The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-01-09
Obigiing
Friends

No." said the little stenographer.
thoughtfully. as she carefully placed
the stamp In the corner of the last en-
velope 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 the
next one. But If | do it for one | do
it for a dozen. for | can't be partial.
| hate to. but I'll have to put my foot
down and decline to do favors."
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 II I'd do just .
tiny favor for her. She had some pro
grams for her club that she was to
make. and It was 20 hard for her to
write them BY hand. Besides. ner
handwriting was dreadful. 20 would l
just ~ soon run them on ON my type
writer? What could l say after eat
ing her diaaer? So rye been devoting
my noon hours. besides getting down
early mornings this whole week. to
running or these simple little pro-
grams.
Then. when I could breathe freely.
ID | 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 1t W instead of u And she
had-so | rewrote that page of every
one of the programs.
When I finally delivered them she
vas 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 a friend who raj willing to do =
little favor for her once in a while?
Then. while | was still cramped
with the extra work of the programs.
another friend called me up. She said
she wanted Q copy of a certain song.
containing about 40 verses. and sne
couldn't get 1t except in book form.
and she didn't van to go to that ex-
pense. 80 would l just as soon run
over some noon and copy it on in
short hand! 1t would take her SO
long to write 1t in regular longhand
and 1t wouldn't take me q minute. she
was sure;
"Of course, l did as she requested. l
waited around the store half an hour.
looking for some one who would be
willing to let me copy the song. Then
al the time l va copying It the man.
aser stood In front Of me and glared
at me. for fear I'd run away with the
book. l suppose. It was such . pleas
ant experiences!
Then that friend Of mine called
me up late in the afternoon. just a
l Wa getting ready to leave the once.
to ask me II "a Just ~ noon make her
three copies Of the song-rd already
made one copy With . carbon-for she
wanted to send away two copies. 80
I sat down and wrote them on and
mailed them.
"Oh. yes. she appreciated It very
much. Any time I want to 60 any.
whore. she says-pityinSly. for my
laeA At . regular man eseoet-sAs1l
b glad 70 60 With me Il her husband
u out Of town. % she can leave home!
This morning. while the manager
vas Debating . very important letter.
The phone rang. He looked 70 81.
esperated. while l took down from the
phone, 1t the request Of this same
friend. detailsof just how many yards
Of lace and just what pattern to get and
what price she wanted to pay and
which store to visit to look at the
white sweaters that were selling at IS
and to see II they we're really a bar
gain, and II they were. to have one
sent out and pay for 1t and she'd re-
pay me. Since then I have been trem-
bling every time my buzzer rings for
fear the manager is calling me to tell
me that my services aren't needed any
longer.
by the time l finished her little er-
rands my whole moor hour was gone
and I'm as hungry as a bear now. for
| haven't had a bite since breakfast"
Il don't blame you a little bit" said
the bookkeeper. sympathetically. It's
a shame the way people impose on
others, never dreaming that they're
asking anything out Of the ordinary.
Why don't you tell them that you're
too busy? I'd eve stand for such
impositions."
The little s~tenographer beamed at
hint was good to have some one
understand!
"Oh. by the way" he interrupted
her as she said good night Would
you Just as soon stop In on your way
to the station and send some cut
flowers-pick out anything you think
would go well with a pink OUTFIT? My
sister asked me to do it and ! didn't
have time this noon. I'll pay you TO-
morrow when Won know what the