The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-05-23
HI. inspirasien

We meet sll kinds ot trying people 10
this business, sfowlai the clerk In .
steam isnndry, bal the wor.t Of tho lot
is the hdseiy youns wife Who looks after
her husbands linen and sends 4, oot to
wash shs is slsus i.n0y ing lhs, sema
thios Is losi. sud the then proceeds to
msfs our lives burden until IL comes
up. which Is usaslly ia four or ave dsys,
when the whole iotce Is on the verge Of
distraction -not this verge bat the other
verge. Here Tor Instance. is an experience
bad only last week:
Bright ani early Monday morning .
yoong married woman OF the type | meu
tioned came rushing ieto the vfllss aud
declare pthat her hnstana'. linen had
been returned from tho lAnodty Saturday
niRht minus one shirt. | sished bscause
l had heard the ,sme kind OF . story
oncs a week Tor al lessi sir months, bot 1
took DOVE the check hles aud won't care
iuliy over our memorandum Of that pAtti
culsr lot OF coarse We make mistakes,
the same ss other folks. Int under our
system II is practically impossible for
q mistake TO remain indetesled, and !
showed her that our duplicate list CORE
sponded exactly With the one she had
checked ell herself ct her house, That
ough. to have serlled II. bat she stood
her ground,
| don't care. che said. All | know il
ihst one shirt is gone. sm sure. she
added, because there we're Is in oil, and
there are only II nov. She wanted us TO
settle for the shirt ., once, but insisted
on time for farther Investigation. and II
ter arsuing for fully 40 hour she went
away. Next day she came back.
Well have you iouni that shir,i chs
asked.
No, masm, l replied, Have your
No. hsvsn'i. she snapped, aud want
pay for IL right away.
Hsye you oounteiibeso shirts esretaliy
madam? | asked, spsrring for time.
Certainly. she said, there we're IL al
together; and I've gone over them 40
times, aud cah only fod II, The other
has been lost 10 the laundry, and intend
the laundry shall replace 1t.
We had another talking match OF an
hour or so, and when che finally do
parted wae in state OF collapse. When
saw her coming 10 tho following morning
my fee. turned 10y cold. called TO get
the money for that shirt, she said in .
deadly sort Of calm. presume you must
DO tired by this time OF your pitiable
evasion.
l am somewhat fatisl admitted.
but you should remember madam, thst
am only 40 employee, and the rules OF
the shop
What do care about your old inlssl
she cut In her eyes bszlns. Once Tor oil
will you or will you not pay me for the
garment You have Iosti
'Pon my word was about to pay her
out OF my own pocket when / had sud
den inspiration.
One moment madam. / said. believe
You tsld me their we're Is shirts Ia oil
l mean.
did, che said.
And at present you can only find l7'
Exactly, she oaid.
Would you like to know where tho
eighteenth is2 Issked smiling.
OF course. she answered.
Your husband IL wearing II, said ],
You overlooked the fact that one OF the
is always 10 ues,
She stared Ut me 9 moment ia stupefsc
lion,
Ter Il really Il forgot tbst, she
% tered,
Then she grabbed her p,issol and Gsw.
II ives pretty victory. sdded the olsrk
igbine. but ii won't make any difference
,he be around next Monday, same ~
yer,