Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-07-21
TAKING HIM DOWN.

snow, Miss--er--er-Miss'
"Fosdick"
sThanks, very muchi Now. Miss Fos-
dick. In commencing your work ne q
stenographer for the firm of Poplin &
Son 1t Ia necessary for me to instruct you
as 20 your duties. have charge OF the
houses orrespondence-entire charge.
Ny name, Miss Fosdick, is Nipple
Eyes. MIR. Nipple" the girl replied
meekly.
'sIn the first place" MIR. Nipple went
on, leaning back in his chair SO as to ex-
pand his chest to its utmost capacity, and
and twisting the ends of his mustache
both hands as he spoke: ''in the first
place, always insist on my stenograph-
er's taking me down verbatim ct itera-
tim. suppose you know what that
means. It's Latin he added conde-
scendingly.
Eyes, sir"
well, Miss Fosdick, have had the
houses correspondence in my hands for
several years. and the Messrs. Poplin
have come 10 rely implicitly upon me. In
deed | do not really see how this depart
ment could move along without me-"
The girls gray eyes looked at the an
dispensable clerk with an amused
twinkle.
II think can say, Miss Fosdick." the
young man proceeded as he settled him
self more comfortably in his chair, land
think can say 1t without the slightest
egotism or desire to boast, that have
made the letters of Poplin d. Son famous
throughout the business world as models
of English composition and ornate die
tion."
The clerk watched the countenance Of
his new assistant closely TO note the
impression of his words.
Miss Fosdick nodded Understandings
and smiled. Ii was a sweet smile, for
she could not smile any other sort had
she tried.
.sThose are the reasons why always
insist ON absolute accuracy on the part
OF my stenographer. | do not permit
even the alteration OF single word OF
any other change whatever. trust
you apprehend me clearly"
Quite so. MIR. Nipple"
"Then we win begin
Mabel Fosdick's first days work was
perfectly satisfactory to the hyper
critical correspondence clerk. He found
himself taken down with unvarying
accuracy. In the transcribed letters,
too, the words were all spelled correctly.
She never struck the wrong character
on her Machines fault so common
among typewriters, and one which some
times helps to make typewriter COM
munication resemble Egyptian hero
glyphics.
The firm of Poplin & Son had been.
served By masculine typewriter, but
the style of the correspondence clerk had
become too oppressive for him. and he
had resigned.
This sas exactly what Mr.. Nipple
wished, for he longed for typewriter
with laughing eyes and golden hair
upon whom to lavish his flowers of Ian.
gnage-such a being as he had read
about in the funny papers.
At last he had found one to suit him,
after much examination of applicants,
in the person of Miss Fosdick.
Everything went ON with apparent
smoothness for about month. The
members Of the firm noted with ap
prevail the modest demeanor of then
new typewriter, and the other male
clerks In the establishment envied Hip
pie his pleasant duties.
One day the elder Mr.. Poplin sent fol
Miss Fosdick to come into his private
Office.
sssit down, please he said when shs
arrived. II have here a letter from my
friend Mr.. Shaw, of Shaw e. King. who
says that q communication from thin
firm contains much irrelevant matter"
Poplin looked over his glasses at Mis-
her eyes cast down. He asked, not un
kindly:
Ibid you write a letter to that firm
latelyy
.sYes, sir
.sThen You know it's character
Eyes, SIR
.sWhat have you TO say about itg"
Il wrote IL down just as Mr.. Hippl,
dictated 1t. sir"
$50 ] supposed after reading it; bn
IL IL not rather unusual to insert In let
tiers sextraneous remarks made durinl
siiciationgr
.sHe has always insisted ON beini
taken down verbatim ct literatim, sir.
tue IuHktJ tfPoWtttc& WetA bu Win e4tiA'
confusion. .'and really, sir, Mr.. Hippl,
tins annoyed me SO much with his at
fentions and has refused to desist tia
/ felt must do something to crush him
I'm sorry took the method did :
oughtn't to--oh, dear. what shall l dor
And Miss Fosdick pnt her dainty cam
brio handkerchief 10 her eyes, and he
speech dissolved in tears.
.Therel tharel my dear girl, dom
cry said Mr.. PopliR sootllingly.
he took her hand 10 assist In the CON
forting operation and placed her hea
On bis fatherly shoulder. He was nc
too old to make mental note OF how LON
hef lEshes lay ON her rosy cheeks, AM
bow dewdyops OF tears oozed througl
them.
ssWhat ana dningzv Mabel exclaime'
as ahs bethongls herself Of the pictur
shs and Mr.. Poplin would present /
any ons shuuld coane into the otzlce. an,
she promptly raised her head.
'.Xou did inst right. said Mr. Poplin
referring 10 her treatment Of Mr.. Nipple
Tie presnuaptuous rascal Never nind
little gifl--sr-- Miss Fosdiek. III settl
With Mr. Ripple myself. 10 the mean