Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-03-17
ME. NIPPLES LETTER.

AIhsllNSs very uuUCll. NOW, MISS
lusdic!s, in commencing your work as
II stcnosraphcr for the firm of Poplin
Il Son, it is necessary for me to in.
>truct you as to your duties. have
charge OF tn" houses correspondence
entire charge. My name, Miss Fos-
dick, is Nipple"
Yes" MIR. Nipp.c," tho girl re-
piled neckly.
ain the first place." Mr. llipplc
went on, leaning back in his chair so
as to expand his chest tn its utmost
capacity, and twisting his n,,stache
with both hands as hc spoke: sin the
first place, I always insist Oh my
stcnogvaphcr's taking me down ver-
Mtim ct litcratim. l suppose YOU
know what that means. Its I.;ltin,"
he addca, cDndcscendingly.
.'Yes. sir."
"Well, Miss Fosdick. ! have had
the houses correspondence in my
hands for several years, and both Mr..
Pnrlins have come to rely implicitly
ui,un me. Inaccd, do not really sec
how this department. could move
along without me-"
Tho girls gray eyes looked at the
indispensable clerk with an amused
twinkle.
III think can say, Miss Fostlick,"
the young man proceeded, as he set.
tied himself more comfortably in his
chair. 'and think 1 can say it with
out ahc slightest egotism or desire to
boast, that have made the letters of
POplin Il Son famous throughout the
business world rs models of English
composition and ornate diction."
The clerk watched the countenance
OF bis new assistant CLOSELY, to note
the impression of his words.
Miss Fos,lick nodded understand.
ingly and smiled. 1t was IL sweet
smile, for she could not smile any
other sort had she tried.
'!fh0sc are the reasons why | al
ways insist ON absolute accuracy ON
the part Of my stenographer. l do
not permit even the alteration Of a
single word or any other change what
ever. l trust you apprchcnd me
clearly"
"Qn:tc SO, Mr.. Nipple"
''rhcn we will begin" :.
Mabel Fos..ick's first days work
WIS perfectly satisfactory to the
hypnrcriti,al correspondence clerk.
lIc found himself taken down with
unvarying accuracy. In the tram
scrilIc,l letters, too, the words were
spelled all correctly. She never
struck the wrong character on her
m;tchinc--;l fault SO common among
typewriters, and one which some.
times helps to make typewriter
communications resemble Eyyptian
hierogiyphics
Thanks to Miss Foslick's skill, Mr..
Nipples specimens Of crate English
composition went forth into the busi-
ness world more faultlcssly than ever.
and aided in making smooth the
rough places Of commercial epistulary
communication.
The firm of Poplin & Son had been
served by a masculine typewriter, but
the style of the correspondence clerk
had become too oppressive for him
and he had resigned. This was ex-
actly what Mr.. Hipplc wished, for he
lnneed for typewriter with laughing
eyes golden hair. upon whom to
lavish his flowers OF languagc-sucha a
being as he had read about in the
funny papers. At last he had found
one to suit him, after much examlna-
ticn Of applicants, in the person of
Miss Fosdick.
Everything went on with apparent
smoothncss for about q month. The
members of the firm noted with ap-
proval the modest demeanor of their
rev typewriter, and the other male
clerks in the establishment cnvied
Hipplc his pleasant duties
Ono day the elder Bfr. Poplin sent
for Miss .FCsdick to come into his
private Office.
''Sit down, please he said, when
she arrived; 81 have here letter
from my friend Mr.. Shaw. of Shaw &
King. who says that q c0mmunica.
tion from this firm contains much ir-
relevant matter"
POplin looked over his glasses ,t
Miss Fosdick, and found her blushing,
with her eyes cast down. He asked,
not unkindly
ibid You write a letter to that
firm latcly?"
''Yes, SIR"
'Then you know its character?"
''Ycs, sir"
s.What have you to say about it?"
II wrote it down just as Mr..
Nipple dictated 1t, SIR"
$50 / supposed, after reading 1t;
but is it not rather unusual to insert
in letters cxtrane0us remarks made
during dictlti0n?"
''Hc has always insisted on being
taken down verbatim ct literatim,
sir" the pretty typewriter went ON,
with some cOafusion: sand really.
sir, Mr.. Nipplc has annoyed me so