Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1892-11-17
WOODBURY.. n. J, THURSDAY NOVEMBER Il, 1892

hSteoSiIy 10 use the prelX Mister in
addressing enc Of the clerks it was an in
dlcation that the subject Of the inter-
view was Of more than ordinary impor-
tance. 1t was with some perturbation.
therefore, that MIR. Nipple replied:
Well, sir, used to, but found Miss
Fosdick SO scrupulously exact that lafel,
have permitted her To sign and mail
letters dictated to her without my read
ing. She takes me down word for word.
sir, so feel that it isn't necessary for
me to read them over.
"The reason why | asked YOU that
question is this; received a note from
Mr.. Shaw this morning of Shaw 81
King, you know which he asks an
explanation Of letter that he had lust
received from this house. Perhaps. YOU
can give the needed explanation after
have read you the letter
Messrs. Shaw e King:
GENTLEMEN Your favor Of 3iunday WAS rs
ceiycd IN due course. Got That down sweet-
nesss In reply we would say-I'd like a sweet
KISS from those ruby lips say that the goods
you mentlon-you charming creature, why are
you so cold to meg-maniiOn were shipped YES
tcrday morning. Your birdlike voice thrills
me through and through Why do you never
smile on your adorer2 Hoping that they have
arrived in good eondition-give me lust one
KISS, Mabel, darling. won't youf-and that they
give perfect satisfaction-got that down. little
Deautyf-Te b'g 10 remain yours very truly
one kiss now-l insist-what are you strue-
Cling for1-your obedient servants,
PoFLiS & SOY.
After a painful pause the senior mem
Der of the firm went on.
"Mri Nipple, think I'll attend to the
correspondence Of this firm hereafter
myself. and what lovemaking it IS nee
essary to do to the typewriter will also
look after. The cashier will give Won
your salary 70 date. Good morning, sir. :"
tIhe idea.H exclaimed Mr.. Poplin Is
his son, the junior member, half an hour
later, when he had laid the whole mat
ter before him. The idea that wom-
anly and modest girl like Miss FosdicK
should be s. grossly mistreated III my
establishment ezasperates me. Shes
pretty and sweet and altogether admira-
ble."
= rather admire Nipples taste said
the son.
~Oh, you dor exclaimed the father.
Then | suppose have done wrong in
discharging the scamp. even when he
knew his attentions were distasteful to
the girly'
mo, father, you did quite right. Of
course it would not do for that sort of
thiag to continue"
"Of course it wouldn't. 1t would be
persecution of as sweet a girl as / know. ;"
'sWhy, you are not in love with her
yourself, are you, father"
Il? A widower Of fifteen years stand
ing? The idea. Can't ali elderly man
defend a helpless young woman without
such an ilnputation as THAR"
''Oh, certainly
Then the conversation dropped.
Old Mr.. Poplin was in love with Miss
Fosdick nevertheless, and he resolved to
ask her to be his sons stepnIother on the
first opportunity. He thought, more
over, that he would make that opportu-
nifty when she should report for duty.
Miss Fosdick returned to the store at
the appointed time and proceeded
straight to the private office.
fAai--7-sas s--r ssz-f yeEfita VIE afeiTEs
GOOD morning MI Poplin," said
Miss Fosdick with her sweetest smile.
''Oh, it's you. is it," Mr.. Poplin re-
piled, raising his eyes above his news
paper "Sit down, Miss Fosdick, please.
Before you take the lid off your type
writer have something -er-to say to
you rather-er-inportant | have been
thinking of you almost constantly since
you went away two days ago, and
wanted to--er--;ssh you7
"One moment, please. Mr.. Poplin,
Miss Fosdick interrupted him to say;
''you must pardon me, but l have not
come back to work
"Eh? What's that
''No, sir. Fact is THAT is-your
son, sir-has done the honor to-to-pro-
pose, and--and"
THE sly young rascalr calculated
Poplin, not giving her a chance to finish
.'WeIl, suppose Ill have to be father
to you, and will say am proud of my
new daughter
Then lie thought:
Il wonder if she really suspected what
was e@ing to say?" William Henry
Siviter in Smith, Gray 81 Co. s Monthly