The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-21

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You should have seen my old friend Cy
Clark the other day" said Major Megrew
while talking TO several friends yesterday
afternoon. ICY has more bristles in his
back when he is mad than any porcupine
that ever lived and I'll tell you how l know
il.
II have a room fitted up in the court
house that I call my den and often when
| am tired | take a little snooze there.
Last week Cy came to me early morn
ing and said: Say Megrew L want to go
to your den and sleep a while. I'm so tired
that l can hardly stand up Well. you
know Cy and myself are old partners, so
took him up to the room and saw him safe
ly landed on what | claim Is the softest
davenport in town. and when / went out
locked the door after me, just to be sure
that no one would disturb my old friend in
his slumbers
1T was O'Clock i'm the morning when
L locked Cy in the room and upon my word
/ forgot all about him until nearly o'clock
in the afternoon. and L several blocks
away from the courthouse when L thought
OF him then. Well, / hustled back and un-
locked the door and there was Cy pacing up
and down the floor like a wild man and he
didn't seem very glad TO me, either.
9" Did you have good sleep, Cy?' asked,
and just because 1 grinned a little Cy got
nader than ever.
Well, you are ID poor friend he
balloting for Pope? And I've missed an
engagement with Lew Sank, too he added
with a growl, as he picked up his hat and
stamped out of the room.
ICY didn't even thank me for the use
of that nice, soft davenport, added the
major thoughtfully.
bank president in Indianapolis had a
new stenographer. The young lady had
completed a six months course at local
business college and was perfectly confident
of her ability to transcribe her notes TO her
new employers satisfaction. 1t happened
that the bank president wished to procure
a block of English consols for an out of
town customer and the first letter he die
tated to his new amanuensis was an in
quiry to his foreign correspondents. In two
minutes she back with the written
letter, and this is what the bank president
read
Messrs. Bonds. Stocks & Co., Ltd, Lon
don, Il. c.
We are very anxious over here to procure
OF English Consorts, and as soon as the
market is favorable send us
About $4,000 worth, etc"
The corners of the presidents mouth
twitched as he cOldiy remarked that the
United States National was not dealing in
the sort of commodity described by his zeal
Travelling statesmen have their hard
ships said a prominent manufacturer last
night, but they often have a way of get
ting around much of the bitter part of their
business that makes life worth living. Yes
terday young man, 1 imagine just out of
college, walked into my office and with an
arrogant air that did not like at the time,
handed me his card and said he was rep
resenting certain old company and wanted
to sell me some lubricatng oil. looked at
| him sharply and put him down as one of
| these wise boys that got all of their learn
| ing in college and forgot every thing but
a few yells and big chrysanthemum. But
| his price was so low that as business prop
| osition felt L could not afford to turn him
| away until 1 had investigated his goods.
| 1 called the superintendent of the factory
and we talked over the oil the young man
| had to sell and / told him to go ahead and
write up an order for eight or ten barrels
| just as trial lot and L would sign 1t. In
| the meantime the superintendent called in
| the engineer and was showing the oil to
| him. What do you think of it? L asked the
| engineer. Why we could never use that
| OIL he answered, and [ Immediately can
celIed the order and told the young man.
who had heard what the engineer said,
| that his business with me was over He
did not answer me. but turned TO the en-
gineer and said, What is your name? 2
| John Wallace the engineer answered. in
| good faith. The young man pulled a note
| book from his pocket and wrote down the
name and asked for the street address of
| the ruler of the engine room. Without
! hesitancy the engineer told him that a let
! ter would reach him at 2345 Blank street.
| III have the firm send you a bottle of
goats milk by the first mall said the young
| salesman as he picked up his grips and
walked out of the Office. 1 could not help
| but laugh at the discontinue of the en-
gineer who had butted in with his ad-
4 vice"