The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-03-04
The Peeved
Bill Clerk

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tercusly trundlsd hts stool into posi-
tion and perehsd himself Ills name
i Timothy Haysesd, and he's from
squash Center He'd have STAYED
there. but the COWS were always mis-.
taking hin for something "a sag and
b got bitten Up quite badly
How interesting. remarked tie
cashier "A very odd name. isat its-
Wen I won't say that's his sure
enough name the bin clerk kindly
explained But * ouEht 20 De- He's
tie worst say you ever saw. Hes got
fratklss an over his nose and-here's
tie Joke.
TAT breakfast BE asked the landiady
for another plate ot cakes. Honestl
and when she aske3 him Il BE would
n'E Ike anything more-sarcastic yoa
k1cw-he SAYS. 7 believe I'll have an
other piece OF steak. please. Jusl fhat
way. And he'd jsbbed two pieces
when the dish went around Hes
looking for a Job. think We ought
70 make room for him here
Did the old LADY throw the coEee
DOT at his headsr asked the cashier.
she ought to have replied the
hili clerk with a grin. Its 8 wonder
she didn't.
@Shs didn't them
-ot course. she didn't" said the biz
clerk
You don't mean 10 say that he got
his plate q cakes and his steak de-
Danded the cashier. Surely not
of course. he did. answered the
bill clerk Did you suppose she'd
tel him he'd had all she could aHord
10 give hin2 What kind Of ! joint
do yOu think ct iSf~
well veil said the cashier no
doubt il would be rather remarkable
e the good woman objected 10 supply
ing more food than this rustic per
son paid for
~0h. ! guess he didn't get any more
thar he paid Tor. Il you come 70 that.
said the bin clerk
The strange thing was that the
young man should ask for what he
wanted theusr qreried the cashier.
Is that It. Johnny
.Tt you knew the old lady. you'd
think it was" said the bin clerk
And he got the eakes-and the
steak," said the cashier. "He certain
y must be hlockhead. II he'd
kept stin he'd have had the pleasure
Of leaving the table hungry. IN all
probability.
Its to be hoped he win learn: Il
he doesn't. its hard 10 predict what
viii become OF him.
TO begin with. he'll Ga around ask.
ing for Job Z suppose. and he'll
keep on asking until he gets it. in-
stead Of politely waiting for the job
10 come to him. It's quite evident
that he hasn't any delicacy whatever.
Think Of young man-with freckles
On his nose. too!-agking busy people
70 give him work. Just because he
happens 10 want il. Shameful
Wen. if you think It's all right to
put your feet in the trough, you can,
mutte7ed the bin clerk
.I'm not sure that it isn't all right,
II y0u happen to be a hog and your
+ associates are hoggish. said the cash
Ter
I'm not casting sny reflections on
E Jour boarding house. he continued.
T merely want 10 call your attention
70 the fact that this Is a cold. cruel
world. Il isn't enough 10 lock hun
cry; you've got 70 holler for grub
ard that in no uncertain tone. IF you
do that its a hundred 10 one that
y8au set itr
Your friend. MF Timothy HaTssadi
Is making a pretty good beginning. i
you ask me. When he gets his Job,
heu ask about anything he wants 70
know and then hen ask for q raise
OF salary
That's all the good it would do him
Il he worked here. remarked the bin
clerk
you can't ever until you rs. said
the cashier After he's got mosi Of
the knowledge regarding the busi-
ness he continued. he'll ask for a
{ partnersA.1. and he'll naturally get
that
"In course Of time he'll ask the
/ other members Of the firm 10 retire
and they viii gracefully skidoo- Il
they don't he'll scoop in a majority
F Of the stock and kick en- ost.
Having accomplished this. he'll ask
the principal firms in the same line oi
business 10 consolidate with him and
allow him to direct their dsstinies
and they win % SO.
Then be win consider that hts To-
custry is entitled to a little special
legislation OK ne fostering order. aaa
BE win ask for ir II he can put up
the right kind q an argument 70 the
commission. he'll get what BE asks
for
Put up IS good" commented the
hill clerk $50 an you've got 70 Do to
Be The head % trust Is 70 ask ioT
H1other plate OF huckWheaf cakes
when you are a youuE man. Is that