The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-12-03
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One 5 Fniends

No. said the little stenographer,
thoughtfully, as she carefully placed
the stamp in the corner OF the last en-
yelope and then stacked the days
mail 1T isn't that I'm unwilling or
anything like that. like to do things
for people occasionally as well as fhe
next one. But If do 1t for one 40
1t for dozen, for l can't be paruai.
| hate to, but I'll have to put my loot
down and decline to do faxors."
The bookkeeper looked up In sur
prise. "Why-what's--- he began
wonderingly.
Well" explained the little stenog-
rapher, last Sunday | took dinner
with friend Of mine and during the
afternoon she asked Il I'd do Just .
tiny favor for her. She had some pro-
grams for her club that she was TO
make, and it was so hard for her 70
write them by hand. Besides. her
handwriting was dreadful, so would
Just as soon run them of on my type
writer? What could | say after eat
ing her dinner? So I've been devoting
my noon hours, besides getting down
early mornings this whole week, TO
running or these simple little pro-
grams. /.
Then, when could breathe freelyl
as saw the end of the programs
coming into view, my friend called me
UP and asked me If I'd look to see that
Mrs. Breuscott's name was spelled
right. She was almost sure she had
written it w instead of n And she
had--so | rewrote that page of every
one OF the programs.
When | finally delivered them she
was delighted She said they were
so lovely that she knew the club
would always want her to get them up
every year. and wasn't 1t nice that she
had friend who was willing to do
little favor for her once in while?
Then, while was still cramped
with the extra work Of the programs,
another friend called me up. She said
she wanted a copy OF certain song,
containing about 40 verses, and she
couldn't get 1t except In book form,
and she didn't want to go to that ex-
pense, so would ! just as soon run
over some noon and copy It of in
short hand? 1t would take her so
long to write 1t in regular longhand
and Il wouldn't take me minute he
was sure;
"Of course, did as she requesteda
waited around the store half an honr>
looking for some one who would be
willing to let me copy the song. Then
all the time was copying 1t the man
ager stood in front of me and glared
at me, for fear I'd run away with the
book, suppose. 1t was such pleas
ant experience!
Then that friend of mine called
me up late in the afternoon, just as
I was getting ready to leave the Office
to ask me II I'd just as soon make her
three copies of the song-Td already
made one copy with carbon--fcr she
wanted to send away two copies. Sc
] sat down and wrote them of anI
mailed them.
'Oh, yes, she appreciated II VerJ
much. ANY time want to go any
where, she -pityingly, for m,
lack of regular man escort-shel
be glad to go with me II her husband
is out Of town, so she can leave home
This morning, while the manager
was debating very important letter
the phone rang, He looked so ex
esperated, while took down from thu
phone. at the request of this SAM
friend detailsof just how many yard
Of lace and just what pattern to get ant
what price she wanted to pay an
which store to visit to look at tn
white sweaters that were selling at :
and to see IL they were really Aal
gain, and II they we're, to have on
sent out and pay for 1t and she'd rt
pay me. Since then I have been tren
bling every time my buzzer rings TO
fear the manager is calling me to tel
me that my services aren't needed an
longer.
BY the time finished her little @
rands my whole noon hour was gon
and I'm as hungry as bear now, fr
haven't had bite since breakfast
81 don't blame you little bit" sai
the bookkeeper, alphabetically. ut
shame the way people impose Q
others, never dreaming that they
asking anything out of the ordinar
Why don't you tell them that your
too busy? I'd never stand for sue
lmpositions"
The little stenographer beamed |
hint was good to have some or
understand,
"Oh, by the way" he interrupts
her as she said good night. "Wou
you just as soon stop in on your We
to the station and send some q
flowers pick out anything you thir
would go we'll with a pink outfit? N
sister asked me to do 1t and dbdn
have time this noon. III pay you
morrow, when you know what q
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