Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-03-21
STRAIN OF BUSINESS
BY EDNA KoPe

: days for the poor. oyerworked bust
, ness mani BY observing things daily
} In this Office and occasionally taking
r side glances about through the build
Ing, II has been gradually borne Ia
upon me that something should be
done 10 relieve the frightful strain un-
der which the business man suffers.
In winter It isn't SO bad All he
has 10 do then is to get down to his
desk at o'clock, dictate couple of
hundred letters. close several deals
with wealthy old shnfiints. who nail
down every dollar they own and dare
him 10 get II away from them, put OF
six fierce men who want to collect
several thousand dollars worth OF
bills and generally wrestle with the
ONCE force. But these warm days.
IT IL different. Honestly, sometimes
my heart aches for Mr.. Pye and Mr..
Diggins It's a wonder TO me that
their families are willing to 20 away
Tor weeks al a time and leave poor
rather 10 slave alone in his misery.
j know what the women do before
they go away went on Miss Fatter
niture put INTO rosebud cretonne slips
and The shades pulled down 80 the
rooms are always dim and cool Mr..
Pye sleeps till o'clock or So because
the house is so still and then he
doesn't have TO walt for any one to get
out OF the bathroom He splashes and
shaYes at his leisure and makes all
the mess he chooses by throwing
clothes around, because the woman
who comes in daily to take care of his
bedroom and bath doesn't dare scold :
him for II as Mrs Pye would do. Then
he saunters out, looking like a freshly f,
pressed millionaire, and has poor
breakfast when he gets downtown at y
some hotei--one Of those melons on l.
Ice, French omelet and Turkish cot I,
Zee breakfasts where you tip the wait h
er 81 for $l5C feed Then gets to =
the office about II O'Clock wearing a :,
pale and troubled look r.
Good morning. says Mr.. Pye gen. -
orally He gazes at us gently. as if he ~
were due to die in five minutes or so n,
mo wanted TO leave good impression n,
Good morningl l hope everybody is n,
ceiling well-I'm ali in myself This W
having no home and trailing all over A,
own for breakfast takes Ii out OF a q,
nan; takes 1t out! Yet | won't com Fl,
lain because | don't want TO deny rb
ny family What The thermome- oil
er at rs? This heat is grillingl nj
Then he fades away into his pri- nm
ate office and sits down where two 10,
lectric fans beat upon his fevered IN
row. Five minutes later when | tim se
lily approach with three letters in my IN,
ands, he removes his feet from the
esk, shakes his newspaper and -
owns. Miss Fattershall he says to -
e In languid voice, / suppose these
e absolutely necessary so that you
'ent disturbing me uselessly. Oh,
ell. give them herel'
He looks them over and writes YES
no on the backs and tells me to
e my own Judgment and answer
EN- myself
Then another overworked man
lis hin on the phone and wants him
play golf tomorrow Mr. Pye frowns
d says he is badly rushed with bust
SIS. bu; II II is possible thing he'll /
and join him. But it's always
siness first my boyi he reminds
friend
After that he drags himself over to
: club for lunch This is another I
ssy repast, all RULED up with pars.
and everything iced and with fat
airs after il. He beats II back to
office about two O'Clock and tells
head clerk not to bother him about
h tribe as $4,000 order-what
earth is he hired FOR but to attend
such Insignificant items?
At this point another slave enters,
red In a gray suit that is so per.
you don't believe II is real and ]
,rins on his head a panama hat
set him back about $50. 'Pye. old -
b, says he. what's the use of work 4
yourself to desth in this sort of n
there You eve il TO yourself to n
a little rest and recreation. You'll Y -
having heat prostration or some m
& Ike that II you don't take care ~ 4
oarself Come. let's go TO the ball Elka
e! FINN
ir. Pye considers. ! hate to go "
leave lot OF work standing. kAt
n. says he Things stop on a dead "
er whenever I'm not here. you W.
a. Oh We'll | hate to disappoint ttH
since you've come way I'D here El Il
me. So he reluctantly grabs his NJ,
ma and they float out to take the "
Ing ear. "a
ster on he has another meal at a s1sn,l2s
garden or a summer garden with IVA
c. and the check for him and > ~
is somewhere around $40. The
ne car drops him at his own door
e moonlight and leaves him to un.
reed slumbsr that he may rest =
r another wearing day. .si7s,li,'
b. ended Miss Fattershan. ~ kemO
Just cry over the way that poor r snns
Is driven with work. / couldl"- DESC
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