The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-01-11
Obligiing
One S Friends

mo-" 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 tc do things
for people occasionally as we'll as the
next one. But if | do 1t for one do
IT for dozen, for l can't be partial.
y hate to, but III have to put my foot
down and decline to do favors"
The bookkeeper looked up in sur
prise. "Why-what's-" he began.
lwonderingly
swell" explained the little stenog-
trapher, last Sunday l took dinner
with a friend of mine and during the
Afternoon she asked if I'd do just a
tiny favor for her. She had some pro-
grams for her club that she was to
make. and it was so hard for her to
write them by hand Besides. her
Handwriting was dreadful. so would |
just as soon run them off on my type
writer? What could l say after eat
ing her dinner? So I've been devoting
my noon hours. besides getting down
early mornings this whole week, to
running or these simple little pro-
grams.
Then, when l could breathe freely.
ho 0f mo
coming into view, my friend called me
up and asked me If Id look to see that
Mrs. Breuscott's name was spelled
right. She was almost sure she had
written it w instead of u And she
had-so l rewrote that page of every
one of the programs.
when l finally delivered them she
was 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 it nice that she
had a friend who was willing to do q
little favor for her once in while?
Then, while was still cramped
with the extra work of the programs.
another friend called me up. She said
she wanted copy of certain song.
containing about 40 verses, and she
couldn't get it except in book form.
and she didn't want to go to that ex-
pense, so would just as soon run
over some noon and copy it off in
short hand? 1t would take her so
long to write it in regular longhand
and it wouldn't take me minute she
was sure;
"Of course. 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
all the time was copying it the man.
ager stood in front Of me and glared
at me, for fear Id run away with the
book, suppose. 1t was such Q pleas
ant experience!
! "Then that friend of mine called
me up late in the afternoon, just az
4 was getting ready to leave the Office.
to ask me If I'd just as soon make her
three copies Of the song-Id already |
made one copy with carbon-for she !!
wanted to send away two copies. So
i sat down and wrote them off and
mailed them.
! "Oh, yes, she appreciated it very
much. Any time l want to 60 any
where. she pityingly, for my
lack OF a regular man escort-shell
he glad to go with me If her husband
liz out of town, so she can leave home!
This morning, while the manager
was debating a very important letter.
1.-THE phone rang. He looked so ex"
'esperated, while took down from the
phone, at 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 If they were really bar
gain, and if they were, to have one
sent out and pay for it and she'd re-
ipay me. Since then | 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 finished her little err
rands my whole noon hour was gone
and I'm as hungry as bear now. for
I haven't had bite since breakfast"
Il 81 don't blame you little Bit" said
the bookkeeper, alphabetically. 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 never stand for such
impositions."
j The little stenographer beamed at
hint was good to have some one
understand!
4 "Oh. by the way" he Interrupted
her las she said good night. Would
you just as soon stop In on your way
to the station and send some cut
tlowers-pick out anything you think