Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-12-27
RANBLER'S NOTE BOOK.
Gleanings from a Weeks News in Spring
field.
Christmas Colony schemes-Eouth-
fui Tragedians-Local Dramatic and
Musical Notrs-A Clerks EN-
perience-General Notes.

Mu>2tht NUss-A th-
perience-General Notes.
There is little doubt that Christmas was
more generally celebrated in this city this
Year than ever before. Not only were the
presents more elaborate, embracing every
thing from a house and lot 10 a pin cushion.
but the number given was greater than ever
before, il We can believe the retailers of
Christmas goods. \ solution of this will
be found in the fact that the number Of
men at work in the shops this year exceeds
that of last by manv hundreds. Then there
is a general feeling among the people that
We are on the eve of a great business boom
and that there is no occasion 20 lay by any
thing for hard times. since we have had So
long business depression that the future
must be better. Actuated by this feeling peo-
pie spent their money very freely and the
result was an immense holiday trade. The
fine. temperate weather just before Christ
mas also contributed 10 bring out shoppers
in large Numbers.
\ young married lady in this city gave
her husband a pipe for Christmas present.
and had the bill sent to him next day.
Pretty kind of present. amt ," re-
marked the Young man, what do You think
l can do with this bill ," Well said the
young wife with twinkling eyes. I'm sure
| don't know unless you put it in your pipe
and smoke IL. "
Nearly two hundred young men and
women in Springfield added few dollars 10
their income by clerking in the stores during
describing her experience yesterday. She
looked a if she had travelled around the
globe on foot. So weary was her whole ap-
pearance. She never tried clerking before.
and says She never will again.
Girls" said she. Il wonder that I'm
alive after it. You know Pa didn't want me
10 clerk and Ma screamed when she heard
of il But | was determined 10
Try il just for the fun Of il. | got place
easy enough. and felt too funny when |
So bGAAAAlh Aiit ''uaaAtI anu 10
wait on customers. Ny first attempt was
on an old lady with a sun bonnet and big
Arctic overshoes. She had the most insin-
uating Of smiles, which developed into a
simper al times. She wanted present for
a little boy. something nice and cheap.
YOU know" Well. commenced 10 show
her articles by the dozen. | put block
pictures together; | banged toy pianos and
blew into harpS for her | fiShed out We
locipedes and Tenny>on'S works. | rushed
TO :he attic and dived into the cellar for
novelties to show her. Very pretty" she
would grin, but then, you know. wanted
something nice, and cheap too" Then |
showed her toy saws aud wheeZy flutes and
nights, huge tin horns. iron banks, boxes Of
gorgeous paints. tricyclcs and bewildering
heap, of grw-gawS of all kinds. ITS for
a boy. You know. an must be nice and
cheap" she would mUtter like parrot at
intervals aS she jinglcd toy bells. tried to
play ON toy Nylophone. and asked me 10
translate French quotation in holiday
book for her. Hot and tired, led her around
to counter after counter, mounted her on a
hobby horse lSide saddle fashion,, puffei
toy bellows in her face. and shot off a toy
gun for her. loh. that il had been loaded
with something Sterner than a cork :, sat
her on a hand-Sled, and played a fifteen
minute game of checkers with her. Il may
~ in hot n
green, green clerk
Finally. after taking a complete inventory
of the stock. she put on her sweetest sim
per and said: Well. as | see you have
nothing thai exactly suits me, | won't look
any further The fact is | came in here to
wait for my son. and thought that | would
put in the time looking at the toys"
left her like a released spring. In a
minute or two she hunted me up, and with
one of her most Sugarly simpers said: My
son hain't come Yet, and if you have any
thing suitable for a little girl nice and cheap,
mind. | would not mind looking at your
stock" This broke the camels back.
Madam" said |. ''if You will look at
llit sigh 'il AAlin Nuu ~ 'ht N'u VIII ~
that il is a store. If you want tobe amused
there is the directory. you can easily hnd
out where the Grand opera house or the
skating rink is. Go there if you want TO
be amused and pass the time"
suspect that the Young lady exaggera-
ted the above account somewhat, but her
story gives an idea of what the clerks had
To suffer from thoughtless holiday pur-
cha>rrS.
have just heard Allen o'Myers lecture
on Judas I>cariot. The effort struck me
"a a sawed-otf echo of Ingersoll. served up
with vinegar sauce, aud smell OF sulphur.
1t is probable that fully 1000 pairs OF
skates were given a. presents on Christmas.
II the month of December is any sample OF
rh,. weather which We are TO have this win