The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-01-31

Go home right away, and III see that b
annoys you no more"
After the fair typewriter had put OF
her wraps and gone home Mr.. Hippl
was called into the private Office, anC
Mr.. Poplin asked him:
Are you in the habit of reading anC
| signing the firms letters after the type
writer has taken them from your dicta
ton and transcribed them, Mr. Hipple?'
When Mr., Poplin took the extra time
necessary to use the prefix mister" III
addressing one of the clerks it was an in
| dication that the subject of the inter
view was Of more than ordinary impor-
lance. 1t was with some perturbation,
therefore, that Mr.. Nipple replied:
''Well, sir, | used to, but found Miss
Fosdick SO scrupulously exact that lately
have permitted her 20 sign and mail
letters dictated to her without nv read
ing. She takes me down word for word.
sir, so feel that it isn't necessary for
me to read them over"
1.-The reason why / asked you that
question is this: received a note from
Mr.. Shaw this morning-of Shaw &
hing, you KNOWN which he asks an
explanation of letter that he had lust
received from this house. PERHAPS Won
can give the needed explanation after /
have read you the letter.
Messrs. Shaw & King:
GENTLEMEN-Yourf favor of Monday was re-
celved In due course. Got that down. sweet
ness! In reply we would say-Id like a sweet
KISS from those ruby lips-say that the goods
you mentlon-you charming creature, why are
you SO cold to me?-mention were shipped YES
terday morning. Your birdlike voice thrills
me through AID through Why do YOU never
smile on your adorer2 Hoping that thew have
arrived In good condition-give me lust one
KISS, Mabel, darling, won't you?-and that they
give perfect sat1sfaction-got that down little
oeauty!-we beg to remain yours. very truly
one kiss now-I insist-what are you strug-
gilns for!-your obedient servants,
PoPIIN & Son.
After painful pause the senior mem
Der OF the firm went on:
Mr.. 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 YOU
your salary to date. Good morning. sir"
The ideal" exclaimed Mr.. Poplin to
his son, the junior member, half an hour
later, when he bad laid the whole mat
ter before him. 1.-THE idea that a wom-
anly and modest girl like Miss Fosdick
should be so grossly mistreated in my
establishment exasperates me. She's
pretty and sweet and altogether admira-
ble.''
81 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 girl?"
NO, father, you did quite right. Of
course it would not do for that sort Of
thing to continue
"Ot course it wouldn't. 1t would be
persecution of as sweet girl as know"
why, you are not in love with her
yourself, are you, father
'2 A widower of fifteen years stand
ing? The idea! Can't an elderly man
defend helpless young woman without
such an imputation as thati"
ooh, certainly
Then the conversation dropped.
Old Mr.. Poplin was in love with Miss
tosdlck nevertheless, and he resolved TO
ask her to be his sons stepmother on the
hrst opportunity. He thought, more
over, that he would make that opportu
NIFTY when she should report for duty.
Miss Fosdlck returned to the store at
the appointed time and proceeded
straight to the private office.
The elder Mr. Poplin was alone.
Good morning, Mr.. Poplin," said
Miss Fosdick with her sweetest smile.
'Oh, it's you, is it," Mr.. Poplin re-
'lied, raising his eyes above his news
PAPER. ''Sit down, Miss Fosdick, please.
3efore you take the lid off your type
writer have something-er-tos say to
Tou rather-er-important have been
linking OF you almost constantly since
Tou went away two days ago, and
wanted to-er-ask you
Zone moment, please, Mr.. Poplin,"
Mss Fosdick interrupted him to say:
you must pardon me. but | have not
,ome back to work"
"Eh? What's that"
No, sir. Fact is THAT is-your
on, sir--has done the honor to-to-pro-
,ose, and-and"-
1.-The sly young rascal!' calculated
joplin, not giving her chance to finish.
Well, | suppose III have to be father
o you, and | will say am proud of my
lew daughter
Then he thought:
Il wonder if she really suspected what
was going to William Henry
'iviter in Smith, Gray & Co.'S Monthly.