The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-23
TEE AMATEUR REFoRMER.
He Has n Bout With an OHciou-
Postal Clerk

An obloug piece Of colored paper. print
I'd and filled out IN due form and signed
by the postmaster at Morgautown. in
structed the postmaster at Chicago 90 pay
To Henry NJ Civilians the sum OF SI.65.
a tail. lauiy person, who had dropped
In AT the postofiice. presented this order
al the proper window
tn. clerk read 10 through carefully and
looked al the lauky person with some sus-
picion.
Are you Mr.. Civilians" he demaulcd.
Yes. sir.
'II'm-who sends the money TO vuug-
Harrison Hilker. Iorgantown, State Of
Kentucky He's a man. II / rememb.r
rightly, with grizzly moustache. wart
ON the east side Of his nose, sandy com
pltNOu, blue eyes. pleasing expression %
cuuLtcuanCc, good talkcr. voted for
Bryan In 1901. but believes IN the gold
standard This money was sent 10 bal
auce a legal account Of long standing
81 don't care for any of that" inter
posed the young man on the other side
Of the glass partition. Have YOU papers
OF anything Of that kind about Won 10
I. identify YOU as the owner of this 0rder2'
Here's tho letter e came IN" said the
person processing TO be Nr. Civilians
/ You can see the name on the back Of the
envelope
Anything eIse?''
Yes sir. Here is a grocery bin from
firm in the beautiful suburban town
known as Lake Forest, where ] eat and
sleep TO prove that / am a man of some
financial standing call your attention 10
the circumstance, FIRST. that the bin is
marked paid, and, second. that there are
four separate and distinct items of pota-
toes"
Never mind that Anything eIse2"
Yes. sir. There are peaches. crackers,
/ -four. butter. cantaloupes. squashes
beans. and cracked wheat. as you can
! see by eXamining-
Anything else / mean. to identify you
! as
oh. yes"
| Here he laid the contents OF the inner
breast pocket Of his coat before the clerk
That's d letter from cousin in Iowa. D."
| be explained, pointing out the one on top
! Of the pile "RcCeipted bill from gas
! company. Here s my bank book. Name,
! ] think, agrees with name on postal or
! der. Letter from client on the West Side
| Involved In suit over line fence Invita-
/ ton 10 club banquet. Circular from pro-
| prietors Of wire fence factory Offering
/ to"
Il guess thatH do"
/ Il want you 10 be satisfied. It's a seri-
bits-or IS it four bits-to total stran-
] ger whO hasn't anything but an honest
/ face and few documents 70 recommend
| him. Here g."
! 81 told you I was satisfied"
But I'm not. ! want 10 make the proof
| overwhelming.
He took a dozen OF two Of his profes-
] sioual cards from "a small morocco card
| case and scattered them profusely about
| That's all ] have with me he said.
] bul IT ! can nave the use OF your lele-
| phone / can bring the Office boy here in
/ ten minutes with A hundred more"
/ Don't get funny. ! told you the iden-
| tihcatiOn was satisfactory"
! quite suTe?'
! Yes sir"
! Because II you are not"
! Please let that lady behind yOu-"
| "Ah! Beg pardon, ma am. ! hope you
/ will not have as hard a job Ga establish
| ing your identity AS I had"
| He raised his hat. gathered up the or
der on the cashier, which the clerk had
I showed at him. replaced his documents DOB
| his various pockets. and moved toward
! window No. 25.-Chicago Tribune.