The Dickinson press., 1897-05-22
WRONG ADDRESSES.

WRONG ADDRESSES.
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"nwas nothing but csrelessness !"
said the indignant shoppes.
"Qmte 60" murmured the polite
Aoorwalhsr.i aasFF''
Although It was . little thing,
Il put me to the greatest inconven-
isnoe." the lady,wepto1 o1.
''ExaoHy, NJ assented the floor
II had . dressmaker sewing at
my house, and In consequence Of
the stupidity Of the people In this
store she had no sewing silk and
her time was lost, I" continued the
kdy. { + &
''Undoubtedly." returned the
doorwalker.
1T ought to be possible with a
little care to get a simple address
right, +" the lady asserted.
Just So" answered the floor
walker. : 4 #aEs TIT
."And this address where my
goods w1re sent is not / BIT Ike my,
address, " said the lady. # 4ts
Mot a Bit" agreed the floor
walker.
"wen, then, how do such things
happen Il not through careless
nessi" demanded the lady.
"That is metaphysical or rather
psychological problem" replied the
aoorwalker with great seriousness.
II call it stupidity" retorted the
lady with emphasis.
"Quite so," continued the floor
walker. "But the facts are these:
Every salesman and every sales.
woman is cautioned particularly.
and constantly to be on guard
against making a mistake in an ad-
dress, and such errors are always
punished severely"
a.. 1T doesn't seem to do much
good, w. iuterjected the lady scorn-
fully. %ts..5- ,:4,,t.l.t. rs
''No," admitted the fioorwalker.
"Then after the address has been
written with care our rules require
that 1t shall be read over to the Gus.
TONER to make sure that it is cor
rect" ,t.,.s. 2g.s,,,'s ~
The rules may be all right, but
my address was wrong, and I didn't
receive my purchases, "retorted the
lady.
EXACTLY" continued the floor
walker. g"Well, after the addresses
have been taken and verified in this
manner, about one in one hundred
or one in fifty turns out to be
wrong"
"wells" said the lady interroga-
lively.
Why" replied the aoorwalker
suavely, "the inference is that it is
the. customer who makes the mis-
take" @>ate9e - q
"Do you mean that I don't know
my own addressa" asked the lady,
looking scornful.
"Not at ALL" protested the floor
walker. I'm your case the mistake
is doubtless ours.$ But in the other
cases the problem ispsyc Geological y
"Hum," said the lady.
"Quite5 so,'' assented the floor
walker. Entirely psychological
People know their own addresses,
but give wrong ones. Why do they
do it9 I don't know. That is one Of
the mysterious workings Of the hui
man mind. All I know is that they
do H. The proof is that people
themselves make mistakes in writ
Ing their own addresses in letters
sendingfin mail orders.'
"Peehaps they are thinking Of
something else when they give their
addresses" suggested the lady
doubtfully.
"Perhaps,'' returned the floor
walker. "All business houses that
have to handle many addresses have
the same trouble People are con-
stantly making mistakes in their
addresses..' 1 s::s.-2 $50 y. 3tz&
Well" said the lady, making a
graceful retreat, 'let us say no
more about 1t. And you will send
my things to the right address9''
Certainly" said the Aoorwalk-
er.-New York Sun.
ALL SAINTS EVE.