The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-11-21

Happy the man in whose daily avo-
cation there IS 20 risk. When I was a
young nlgfl / went 70 ylGrk for whole-
sale ding 6tmC. : one day a retailer
wrote from a neighbOrIng town that
l our ceneern had sold. him a drug that
made every one sick who took any OF
It. 1t turned ont that I had put up the
package. SOLD.
I hevcr entirely got over the narrow
escape / had had in this case. I re-
celEed. only the usual .reprimand from
my employers. for no one can perfectly
rely on. accuracy always. Later set
up for myself as a retailer OF drugs
Though our system was perfect We
had some narrow escapes from cons
hitting unintentional murder. When
any Of my clerks made mistake [
impressed upon him the Importance
Of being careful, but could not In
my heart blame them
There are occasions where a person
who IS perfectly methodical, adheres to
a system. exercises every care and yet
Will do something that he can never
afterward understand why he did it.
Then there are occasions when It is
impossible to FIX the mind on ones
work. One day not long after bad
set up for myself young lady came
into the store and asked for some
harmless medicine. At the same time
a man asked for poison with which
to kin bugs. .IThe Young lady happened
10 be one who impressed me. I couldn't
keep my eyes or her. Before the two
different pQckaGes- WeEe-ready other
persons came in. and did one OF those
things I should not have done. In
stead OF paying no attention to new
corners till after sen f1S those present
I undertook to serve an Of them. What
was the result? When the young lady
who had called for simple remedy
and the man who wished bug poison
had gone horrible suspicion came
into my head that had given the poi
son to the young girl / could not warn
her. for didn't know who she was.
Why had broken my rule about
serving a number Of persons at once?
1 couldn't answer the question except
for the reason that had been very
much struck with the young lady. In
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that l had noticed faint flush come
into her cheek But the fearful conse'
Quences of her or any one else taking
the dose of the. bug poison for the medi-
cine she had called for would surely
result fatally
A crisis hung over my head which.
tin It had passed would Keep me in =
frightful suspense As soon rs the
calamity occurred. II I had made the
error / feareII.I lad made. the metIi-
cine / had sold would he examined,
my name would be on the package and
I would soep-bear ofsthc fronbIe. The.
best thaEzcau9a he sstIf my comfort
was that would not likely be tried
for murder. because I had no motive
for poisoning. any one. But I would
carry to my. grave 3he, knowledge that
l mad through c;IrclcSsncSs caused the
death of the person to whom had
sold it, for I remembered she asked
me- often shall take it"
Furthermore. my business would be
ruined and | would not have the heart
to 20 elsewhere aud make another
START. made tyo resolutions in ease
the trouble fell upon me-tirst. would
never 7,.;Siiii Start fnGthe ,lrIr, business:
second. I world commit SJrfridc.
Every morning and every evening
took mp i ucySpapcr with fear and
tremIIfffls- =NVIciI Il weet1 had passed
felt fii:tt the danger WAS somewhat
lesSeue,t r.ut ha5T'thc young lady died
from the effect of poison would those
Il bout her surely attribnte her death
to that cause. This gave me Il feeling
similar. TO- that q sssIle who may expect
nj any II0mG9lt-fo ar0R down from
heart diss9Se.s jepopleSy-. or, some other
fatal disease.
I am enc, of those persons. whose ac-
tive ima2jpatiye, minds may influence
their bodies became morbid. then.
i'll. simply from Suspense. 1 took 4
partner into NIX business and absent
cd myself from it most or the time. y
physician tod ne that / was going into
n dcclae. But Knew We'll enough
that ifsI could be assured that I had
not killed any one would be well
enough. Finally it occurred to me that
If the young lady had not suffered the
consequences of my possible error she
would likely have visited my store
again. ~
One day 1 was wandering aimlessly
through an yuufreaHeuted street tor
tured by my troubles when, turning
corner, I came face to face with the
girl whose fate was driving me into
melauchoIia. There she was, tripping
along as healthy. as rosy. as fresh as
life. Beside-myself with Joy, I made
one bound. caught her In my arms and
covered her face with kisses.