Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-05-10
a. AT The 6 AMP W NOOW.
The Y Nations Il ~.anIp Cierk Ia. 10 Con
tend with.

81 don't suppose, sad Il stamp
clerk in the po~I"llicc to II New York
Sun reporter, "that there is any place
winch So tries Il mans nature and gives
him So clear an insight into The nature
Of other people rs that of 4 stamp
CLERK. There is an order posted up at
the window, and generally understood
by all who come to buy stamps. that
purchasers must fall into line; out
during the busy hours. when the string.
one deep, Is very long, and the last
conner is not apt to catch cold before
lie window, there Is always one who
refuses to take his proper place, and
pCiSiStcntlY tries Ia form a special line
of his own coming up from the oppu-
site direction. Or course do not pay
tie smallest attention To such people.
preteud that don't see them, aud
:hcS usually pcrseycre IN their futile
efforts uutl the particular outgoing
mail that has drawn the crowd closes
aud the liue has disappeared. Then
they get fairly before the window. But
sometimes one fool continues to make
many. The example of the pcrvrr>e
person who wont y" tu the tail end
of the line is followed. and others file
behind him. until the wrong rank rN-
tend, IL far ~ the right one. aud the
c!amor for stamps that | cannot sell
bccamcS So iupnrtunatc that business
i impcdrd. Then the officer, outside
mus! interfere and break up the line
that >nnu!d never have been formed.
Women are my btt"rc>t foes. They
always hrEin bv aSkin. How many
stamps Wli That takr? INcn the rrg
ui:tli"n> require m" Ia wclgh the letter,
although the envelope may he 50 At
tcuuJivl that srmplcton could tell
that snItr postage wouid carry 1t. or
80 obrs,. with snIuc coulraband article
thtt II should b" obvious that it VIII
not be- forwarded at all. Ny business.
however, J. merely iu tell her how
mnny stamps lts weight Vii require.
Iueu She has a uumb"r Of questions to
ask at me. aud. while tac ivH9ihcuing
ilnc wrIthcs with Impat!"ucc bchlud
her, She tries {" ascertain how hong
hcC ivtt"r will take tu gct L. is icSt>n-
alton. ] try To- answer her iuqu res
as politely aud rapidly Is possible;
but, | can tell ypu. il i hard ana try
Ing WORK. Finally she oucf, nv. pos
,
stamp. aud slowly counts the change
twice over before she is satisfied. In
uluo ease, uuJ uf ten she uses iuc sill
OF the window tu stick the stamp nu
the letter. and very commonly she ASKS
me to alliN IT, Oaly yesterday mid
di.-agsd woman. after she had pur-
chased n j-ecnt stamp tn send letter
To Scotland. asked me If tive l-ccut
stamps would do as we'll. | sand YES.
and handed ne back the stamp |
bad just given her aud made mc change
IL for l-ccnt stamps. Ten she made
me stick The hive stamps ON the letter
-s-Ir s.-r- E'fgtu sh~ wtutcl tu know
where The proper drop was. and / think
she wou,d have requested Inc to come
out and post the letter If the crowd
had not fngCihiv Sbouidcrrd her away.
A few days ago man II tEv head
of long line. ~ hr stuck stamps on
four letters. brgan 10 tell story of
how stamp clerk IN Wncciing did his
business Tine person bchiud HIM de-
IibrTatctg kuocArtl uf his hat, aud
w whiic he was picNIug IL up the Hue
passed On. Nnt long ago a mIu. after
Waiting fur twenty minutes IT the
wrong end uf the line. at last found
himself before the window.
well. mister he said, with angry
saVct ISM. 's'p">c we've got time 10 'jrad
me n"s. jist want this pnstal-rricr
cashcd Whru told him tAat was
not Tie rtghr CLERK IL cash il he
wouldn't believe ur. aud challenged
me IT, step OUTSIDE anl nave il uul.
y policeman had t. drag him away
from the window"