The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-02-07
FOUR GIDDY GIRLS.

Giggle giggle giggle
Four distinct little gurgles of iipp IL &
mirth in as many different feminine
KEYS announced 10 the urbane stamp
dispenser at the post Office yesterday
afternoon that a quartet of pretty girls
had finally succet ded in edging their
way through the crowd and claimed his
attention. True, only one Of them had
business with Uncle Sans representa-
tive, but she could not possibly think of
facing the stamp clerk alone, and an
swered the protests OF her companions
with gesture of her pretty head that
commanded humble obedience. So they
,truggled and giggled until they reached
the window. Here they formed semi
which two penny piper waters are
showed to the ever hurrying public, and
the leader addressed the clerk
~ want to register somt thing" slid
the sweet little female through her black
dotted veil, putting her mouth as near
as possible to the hole in the glass, and
assuming an air of business that didn't
fit her as well as the neat little seaskin
Jacket which encircled her waist.
What do you wish to register. miss?"
said the clerk, counting thirteen men
that were waiting to get about S400
worth OF stAmpa, and who had arrived
while the giIls were arranging the bar
ricade arounl the window. SIS it a
canary bird, hat rack, cellar door. or
contagious disease ?" was probably
what the clerk would have said to any
body but a pretty girl.
oh, l forgot. I'm so stupid, amt l.,
girls ?"
The response was three giggles, which
meant the young girls companions
bought go too. She had expected them
TO say no, and therefore. had to chastise
them bitterly, while eight men and four
ladies' forced their way into the little
passage, but failed to connect with the
stamp clerk.
The young lady then produced small
pasteboard box neatly wrapped up and
tied with white thread.
"Will any ybody see who IFS to-" she
inquired.
The clerk told her there was every
probability some of the officials would
! forget themselves and look at the ad-
dress to see where the package was to
q to. He added, while he noted that
| tut pO5ANihNN Do NNiN upt lidl
it frequently occurred when the higher
officials were not around that a clerk
wOul steal look at the address OF a
letter Or package and then start it on its
way as directed.
| The pleasant repartee of the clerk
pleased the girls, and after they had
giggled all around twice the speaker
passed the box through the window and
asked how much it would cost. 1t
weighed scaut half pound and the clerk
asked il there was any writing in it.
Il didn't know that made any differ
ence," she said.
at might not in other postoffices, but
it is an invariable rule in this establish
ment that there shall be no writing in
third class matter"
"Oh, that is third class didn't know
that you. girls y
"But you will pardon me II / insist
upon a reply to my question:" said the
clerk, as he saw policeman driving the
people away from the door. lis there
any writing in this package p
! "Oh, no; indeed there isn't, is there,
girls 2 But let me see. Maybe Id bet
Ter not send it by mail. How much will
1t cost7 On my,I haven't got that much
Besides, papa, said should leave 1t at
his office and he would send il by ex
press. Please let me have it., will you.
I'm sorry to bother you, because know
you must be awfully busy"
The young lady took the package, and, =,
after examining It to see that the string
wasn't broken led her companions out Of
the crowd to Smi hfield street The
stamp clerk had counted twenty nine
persons who had become discouraged
and had started in as many different di-
rections for a drug store.-Pittsburgh
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