Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-02-14
T he. Peeved
: Bill Clerk


there, but the COWS were always mis-
taking him for something to eat and
ha got bitten up quite badly"
| How interesting" remarked the
cashier, "a very odd name, isn't it?'
We'll I won't say that's his sure
enough name" the bill clerk kindly
explained. But it ought to be. He's
sho worst jay you ever saw. He's got
sreckles all ever his nose and-here's
&he joke:
At breakfast ne asked the landlady
tor another plate Of cakes. Honest!
And when she asked him if he would
Mt like anything more-sarcastic. you
knoF-he says. 4 believe III 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
70 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 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 o. cakes and his steak" de-
nanded the cashier. "Surely not?"
cot course, he did," answered the
Dill 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?"
'WelI, we'll" said the cashier "No
doubt It would be rather remarkable
| II the good woman objected to supply
ing more food than this rustic per
son paid for"
"Oh. I guess he didn't get any more
than he paid for, if you come to that
said tho bill clerk.
"The strange thing was that the
young man should ask for what he
wanted them" queried the cashier
SIS shat 1t, JOHNNY
"1f you knew the old lady, you'd
think 1t was" said the bill clerk.
e'And he got the cakes-and the
steak" said the cashier. He certain
IL must be a blockhead. RI he'd
| kept still he'd have had the pleasure
OF leaving the table hungry, in ali
probability.
cts to be hoped he will learn: II
ne doesn't, it's hard to predict what
!Fill become Of him.
"To begin with, he'll 60 around ask
ing for a job, I 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
SappEnseto; want,tt. Shameful
"Well, II you think it's all right tc
put your feet in the trough, you can,
npttered the2bill clerk.
sI'n not sure that it isn't all right
ffs yoa: happen to rbe hog and your
Associates are, hogglsh," said the cash.
| ier
I'm not casting any reflections or
your boarding house" he continued
IT merely want to call your attention
to the fact that this is a cold. cruel
world It isn't enough to look hun
Rry; you've got to- boiler for grub:
and that in no uncertain tone. Ii you
aoz.that. it's a hundred to one that
You,H get it::"'*
"Your. friend. Mr.. Timothy Hayseed,
ss making a pretty good beginning, II
Won ask me. Wher he gets his job
heIll::ask about anything he wants tc
know and then hell ask for raise
OF salary"
. "That's all the good it would do him
If he worked here" remarked the bill
clerk.
you can't ever until you try" said
| the cashier. after he's got most oil
the knowledge regarding the bust
ness" he continued. "hell ask for a
partnership, and he'll naturally get
| that = -
ON course OF time he'll ask the
other members Of the firm to retire
and they will gracefully skidoo. II
they don't, he'll scoop In majority
OF. the stock and kick 'em out.
"Haying accomplished this, he'll ask
the principal: Arms in the same line OF
business to consolidate with him and
allow him to direct their destlnies'
and they'will do so.
"Then he will consider that MS IN
dustfy is entitled to a little special
legislation OF the fostering order. and
he will ask Tor it. II he can put up
the right kind Of an argument to the
commission. he'll get what he asks
for"
".Put up Is good" commented the
bill clerk. $50 all you've got TO do to
bs the head of trust is to ask for
another plate Of buckwheat cakes
when you are a young man. IS that
it?"'
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