The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-12-21
AS TO SOME REVENUE STAMPS.
Bus1ness Mans Trials In Gettinx Them
and some Subsequent Events.


Business Mans Trials In Getting Then
and some Subsequent Events.
When Mr.. Fussyman had finished hi.
breakfast and was getting ready to 70 out
his wife came to him with a look or an.
noyance ON her face.
We'll, well! my dear! What's the mat.
ter now!" he cried. "Cook going to leave
or do you want some more money to waste
for clothes?'
NO she said; 'it isn't either OF them
I've got to send a check of right away
and ! haven't got stamped blank. l want
2Ncent internal revenue stamp, and
haven't an idea where to get one"
why. send out to some Of the stores
see signs all about. saying, Internal reve-
nue. stamps for sale here
Yes. / know. I've seen the signs, too
and went out this morning to get a
stamp. and at every place went they said
they were just out of them
That's the way with a, woman. No idea
OF business, and always give right up when
anybody says boo! Go to- the ONCE of the
internal revenue agent for the district
that's only five blocks from here-and get
all you want. Never mind don't bother.
I'm going that way myself, and I'll get
some stamps for you and bring them home
ct lunch time. Always the way; women
amt any use. any way"
Well. tried; but II you'll get them for
me I'll be much obliged"
Mr.. Fussyman went out and pointed
straight for the internal revenue once.
When he got to the building he found that
the office had been moved half a mile awav.
He was In hurry. so he Jumped into q car
and spent cents to get to the new location.
There he found the once, with plenty OF
men running about. and also 4 lot Of peo-
PIE tnere. all Intent upon getting stamps
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to the cashiers window. He looked about,
There were two windows. over which were
signs, saying: Documentary and Proprie-
tary Stamps" and the other, Cigar and
Tobacco Stamps
DOCUMENTARY Is what l want he said to
dow. w."
Five twos!" he exclaimed. showing 10
cents at the clerk within at the same time.
inc clerk looked at him blankly and
showed the dime back, pushing with 1t
printed blank slip.
don't want that. want fve 2-cent check
stamps oneeA
Fiji 1t out" said the clerk.
mT. ruesyman took the blank and went tn
desk Then he examined the blank Altar
ne tnought he had mastered 1t he wrote in
sne description and number of the stamps
ne wanted. and pushed it at the clerk AGAIN
showing 1t back. o'o' n
Mr. Fussyman was in a hurry and wa.
getting riied by this time, but he took the
the footing of 10 cents. and signed his nsraa
and address. Then he took it to the clerl1
at the window again.
rake 1t to the cashier said the clerk.
MI. fussyman was In no humor to INDULGE
IN more light repartee. and when he 1ooked
az tne line OF people In front OF the cashiers
"lnoo~, which was ever growing larger he
was inclined to give up his stamp hunting.
he Joined the line, and In course Of IL min
utes he got to the window
Five twos!" he said, as he showed thu
money and blank at the man within.
i, ,a anat clerk s took the blank and dime.
dropped the money into till, stamped soma.
thing on the blank with a rubber stamn
ana handed 1t back S'
Other window for stamps" he said
by this time there was line formed in
'front.' OF the documentary stamp window
M WI russyman joined that line at the tail.
Of course, and waited. The line did not
move forward as fast as the other. for thoss
anead OF him were evidently making larger
purchases Some went away with packa9es
d stamps that weighed many pounds each
Pretty way to trouble the public E"
I 81 mr.. fussyman as he waited Final
y ne got to the window, showed in his
blank, and got his five two-cent STAMPS Hs
1ao been half an hour in the of1ice
AS ne went out his anger was at white
neat. Some persons heard him mutter
damn and others heard him saying thinrs
maj d SOUNDED revolutionary. 1t was too
!ate Tor his morning engagement and he
aetermined to go straight home and tell
MS wife what he thought of her for send
nG MIN on fools errand and to exnlain
Nnat ought to be done to the administration
!or pioneering busy men to death. AS he
'aSsea corner ne thought it would be well
70 get something cooling He went in
Half an hour later he stepped into another
corner store to cool down little more. and
70 mace many more such stops on his wav
nome, for every time he thought Of his
'tamp- buying experience he got hot inside
lam. II was O'Clock when he finally
on! said his wife, II am so glad you
have come If don't send that check
onlsnt II will make trouble. 20. did Won
get my stamps" she asked anxiously.
Of course l got 'em. Always yet everv-
. nans go Tor. Surprised anybody should |
make such bother about little thing
IKE that. Takes a man to do things. East
'st thing in the world Just walk rfrht |
lp to the window, hand in your morey.
lnd there you are" All this time he was |
ceiling In his pockets and turning them !
hing where those stamps must have rot
Q. Put 'em right in this pocket as soon
IS l got 'em" He hunted ana hunted.
tut found no stamps. Finally when he
ad exhausted every pocket in his hunt. he
eean 10 look blank. Must have pulled
EN- out with my handkerchief he ex-
and then remembering ali tha
'orry and bother he had suffered during thu
ay because of those stamps, he rev hot
gain; Damn the stamps, any way" he
reclaimed, nobody but woman would
o o., era man to get a simple 2-cent reve-
ue stamp. II you want a stamp. 20 ont