Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-12-22
THE OLD DELIVERY HORSE.
Let Us Try to Tighten His Burden by System
attic Orders

Let Us Try to Tighten His Burden by System
attic Orders.
Should the phrenologist-to. house.
wives declare the average woman in
Olympia possessed OF an extraordinary
large lump of ego, the statement
would doubtless be received with
strong denials. Yet it is a fact, es-
tablished beyond question by the
merchants order books and the tele-
phone calls. 1t is true OF every city.
This egoism does not take the form OF
loud and idle boasting, but rather
that nerve.trying selfshness which
takes for granted that the whole world
revolves for ones own interests.
Our attention was recently called to
this unpleasant "phase of self-import.
ance" by q grocer. His statements
were fully substantiated by the butch
ers and supplemented by experiences
OF merchants in other lines of trade.
From 8 until IL A. NJ. and 9 30 until
5P. NJ, of six days of the week, the
telephone bells of the grocery houses
keep up an incessant ring. Mrs. X, in
the southeast corner of town, must
have q pound of butter before the
MONDAY or evening meal can be
served. Mrs. Y, way down on the
Westside, wants hslf.pound of tea
before 6 O'Clock. Mrs. H., way back
Of Ayres' hill, must have q can OF
salmon on an equally.limited time
schedule, and so on, until the strength
and temper of the grocer, the delivery
boy and the delivery horse are on the
precipitous edge.
It matters not that the delivery
wagon has been at the house within
the half.hour delivering another order.
This little supplementary order had
been overlooked and must be delivered
at once, Notwithstanding tho delivery
outfit is at the time At the opposite
extreme limit of the town. If the Is
or 2O-cent order is not at the house on
the minute, tho grocer is roundly &C.
cused of being unaccommodating, oi
neglecting his business, and vow is
registered that if the delay is repeated d
the patronage of the much-abused
house. will be bestowed elsewhe
The grocers, long suffering, have ex-
hibited an almost seraphic patience
through it all, and they now only
mildly suggest that their burdens
could be materially lightened and the
way made brighter for themselves,
their employees and the over-worked
delivery horse, if the ladies OF Olympia
would only strive to cover, a. near a.
may be, each days wants in their line
in one order, and send the order in as
early in the day as convenient. A
great field is here presented for the
exercise of true Christian charity. A
little thoughtfulness, Q little practice
in writing down your wants on paper,
or engraving them on memory's tab.
lets, and the reform is accom- plished
The grocer will no longer be driven to
the verge Of insanity by trying to fig
ure out how the delivery boy and
horse can cover 10 miles in fifteen
minutes, and the faithful old horse
whose detected look should be a con
slant rebuke to the thoughtless house
wife, would open his mouth and call
you blessed if he were endowed with
organs Of speech.
Dear ladies, will you not organize q
crusade against this crying evil? You
have many different clubs with oil
sorts OF purposes. but there 10 room
for one more. Let it be called the
" Early Order Club" and let every
housewife in Olympia be enrolled as 6
member. LUE F. VERNON.