Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-07-18

LOT dnOtner plate OF CAKES. HOneStI
And when she asked him If he would
MT like anything more-sarcastic you
know-he says, 4 believe I'll have an
other piece of steak, please Just that
way. And he'd jabbed two pieces
when the dish went around He's
looking for job. think we ought
to make room for him here"
"Did the old lady throw the coffee
pot at his head?" asked the cashier.
"She ought to have" replied the
bill clerk. with a grin. ''It's a wonder
she didn't"
"She didn't them"
"of course, she didn't" said the bill
clerk.
"You don't mean to say that he got
his plate of cakes and Ills steak?" de-
manded the cashier. Surely not?"
"Of course, he did" answered the
bill clerk. did you suppose she'd
telf' him he'd had all she could afford
to give him? What kind of a joint
do you think it ISL"
well, we'll" said the cashier. "No
doubt it would be rather remarkable
If the good woman objected to supply
ing more food than this rustic per-
son paid for"
"Oh. guess he didn't get any more
than he paid for, if you come to that
said the bill clerk.
"The strange thing was that the
young man should ask for what he
wanted them" queried the cashier
SIS that it, Johnny?"
"If you knew the old lady, you'd
think it was" said the bill clerk.
"And he got the cakes--and the
steak" said the cashier. "He certain
ly must be blockhead. II he'd
kept still he'd have had the pleasure
of leaving the table hungry, in al
probability.
TITS to be hoped he will learn; Il
he doesn't, it's hard to predict what
will become of him.
ITO begin with, he'll go around ask
ing for a job, 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!-asking busy people
to give him work, just because he
happens to want it. Shameful"
"Well, If you think it's all right tt
put your feet in the trough, you can,
muttered the bill clerk.
'T'm not sure nat it isn't all right
If you happen to be a hog and YOU
associates are hoggish," said the cash
Ter.
'I'm not casting any reflections OF
your boarding house." he continued
81 merely want to call your attention
to the fact that this is a cold, crue
world. 1t isn't enough to look hun
cry; you've got to boiler for grub
and that in no uncertain tone. If yol
do that it's a hundred to one tha
you'll get it."
"Your friend, Mr.. Timothy Hayseed
is making a pretty good beginning, /
you ask me. When he gets his job
he'll ask about anything he wants t
know and then he'll ask for a rais'
of salary"
That's all the good it would do hin
if he worked here" remarked the bill
clerk.
"You can't ever until you try" salt
the cashier. "After he's got most o
the knowledge regarding the bust
ness" he continued, hell ask for
partnership, and he'll naturally &c
that
"In course of time he'll ask tn
other members of the firm to retire
and they will gracefully skidoo. |
they don't, he'll scoop in majorit,
of the stock and kick 'em out.
Having accomplished this, he'll asl
the principal firms in the same line o
business to consolidate with him ant
allow him to direct their destinies
and they will do so.
"Then he will consider that his II
dustry is entitled to little specia
legislation of the fostering order, an
he will ask for it. If he can put u
the right kind of an argument to tn
commission, he'll get what he ask
for"
"'Put up is good" commented tn
bill clerk. $50 all you've got to do t
be the head of a trust is to ask TO
another plate of buckwheat cake
when you are young man. Is tina
it?"
You're putting it the wrong way
Johnny" answered the cashier. mo
every young man who asks for sec
ond helping will arrive at the ernt
nence that speak of, but If you TAX
notice you will find that there is NJ
trust magnate who is congenitall.
bashful about asking for anything
hat he thinks he wants"
Il was unoer the impression tina
they took what they wanted withou
| a.t~tnro eo;d tba hill cIork