The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-08-07
IN THE ANTE ROOM.


When the intprrtnrnhlc attendant
had disappeared with the card II the
Girl who Observes, the girl sat quiet.
ly down 90 await the appearance of
the commissioner. He did nat come
Immediately. and. rs she sat there,
she began ~ realize that she had
never before had the iots Of an idea
~ the pcstiferousness If people.
Each person who camo--and they
were coming constantly believed
that his little biz ~ business was
especially vital After waiting per.
hRps two minutes, the ma iority ~
them began to fumc and TO inter.
rogate the attendant, relates the
New York Herald.
One women, having contained her
self for Ave minutes IN impotence,
stalkcd huttily away, assuring every
one within earshut that "she could
not wait another minute as she had
an engagement" On her way cut
she buttonhoied another victim
and stood talking to him for half an
hour. Then she came back.
HAS Mr.. --~ come YETI" she
blandly asked the attendant,
''Oh. yes. come ard gone" replied
that individual, cheeriully.
Why. the idea, why did YOU not
send him 90 me? You knew thai !
was right there"--nnd she took her
departure. exceeding wroth.
Next came voluhic foreigner.
loaded down with maps and plans.
While he WAS waiting he spread these
upon the table, failing to notice that
he thereby kept others from using
1t. When a gentleman approached
the inventor was SO occupied thar he
did rot see him.
"Mr. ---?" questioned the clerk.
perfunctorily, consulting the card.
oh. yes" replied the foreigner.
jumping up, you are the commits
biouer?"
enc. sir; but
"WeIl, Mr.. --. IN scty busy now,
but
hut It will not take long. and II Is
So wonderful that he will like Ia hear
about IT,"
After many interruptions tho clerk
succeeded In explaining that the mat.
ter would bee daily considered II left
for few days.
They arr perfect martyrs. -
thought the girl. "l'd have shaken
some OF those people before this,
and they have all been patient and
polite with everyone"
just then tall, conveyed looking
woman, escorted t?) by wihencd
little man, nailed the escaping clerk.
That one poor man, seems to
have more trouble than all the rest, Z"
thought the girl for in the mean.
time other clerks had come in aud
out, transacted their business with
more or less rapiaity and had again
escaped Ia the carefully guarded ~.
fetal precincts. but this particular
victim seemed doomed to encounter
the most longwindcd and rambling
visitors.
In flew a pert little miss, and a
pretty one, too. who looked decidedly
out OF place in an Office.
"Cau | see Mr.. -" she asked
and waited the arrival of the de-
sired person with far better grace
than some Of her elders aud should
have-known hetters had done. when
young man approached she nodded
copdcsccndiugly to him.
Am not to see Mr.. --- him.
seIf7" she questioned.
''Yes, think you can; but he sent
me tu ask II you would wait a few
minutes"
ooh, yes; and is he realty going
to take my plan for the huusep on,
isn't he dear-this is the first piun
| have gotten mp, and it's So NICE
well. Mr.. will see Won In "A
few minutes" and the young man
departed, leaving happy little girl
behind him.
hut, alasl the young man returned.
mir. ---- is so sorry--if you would
call Tomorrow
well. suppose | must" she pout-
ed, "but ! never saw such a perfect.
~ disgusting mani"