The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-01-19
TIE WHISPERING GALLERY.

read the other day, in newspaper Of a
large and distant city, the plant ola grocer
who had been literally plucked by the
generation OF ''samplers." lie thought
they would have driven him out Of bust.
ness Il he hadn't found and stopped the
leak. Ono would ask--or take without 80
much as "by your leaye"-a handful Of
coffee, another ten, another sugar, another
dried fruit, and 30 on to the end OF the
grocer's chapter. asked Wheeling
grocer II he had any similar experience.
II suppose all grocers have, 10 some e1.
Tent he replied. people take q bit Of
this and bit Of that, and II you put The
bits together they count. 1t all costs. But
my customers take a sample to taste as q
test OF quality, or 10 nibble while they are
waiting. l don't know 30 much about
those people who go about collecting sam.
pies as general supplies. There used 10 be
an old lady who sampled all my teas and
never bought any. She was suspected Of
patronizin2 other stores in the same way,
but didn't take the trouble to investigate
her case. Ycs, it's considerable drain In
a year, and it is bad custom, but rs long
as We come out ahead We DONE let it worry
u6 much. II others in the business would
shut down on 1t would be glad TO Join,
but don't want to stand alone IS the one
altogether lovely"
Yet l am aure that tho people who don't
sample help to pay for the sampling Of these
who do sample. 1 stopped the other day
to buy some apples. While the dealer was
measuring them he said, very kindly and
politely, Try one." mo, thanks" l 70.
piled, 81 am entitled to another put 1t in
tho bag" That was business. He also
had an idea Of business blt was not going
about it i'll business.like way.
am sorry tina. Governor Jackson did
not accept the invitation OF the Common
wealth Club, Philadelphia, to break bread
and crack bottle Of ginger ale with
Speaker Carlisle. He might have come
back determined TO urge upon his Demo.
cratic frienda, some Of whom are also my
friends, the immediate organization Of the
long. delayed Jefferson Club OF Wheeling.
II wero Democrat II am willing to say
in confidence that am not Democratic
candidate for the Presidency Ishould lock
with generous envy on the Lincoln Club,
and stir myself for something Of tho sams
kind. The Philadelphia concern wasn't
born in hurry, but it seems to be on
firm footing, and while it can't match pen.
MES with the Union League, it is good
deal Of an affair. The "short-hair" De-
mocracyl has club hard by, but its Light
is obscured since brighter sun has risen.
Mr.. Randall rides the two horses with
great skill. In politics he isequal to some
very accomplished feats. o. his native
heath don't think you could get him in
60 tigat place that he couldn't produce
four aces and get the market value out OF
them.
l noticed come young men in slejghs
racing up and down Main street hill-the
roadway narrowed by great banks OF SNOW
on each side, vehicles OF all descriptions
colaing and going. 1t was dangerous Sit.
uation and noticed more than one narrow
escape. An observant policeman on the
spot would have made more than one ar.
rest. An agent Of the Humane Society
would also have been interested in the
proceedings. II may be-but I do not
think it is-good horsemanship TO pull and
jerk and lrSh horse 10 cool him down
after he has been lashed 10 warm him up.
This is rule that can't BIO worked both
ways.
. We are nation Of ofliceseekers. The
country is full Of men who continually az
pire to something beyond their reach. A
backset has no depressing effect on their
confiding natures, but they take what they
can get and Immediately begin laying poll.
teal ropes for something batter. A Ken.
lucky gentleman went to Washington, con.
iident that his influence" would secure
for him tho English mission. He found
that 1t would not, and lie lowered bis
claima peg by peg until he finally accepted
position as laborer in tho Bureau Of En-
craving and Printing, and is now trund-
ling 4 wheelbarrow for a dollar and a half a
day.
Over in Ohio the disease is very bad. 1
know man who WAS for four years rep.
resentative iii the Legislature, who was
dropped by his constituents, and who is
now night policeman at the Capitol. He
can at least associate with his former con.
freres when they so Trolling home in the
morning" Another patriot, who ran for
the Legislature but was beaten, is porter
in the Ohio Senate; and q third, an uttor-
ney ut law at Athens, has charge OF the
House closets. Bat dead politician is
not OF much account, except that like
Imperial Cm.ar," he may be used to
stop hole to keep the wind away"
Let us add 10 our prayer "deliver Us from
the Itch for office"
X
Ilns Anyb Told You
That the slugger is abroad ?.
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