The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-11-16
SOUGHT ANOTHER DRUG CLERK.
a Nervous Chicago woman's Worst Fears
Confirmed.

SOUGHT ANO HEX DRUG CLERK.
4 Nervous Chicago Wonan's Worst FearD
Confirmed.
The woman with the distempered
imagination had been reading good
deal in the papers about the incom-
potency of drug clerks in general,
and when she took her prescription
down to the corner dispensary to
have it filled she concluded 1T would
be q wise move to do a littlo investi-
eating OH her own hook and find out
whether Or not the attendant knew
his business.
ST see," she said, holding the
piece of folded paper firmly between
thumb and finger and preparing to
resist any attempt that might bo
made to wrest - from her forcibly,
"that an examination of the meth
DDS employed by you young men
and your instructors has produced
a good deal of a stir. AS 1 under
stand it the most of you are def
cient not only in practice, but in
theory as we'll. Is that so?"
She struck clinching question in
the beginning, and the young man,
who was especially sore Oh a point
that had been raked over with burn
ing Goals for several days past, look
ed tired and sighed audibly.
81 believe there is something in
it, be said politely.
81 have a prescription here, the
woman went on, still grasping tho
paper tightly, 'but I feel a little
squeamish about giving it to you
Unless you feel sure that you can
tell from the doctors Latin just
what ingredients the medicines will
contain and will know them when
you see them and will be able to
mix them in the proper proportion
! don't want you to touch it. /
haven't had anything to do with
drug stores for a good while, and 1
don intend to run the risk of being
poisoned. If you can't dot, say so.
The clerk leaned heavily against
the showcase and said that he had
been filling 100 bottles, more or less.
every day for the last six years, and
that he thought he was qualified to
wait on her. He added, however,
that if she was afraid to risk it it
might be advisable for her to go
elsewhere. She considered the latter
proposition for a little while. Then.
evidently being won over by his
straightforward way of going at
things. she decided to trust him.
81 think y she said, reluctantly
yielding the prescription to him,
"that you will do as we'll as any of
them. ask as special favor, how
ever, that you give me permission
to watch you while you are putting
it up. consider it nothing moro
than q proper safeguard in view of
the reports that are going round y
The clerk hesitated.
"It is something decidedly out of
the ordinary" he answered doubt
fully, "but if you insist I have no
objection personally.
From a box beneath the counter
he took four ounce bottle and filed
it with a oolorless liquid from a
glass jar on a shelf behind him. He
commenced to paste on a label, but
the woman stopped him.
"I'm afraid" she ohirped, futter-
ing around nervously, that you are
not doing that right. You are too
careless. You are nod measuring or
mixing anything. I wish you would
wait till the boss comes. y
The clerk made a grab for his
breath, which seemed fast deserting
him under such Il heavy pressure,
and dropped the four ounce bottle to
the counter.
Madam - no said family, you
may wait for the boss, OF you may
take this prescription to another
drug store, or you may burn it and
go without the medicine altogether.
1t won It make particle of differ
ence, for this calls for nothing but
water. We've got water here-dis-
titled water, filtered water and boil
ed water. You can take whichever
brand you like best, or you can get
lake water at home free of cost.
Use your own judgment in the mat
ter.
Tho woman picked up her pre-
scription and took it to the drug
store on the opposite corner.-Chi-
cago News.
Legend OF the sparrows.
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