Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-04
NOTHING IN 1T FOR HIM.
He Could Not sell rhlr,.~n Po.,.x. sta~.
for y Quarter

for . Quarter.
Prom the Philadelphia Prr-.
McCreerysville. Ky. is q small settlement si,-
uated % far back in the wilds cf the blue grace
state ss the mind Of man ever penetrHtes.
Untila few weeks ago Maj Sanders. a fro
eating democrat. had charge OF the post Office
in the place. About that linz. however. Q
change took place and Jeb Zssbsrs Me only re-
publican for ten miles aropRy4 w.. made the
seller Of stamps and postal estds % the Inhab-
itants Of that backwoods town.
Jeb Was delighted with thu honor conferred
upon him BY his government and FOR awhile
he went about his work with unparalleled en-
thusiasm. Before long a change took place.
yeb seemed 20 have lost all heart in his work.
IL did not take a close observer 60 see that
something was wrong. First. his former
friends deserted him and passed him bv with
out q word. Then his business began 20 de-
cline rapidly. his hitherto good customers
seeming 20 prefer 10 deal with the other gem
erai storekeeper.
For awhile Jeb bore his trouble manfully
and when questioned regarding matters re-
piled: "Doggone ef know what the mattah.
Reckon it's because 1 carry out he rules Of ny
ofiss'
A week ago things came to head Jeb could
stand IL no longer. One afternoon he sat down
and wrote 20 Washington. requesting the Post
Once Department to send an inspector 10 the
place Immediately.
The inspector arrived last Saturday afternoon.
and the following interview took place.
Look hyar." said the postmaster. ''ef am
going ter run this thing. Tiers got ter be q
change"
Why, what is the trouble" asked the in
spector.
Trouble? Why. thar's nothing in il fer me"
Nothing in itg What do Won mean7'
my pay Is els year. amt it,
"les SIR"
well. | can't live on that. kin r."
Hardly. But YOU have your store"
Hold on. thar"
1--WE got Their store. Now can't trust fer
stamps. kin II
Certainly not"
An 1 can't trade five stamps fer dozen
eggs"
Nor can't sell thirteen for a quarter"
Decidedly not"
An postal kyards don't sell fer six fer five2"
Why, of course not"
wall Now IL aren't just squar fer me ter
let sam Huggars read Bill McQueerys postal
No. sir. You certainly know all these things
are wrong"
That's jist it, Then look hyar. ef l can't
do 'em l can't be postmaster Of this town.
"Why not sir?'
"why mott Stranger. you don't know this
town. Eff don't trust Col. Hawkins. our
sheriff, en- his family fer stamps. they won't
trade in nv store. Thar's one customer gone.
Ell can't trade five stamps fer a dozen eggs
Jim Whedlic an his sister an her family won't
trade with me. Thar's u lot more gone. Ell
don let EN- go at thirteen fer quarter thar's
'nuther lot gone"
But stop minute"
Hole ON thar. Now ef I don't let Sam
Huggars read McQueerys postal kyards. he
shakes me. Ell do McQueery goes-thar two
more. Now eff it keeps on this-a- say whar's the
store? Afore git through won Z have nuthin
but your measly old SIS year"
"wellY"
pose kin live on that
Hardly. but look at the honor"
'Drat the honor. l want you TO ask Post
master Wanamaker. er Mr.. President er the
one what hes charge Of this thing, il I can't do
them things"
THAT would be impossible
Then l amt got fer the offs"
But. my dear sir"
"'Taint no use. Thar amt nuthin' in IL
fer me-
But"
Il reckon III give up an resign. enyhow."
But Mr.. Zeebers-"
Tell the President I've resigned cause
thar amt nuthin' in il fer me-"
He did. And this is the reason why Nc
Creerysville again has q democratic postmaster