The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-04

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The meanest man in Worcester oc-
casionaIly pops up, but the newest dis
covery is the genuine article and a sure
prize winner. He is a young man, too,
and dresses flashily. In his daily walks
to the store, where he tears off cloth,
the young man is accompanied by his
pal who is not noted for his broad
ness, but is nevertheless known to have
occasionally squandered a nickle while
on a good time. The man about whom
this tale hinges excused himself the
other day while returning from lunch,
and said to his friend, ooh, just wait
minute, 1 forgot something" Then he
hurried across the street to a variety
store and bought cigar the price Of
which was three cents. In other words
it was a two fer" This he tucked in
his vest pocket before joining his
friend. After walking In silence for
several minutes, the mean fellow be-
gan to tumble in his pockets, his fin
gers entwining the cigar. MY, but l
didn't know l had thisi" he exclaimed,
at the same time expressing his sor-
row at not having one for his friend.
This may seem like the limit but that
was reached the following day when
the same preliminaries were gone
through before the young man arrived
in the store above referred to. Then
he demanded the mate to the cigar
he purchased the day before, extending
two cents in payment. The proprietor
of the store, being man noted for
his suave manners in the treatment
of customers, surprised the loungers by
calling out loudly, Take the cigar
young man. I'm sorry 1t isn't a med
al You deserve IT."
Some girls who work as cashiers in
some of the department stores of this
city are among the greatest f1irts as
was shown in one of the stores yester-
day afternoon. A reporter was walk
ing through the store when as he pas
sed the cashiers desk he heard a faint
cough which was made to attract his
attention. He took no notice of it but
walked along and came to a counter
where there was a young woman that
he knew and with whom he stopped to
speak. He was talking to her for a
few minutes when she directed his at
tention to the young women at the
cashiers desk who were having
lots of fun hugging themselves and one
said, N I only had that young man
here now" The reporter took it all
in and with plying look at the young
women as he turned away he said,
"Can 1t be true that men are so scarce
that young women will carry on to
such an extent to attract the atten-
ton of a person who is a stranger to
them?"
A little girl of my acquaintance who
has a sublime faith in Santa Claus
gave me a letter yesterday to send to
that genial old gentleman thinking that
being a newspaper man, l could get in
communication with the giver of
Christmas presents. Here is the let
ter:
MY Dear Santa Claus:-I would like
dolls bed, a doll with some very pref
ty dresses and some pink blue and
brown ribbons for my hair. Please
bring me box Of candy, box of pa
per and pencil and box to put the
pencils in. And a story book about
Christ, and tea set and a dolls head
for Violet, Il would like her dress to
be pink and a pair of shoes and
stockings and a bag, and belt, and
some money and a paper of pins and
ring and a bracelet. A bottle of per-
fumery Dear Santa Claus, if you
can't bring all these things this time,
walt until next Christmas.
Good by,
Beatrice"
The letter was written at her dictation
by another little girl not 80 very much
older who still loves to play with her
doll when school is out, and who would
still like to believe that Santa Claus is
a real person with his white beard and
a pack full Of good things for good
children.
The Rev. Edward Everett Hale told
at the South Congregational Church,
in Boston, Sunday morning, about hav-
ing manuscript of his returned by
an editor who had solicited the con-
tribution. In this instance the reason
for the rejection was that the editor
hoped for something secular and got
something religious, which he was
afraid would not appeal to his par
ticular following. Time has been when
Well-known authors have been so
served for reasons less crushing. 1t is
related that a certain periodical pub
lished not a thousand miles from the
Cr1spus Attacks monument, an
nounced at the beginning of a year that
during the twelvsmonth it would pub
llsh an article by a distinguished
newspaper correspondent At the end
of the year letter to the publisher
stated that the writer of 1t had sub
scribed to the periodical for the sole
purpose Of being sure of getting that
article, and 10! it had not yet come out.
As the story goes, the publisher sent
the man his money back, with the ex-
PLANTATION that the article had come to
hand duly, but being considered not up
to the authors standard, had not been
published and would not be.
A
centered in a good-looking travelling
salesman, was impatient at not re-
eeiving a speedy reply to her last
letter, and so wrote him a brief note
sympathizing with him sarcastically
on account of his sore arm, assuming
that nothing less serious would pre-
vent his writing. He was in town yes
terday and called upon his impatient
/ lady love. His arm was held as if
In sling and he appeared to have
dltnculty in managing his coat sleeve
| Nhat! Is your arm really hurt 2"
cried the girl, in deep sympathy, this
| time genuine. And to think that l
was only writing in sarcasm!" She
appeared very sorry during the eve
ming and could not do enough to show
her pity for the visitor. When he saw
that in this way she had been prop
erly punished for her sarcastic note.
he revealed the arm, unhurt and strong
as ever. That man knows how to
| manage a girl.