The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-04-22

TUNED cap peak but said nothing. He
Gcped it out that his job was lust at
good &c gone right then, and he l3-
II: e4 'tl.at there Wouldn't be an. use
Wasting any unnecessary talk so he
kept still.
'Pecause,' went on the president
you arc obviously III nced Of some
tuition as to the proper way to enter
your eunerior's Office
THE freman coul.ln't think of any
thing to say, and so leaned on the
other leg and sort G. gaZed ou, of n
window
Now, went on the president of
ths road. 4 an going to the trouble
to teach you, since you manifestly
don't know, how to enter the office Of
your supe rior, ard how to address him
after you have entered, and 1 trust
| that you will profit by the lesson
Just you 81. in this chair of mine and
| will go outside and for the moment
~" "i"S oe' @i'o part VI ily superior
officer
1.-The president, who had club
foot, got up from his cesk chair and
the fireman, grin fiickering around
the corners Of his mouth. pumped
| himself into the presidents chair. rh..
president hobbled over to the door
| and went out, while the fireman lean
ed back in the chair, pushed his cap
Il little more forward or his head and
| waitc.,.
presently there was a refined little
| knock at the door,
Tell him to come in suggested
| the superintendent Of the mechanical
department, who was leaning back in
his chair enjoying the thing.
"'Come i'm sang out the fireman.
"The president entered. He had
got his hat from the closet across the
| hall and he removed the hat with a
| flourish the instant he entered the Of
| flee. Then he stood still at the door.
Is this SIR the Office Of the presi-
| dent?' he inquired in an impress. ely
| respectful tone.
The mechanical super gave the
fireman furtive kick on the leg and
the fireman replied, Yes
a." Now said the president, ad-
vancing and addressing the fireman.
the rest Of it would consist of your
| asking me what you could do for me,
and l. standing at q respectful dis
tance. would explain the nature of my
errand and then depart with circum-
spection. l have shown you the prop
er way to do 1t. Now, / want you to
do it yourself. Just step out of the
office, re-enter and show me that you
have profited by the lesson / have
given YOU
1.-THE big fireman felt positive that
he was already as good as out Of a
job and he couldn't see any nutri-
ment i'm the kind of performance he
was asked to go throughput he
went through it all right. He got up
from the presidents chair, clomped
out. and presently knocked loudly on
the door.
Enter sang out the president
'The fireman softly opened the
door, removing his greasy cap as soon
as he crossed the threshold, and then
he just as softly closed the door. Then
he tiptOed. burlesque fashion, part of
the way over toward the presidents
desk.
All, that is something like it,
commented the president. Now, my
man, what can l do for you?'
You can take a running jump for
yourself and go too blazes, you club
footed son of q cayuse.' broke out the
fireman. mad clean through over the
! pifflingness Of the performance. and
then. clapping his cap on his head he
clomped out, slamming the presi-
dents door after him.
''The president OF the road looked
| in the direction whence the fireman
had gone for a long, long time, with