Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1906-07-13
The Diary Of Merry Ethel

rags just in time for Charlie. | don't
call him Charlie to his face, although
he asked me to, but | don't want him
to think I'm fresh. He was dressed
awful swell and has such nice manners.
He's what you'd call real gentleman.
l was glad that nobody else came in
because We had a better chance to get
acquainted. He goes out of town a
good deal, SO l don't suppose I'll see
him very often.
Oh! I've been so busy telling abou:
Mr.. Clark that l really forgot to speak
of my new job. Yesterday l met one OF
the girls who works in the Colonial
and she told me that they needed a girl
in the china department and that il
hustled down real early this morning
| might get the place. She said 7 had
better tell the manager that she had
sent me. Huh! Just as if she was
such a much that her recommendation
would help me. | was Johnny or the
spot all right this morning and think
the manager must have liked my looks
for he gave me the job without asking
hardly any questions. The department
that I'm on is on the fourth floor and
| don't know yet whether Pm going tC
like the place or not. I'd so much rath-
er be on the main floor. If / make
good up there, though, maybe they'll
put me downstairs before long. Doesn't
that seem funny to be promoted down
instead of up?
Tuesday-Gee! but I'm tired to-
night This thing OF being on my feet
the whole day long has about laid me
out.
There wasn't even convenient stool
to sit down on and l couldn't perch
on any Of the counters because they
were all piled with china.
l don't think much of the set of girls
that's in the department. They're an
old-maidish lot and awfully clannish
They seemed to spend most of the1I
time to-day talking about me. Each
one would put me off onto the other
when I'd ask for help in making out a
l didn't know the first thing about II
and, of course, was awkward. If car
just get used to being tired and get the
hang of this check business | DOM
think it will be half bad.
Tomorrow is my unlucky day
though, and I'll wait till it's over be.
fore begin to brag.
Wednesday-Of course got my reg.
ular call down to-day, and before 6
bunch OF strangers, too. l had just
made my biggest sale, dinner set te
young married couple, and 1 suppose
was flustered. After struggling with
the check and calling cash" till was
hoarse l turned to take the thing tc
the desk myself when crash went 6
whole table of little plates on the
floor.
Everybody came running to see what
had happened and l could have sunk
through the floor. The bald-headeC
old floorwalker began taking my heaC
off and threatened to report me to the
manager if l continued being so care
less. In the meantime the bride ant
groom had changed their minds for The
s'teenth time and in the midst of the
excitement said I needn't send out the
dinner set; that they would look a lit
tie further. This made the foOrwalke1
madden than ever and of course hi
blamed me for losing the sale. 1 fell
like telling him that if he didn't pu
his china on such spindly, cheap table.
they wouldn't fall over if you looked a
them. I'm glad this days over.
Thursday got my new hat to-da,
and it's a "peachefine." It's green
with lot of ribbon Oh it and buncl
of peacock feathers on the left side
The clerk said it locked very chic
whatever that means.
I'm going to try for change at thu
end of the week. They can't do more
than fire me and I'm getting kind o.
used to that.
Friday-When l got home tonight
found note from Mr.. Clark saying
that he would come out this evening
and he's just gone. He brought mt
some flowers and acts very nice, bu
I'm afraid he's jollier. He was ask
ing me about Name Curtis tonight
If he begins shining up to her it will
be all Off with me, because I won't
stand for playing second fiddle Il
Name Curtis. The next time l know
he's coming l think I'll have some O
the boys come over and see if I can
make him Jealous. He's got a goot
voice and l think he's little bit stucl
on himself.
People always make a fuss over fel
lows that can sing, and he shows tina
he's been spoiled. He said ne wa
going to bring out some of his music
soon and wanted me to play for him.
guess he'll change his mind when n
hears me play. But | didn't tell hin
so. I think I'll practice up bit be
fore he comes again. My! but we wer,
busy to-day at the store! There was +;
sale of odds and ends and unmatched
cups and saucers and the worst look
ing lot of truck l ever saw. But tn,
bargain hunters fought over the oil
trash just as if it was worth Will,
and we had to call the floorwalker sew
eral times to decide as to which be
longed to who. I'm going to make ;
try for downstairs tomorrow.
Saturday-It doesn't seem natura
not to be out of job on Saturday. Blu
instead of being bounced luck is will
me this week and I've been given
place in the lace department on tn
main floor It's a nuisance to have t,
get broken in to a new place again
But there's nothing stiff about me ant
it won't take me long to get acquaint
ed. OF course, there will be more t.
do, but it will be lots livelier. Tn
girls on the fourth floor were such
lot of dead ones that I'm glad to max
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