The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-08-16
The Diary Of Merry Ethel

4 i
minute all through the day. | spent
most Of the morning learning the stock
and where to finu things and also a
few other bits of information that l
| didn't want the others to know about.
| didn't know French val from Ger
man val, and when | asked one OF the
other girls which was which she put
on such superior airs and said "Oh,
| don't you know the difference" After
| that | thought that the next time |
was asked for something | didn't know
about I'd bluff 1t through or try to find
out from the customer. 1t didn't work,
! though, for when tried it this after
noon the customer squealed on me and
! gave it 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-mam-
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 piped up to
the clerk standing next to me: will
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 a sneering look and made the
sale. I'm still wondering what point
de Paris is and what sort of lace 1t
was that l was showing her
Gee! but I've got lots to learn!
Tuesday made a hit with the
floorwalker to-day. He was entertain
ing up this morning wnen 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 a fit because he was 50 funny.
1t tickled him nearly to death to have
one appre&ative listener. | guess the
other girls had heard them all before.
At least they didn't pay any attention
to him. But hope he won't take me
for a 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 regular flusher will come
in and ask to see some point lace or
real duchess and talk about the poor
selection they carry ION this side OF
the water" when you feel certain that
she would fall dead at the sight Of an
Qtpq and tho np1r 'Oth
side" Of the water she's seen is prob
ably st. Joe.
Wednesday-An earthquake wouldn't
be In 1t with what would happen If |
passed a week without getting a call
down | believe the world would come
to an end. 1t was all on account of
Mr.. Clark, I caught him on the fly
this noon as he was passing to 90 up
TO the fourth floor. He didn't know
that ! had been changed. | was awful
glad to see him. We chinned for quite
while and he was joshing me about
how tickle was in always having new
jobs. He said he wondered II | was
that tickle in everything-fellows for
instance. He got real personal.
guess the other girls got sore that
was having some attention and they
must have put the foorwalker next.
At any rate, Mr.. Smarty came over to
me and said In very insinuating way
that he supposed had parlor to re-
ceve my visitors In; that was paid
for waiting on customers and not for
entertaining my friends | was so
mad | could have choked him and
when | got my breath you bet told
him a thing or two. Charlie acted
grand He just said, Excuse me-" and
tipped his ha+ In dignlfied way and
| walked out of the store. You bet III
get even with that little whippersnap-
! per.
Thursday-We had quite an exciting
time In the store to-day. I had been
waiting on swell-looking chemical
| blonde and had shown her some OF
our most expensive laces Just as she
was leaving the counter after not
| buying anything a man touched her
on the shoulder and | heard him say
| to her. up toyour old tricks, Blanche!
Come upstairs with me and disgorge
some OF that lace you've just stolen.
Now, don't make fuss or it will go a
heap harder with you
Gee, but 1t was as good az a show
at the America! All us girls were
scared to death but kind OF sorry there
wasn't more OF a scene. She must
have been an old timer and on to the
game, because | hadn't suspicioned
anything out OF the way. I'd like to
have seen what went on upstairs. I
bet there was hot old time.
Saturday-Im canned; in other
words, out Of job That measly old
| hoOrwalker must have pulled his
wires all right, and I'm on the waiting
list once again. 1t turns out that the
head OF our department is struck on
the noorwalker and he was shining IN
to me to make her jealous. She didn't
see that he was just jollying me and
thought the best way was to get rid OF
me She made several complaints
about me TO the manager. Then when
I turned Mr.. Smart Aleck down and he
got sore the combination was too
much for me, and I'm OUTPUT no,
down. ! still have my luck and nv
nerve to back me and in the meantime
little Ethel to the want ads.-Chl.
Cago Chronicle.