The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-02-16
The Peeved
Bill Clerk

terously trundled his stool into posi-
ton and perched himself "His name
is Timothy Hayseed, and ,he's from
Squash Center. He'd have stayed
there, but the COWS were always mis-
taking him for something to eat and
he got bitten up quite badly"
"How interesting" remarked the
cashier. "A very odd name, isn't it?"
well, I won't say that's his sure
enough name" the bill clerk kindly
explained. But it ought to be- He's
the worst jayyou ever saw. He's got
freckles all over his nose and-here's
the joke:
"At breakfast he asked the landlady
for another plate of cakes. Honest!
And when she asked him If he would
MT like anything more-sarcastic you
know--he says, I 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. I 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 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 his steak?" de.
manded the cashier. Surely not?"
"Of course, he did," answered the
bill clerk. Did you suppose she'd
tell him he'd had all she could afford
TO give him? What kind of joint
do you think it is?"
well, WELL" 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, l 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 a blockhead. II he'd |
kept still he'd have had the pleasure
of leaving the table hungry, in all
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 job, I suppose, and he'll
keep on asking until he gets it, in.
stead of politely waiting for the job
to 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 to-
put your feet in the trough, you cam"
muttered the bill clerk.
'I'm not sure that it isn't all right
If you happen to be a hog and your
associates are hoggish," said the cash
er.
I'm not casting any reflections on
your boarding house." he continued
4 merely want to call your attention
% the fact that this is a cold, cruel
world. 1t isn't enough to look hun
cry; you've got to holher for grub
md that in no uncertain tone. If you
10 that it's hundred, to one that
you'll get it."
"Your friend, Mr.. Timothy Hayseedr
s making pretty good beginning, II
you ask me. When he gets his job, I
le1l ask about anything he wants to
lnow and then he'll ask for a raise
If salary"
That's all the good it would do him
t he worked here" remarked the bill
lerk. !
"You can't ever until you try" said
he cashier. after he's got most OF !
he knowledge regarding the bust '
Iess," he continued, hell ask for a [
and he'll naturally get
hat. !
I'm course of time he'll ask the {
Their members of the firm to retire, '
nd they will gracefully sikidoo. II
hey don't, he'll scoop in majority [
{ the stock and kick 'em out. /
Having accomplished this, he'll ask
he principal firms in the same line of =
usiness to consolidate with him and
How him to direct their destinies, I
nd they will do so.
"Then he will consider that his in
ustry is entitled to a little special
'gislation of the fostering or1er, and
e will ask for it. If he can put up /
lie right kind of an argument to the
he'll get what he asks
,r."
"'Put up is good" commented the
III clerk. so all you've got to do to
g the head of a trust is to ask for
Mother plate of buckwheat cakes {
hen you are young man. Is that
."
You're putting 1t the wrong way,
,hnny," answered the cashier. mot
yery young man who asks for a sec
Id helping will arrive at the emf
snce that speak of. but if you Sake
,tice you will find that there is no
ust magnate who is congenitaaly
ashful about asking for anything
at he thinks he wantsf' Z
81 was under the impression that
ey took what they wanted without $
king" said the bill clerk. II