The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-06-17
The Diary Of Merry Ethel.

most of the morning learning the stocf
and where TO find things and also
few other bits OF information that
didn't want the others to know about
l didn't know French val from Ger
man val and whenI asked one of the
other girls which was which she put
on such superior AIRS and said: on
don't you know the difference" AFTER
that thought that the next time !
was asked for something | didn't know
about I'd bluff II through or try to ma
ont from the customer 1t didn't work,
though. for when tried it this after
noon the customer squeaed on me ana
gave 1t away to the whole bunch. she
asked me to show her some insertion
in point de Paris said little silent
prayer that I'd make the right guess
and went through a sort OF My MAN.
my-told-me- to-take-this-one" business
and confidently hauled out box OF in
sertions. While / was searching
wildly for the prices Of the different
widths the old skeezicks pipeu up to
the clerk standing next to me: viii
you please show me some point de
Paris Insertions? This young woman
doesn't seem to know one kind OF lace
from another" The other clerk gave
me sneering look and made the
sale. I'm still wondering what point
de Paris Is and what sort OF lace 1t
was that I was showing her.
Gee. but I've got lots to learn!
Tuesday made a hit with the
fioorwalker to-day. He was entertain
Ing up this morning Wien there wasn't
much doing with lot of bum jokes
They were so very bad that couldn't
help but laugh, and he thought | was
taking fit because he was so funny
1t tickled him nearly to death to nave
one appreciatlve listener guess the
other girls had heard them all before.
At least they didn't pay any attention
10 him. But ! hope he won't take me
for good thing very often
My! but there are queer people IN
the world. and big store like this Is
about as good place to see all kinds
OF human nature as | know Of Some
times a regular four-fusher will come
In and ask to see some point lace OF
real duchess and talk about the poor
selection they carry ION this side Of
the water" when you feel certain tina:
she would fall dead at the sight Of az
ocean steamer and the only "other
side of the water she's seen Is prob
ably st. Joe,
Wednesday, earthquake wouldn't
be In 1t with what would happen if
passed week without getting a call
down. | believe the world would come
to an end. 1t was all on account OF
Mr. Clark | caught him on the fly
this noon as he was passing to 90 iIr
TO the fourth floor He didn't know
that had been changed. | was awful
glad to see him We ehinned for quite
while and he was ioshing me abou,
how tickle was in always hating new
jobs. He said he wondered IL | was
that tickle In evorything- fellows, foI /
instance. He got real personal I
guess the other girls got sore that /
was having some attention and they |
must have put the fioorwalker next. I
At any rate, Mr.. Smarty came over to |
me and said in very insinuating way
that he supposed had parlor TO re-. |
ceive my visitors in; that was paid |
for waiting on customers and not for I
entertaining my friends was SC |
mad | could have choked him and /
when ] got my breath you bet told !
him thing or two Charlie acted /
grand. He Just said, Excuse me- and
tipped his hat in dignihed way and
walked out OF the store You het ri
get even with that little whippersnap-
per.
Thursday-We had quite an exciting
time In the store to-day. had been
waiting on swelllooking chemical /
blonde and had shown her some OF
our most expensive laces. Just as she
was leaving the counter after moi
buying anything a man touched her
on the shoulder and heard him saw !
to her. Up toyour old tricks. Blanche, +
Come upstairs with me and dissorre
some Of that lace you've Just stolen.
Now, don't make fuss or It win 80 a
heap harder with you"
Gee! but II was as good as show
at The America, All lis girls were
scared TO death but kind OF sorry there
wasn't more of scene. She must
have been an old timer and on 10 the
game, because hadn't suspicioned
anything out of the way. I'd Ike 10
have seen what went on upstairs. ii
bet there was hot old time.
Saturday-I'm canned: in o,hor
words. out Of job That measly old
fioorwalker must have pulled his
wires all right. and Pm on the waiting
list once again. II turns ont that The 4
head OF our department is struck on
the floorwalker and he was shining nm
10 me 10 make her Jealous. She didn't
see that he was Just jollyIng me ana
thought the best way was 70 get rid of
me She made several eomplain,s
about me to the manager Then when
turned Mr.. Smart Aleck down and he
got sore the combination was TOO
much for me. and I'm or-but no,
down. ! still have my luck and nv
nerve to back me and In the meantime
little Ethel to the want ads.-cht
oago Chronicle.