Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1889-03-15
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QUEER STUDIES IN HUMAN NATURE
a THE PosToFFlcE.


Those who Know what Iney want ana
So Those Who Don' -InqaIries which Be-
d long Properly TO the Depot Rother Over
the Special Delivery stamp. s;s 54s
There Is 3 broad and fertile field in
the p0stofice for those who are given to
making character; studies. A man has
only to stand near ono of the stamp
windows for few minutes to see more
odd specimens of man perhaps than are
to be found in any other one place III the
city, and that means in the country. One
has only to watch the hurrying, nervous,
pushing line of people rushing in one
door, and out another to realize what a
peculiar world this is. There is the
dapper young lawyers clerk. He knows
what he wants and how to get it with the
least trouble. He falls into line, impa.
tiently tapping his foot until his turn
comes. Then he puts down a dollar, says
shortly Fifty twos," matches up his
stamps and darts through the crowd.
Behind him, perhaps, is an old, bent.
gray haired man, dressed In a jumper
and o pair Of overalls He asks for one
stamp, and when this is laid down before
. =. .i.e :iueA paHe VI eiass, ne goes
down INTO nus pocket ana pulls forth Q
greasy, Miapioated looking leather wal
icy: &c hunts around !, 10 TINS s Tor couple
=. psnnles' ana many, When ne mas 1sG'
tounu t.sn, taxes nus stamp ana goes on
!s otne sac careIuny g paste u On =. the
'e..el Il,o 49,, ~, -: - !, :. =,
-, Il, sSo y, l koH WOMAN HAIER.
80: dne otnce .D4y comes m IKE llasn'
o ouys Z sleas loil " tne n!Ile green; mo
eI shings, teaIs = rapiuly INTO stf1ps,
INV sahu -, sa!uly Isnnlns ms tongue along
su Wy, Snus1 Ivy oisAnsm, sAaPs shem On 20
~ pug =. . s:es te!ns eacn one 1rom
s cue s'taR WIN quick, ripping sound:
I IL smt nove!s s9h he 9utsklfts OF
;s e ea i ~. VINE, anu then, watch
Sa s 49, ..y Ma. le.N' Soes up ~ tno VIZ
wv eE -.M nen 4oes S1e next traih leaVe
~ ~ dtIl8cou! hle ASKS. ,l. =.
<s s,tSai. Z now tns = 9 stamp window"
.G 2ng D ~ ana Deglns 70 !. stammer.
t0 tG you ma OUT ior mer
- A - a2le over on tne Wan, gruf11y
anu sle goes over 70 look az the eched-
u.e' "nsn ~ LYING man could ngure
Iat HSs1hw me tae snolt man, in 2 Aik
ias' Mi.u tatge glasses across ms nose,
~. tak peen !, Al 9n ana Iusslng aoo1t
W., Muih Z ne MAKES ne purchase, 1oa-
,.,;ti,a ~ WI ~ wy WIZ, aho, castlng
.sII,., a wy ~ to y. ~ ner, glunes o9t'
., ILL ne hLuns ,4e oool ~ q ols'
ks. e.,. nle. pellino mn staii muttef'
- " WotneM: 49,
~, ~ . .sa mu w. tne gt.I comes 9ack to
e s.', T ~ anu says unioly: II can't
w. .tM HArhlngton. T..
- wen, tnat ami my laulG, Is It! says
~ man !s shalPly, Peering over the glass
d. nei; ohe nees N dismay.
Ana SO tney come ana go, men, women
anu cniloren, not more tban hal1 OF them
growing no" TO buy stamps, and one
$40" one oe.aylns dozen more business
nke ana ehergetic people. Inc reporter
a az Sc tne stamp clerk 70 tell hlm some
81 tne more amusing experiences he went
IN through ~ tae course OF week.
.,,t, = An ODD LITTLE NAN:
IN ~eeS, nc sald grlm!y; :! couidn
Sem you t ~ tllat na4Pehed IA Gay. Ina
yyu nollce tliat NIUE shunlng man,
WMese nea1 scarcely comes up TO the
WI ne never comes mere less than
SiA .nues u4y ana ne never buys more
enin one stalnP az 2 ume. asked him
Eoe m w n .G Iio nov ges twenty OF thirty
~ ~ Nv. VI; ne sa1d, WIN snrewd
a.i' HeoRIe nke 70 oorro" them too
a,'1 on ne ~. = inc queerest one Q! all rhe
. ius s onss Wn3 come mere us once
n ~ ee'eiA oloGhs away from the post
o oain:s an1 yet ne wlA hoonie down here