Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1889-03-19

cIerK alone, ana answered Jne pro-
tests of her companions with ges-
tire of her pretty head that com
manded humble obedience. So they
struggled and giggled until they
reached the window.
Here they formed a semi-circle
around the post hole, through which
two penny waters arc showed to the
ever huTying public, and the leader
addressed the clerk:
Il want to register something" said
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 sealskin jacket that oncircied her
waist
what do you wish to register,
miss" said the clerk, counting thir-
teen men that were waiting to get
about $500 worth of stamps and who
had arrived while the girls were ar
ranging the barricade around the win
dow, Is it n canary bird, q hat rack.
a cellar door or a contagious diseaseP
was probably what the clerk would
have said toanybody but pretty girl.
20, | forgot, I'm so stupid, amt [,
girls. The response was three giggles
which meant the young girls com.
panlons thought so, too. She had ex-
pected them to say no and, therefore,
had to chestise 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 q
small pasteboard box, neatly wrapped
up and tied with white thread.
"Will anybody see who it's to?" sho
inquired. The clerk. told her there
was every probability some of the Of
ticlals would forget themselves and
look at the address to see where the
package was to go. He added, while
ho noted that tho postoffice steps were
filling up, that it frequently occurred
when the higher officials were not
around that a clerk would steal a look
at the address of a letter or package
and then start it on its way as di-
rected.
The pleasant repartee of the clerk
pleased the girls, and after they had
glggled all around twice, the speaker
passed the box through the window
and asked how much it would cost.
1t weighed Il scant pound, and the
clerk asked if there Yves any writing
in it.
Il didn't know that made any diff
ference, " she said.
1t might not in other postofices.
but it is an invariablo rule in this es-
Enlistment that there shall be no
writing III third class matter
'Oh, that is third class. 1 did not
know that-did you, girlsl"
But you will pardon mo if insist
upon reply omy question, said the
clerk, as ho saw a policeman driving
the people away from the door,. Is
there any writing i'll this package?"
20, no; indeed there isn't, is there
girls2 But let mesee. Maybe I'd bet
ter not it by mail. How much
VIII it cost2 Q, my, haven't got that
much. Besides papa said should
leave it at his Office and he would send
it by express. Please let mo have it.
will you9 I'm sorry to bother YOU
because l know you must be awfully
busy"
Tho young lady took the package
and, after examining it to see that tie
string wasn't broken, led her com.
panions out of the crowd to Smithfield
street. The stamp clerk had counted
twenty-nine persons who had become
discouraged and had started in many
different directions for drug store
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