week, an
: look all yer q stock, ask question
: and bother us to death, never buy an,
!. thing, never were known to buy an,
thing, but they take up time moi
8 than paying customers. There al
women who come in here looking (,
things we never had In stock In IL
world, which they are perfectly, pos
lively sure they saw on our count,
the day before. There are wome
who come back, looking for parcels
. purses, which no argument u,
= Ger heaven could convince the
that they hadn't left lying {
my counter five minutes before; the
. are so sure of 1t that they can point Of
!. the exact spot where they had d
: posted them q short time ago, 81
: they look and act as IL they though
!, if they could oply get In behind Il
counter they would find the missIn
: : article secreted among the boxes. II
|. polite clerk Is q hypocrlt, or else h
: politeness Is very variable. It's cal
!, enough to smile and look extremel
; sffAble when yours waiting on q nit
: young lady, but If anybody can fin
any romance in Mrs, Stiphenmugge
he must be endowed with o very live
Imagination"
8 Hop Bltters are the Purest and Best Bite
8 Ever Made.
They are compounded from Hop