Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-19

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uEI|E endeth my first day a. sales
= clerk IN a small Mtcheu-ruruishiug

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HERE ondeth my first day a. sales
- clerk in a small Misunderstanding
store.
guess an stores have a routine for
young fellows starting in new jobs for
as soon as ] turned up this morning old
man Minton said to me. "Fllnt. there's
/ two cases oc china just come In at the
/ back yard. Unpacl, them, please. and
be very careful that you don't break
anything"
Yes, sir" ana started to make for
the back door.
"And-oh Flint" he called after me.
squeeze each handful Of straw care
fully TO be sure no cup or saucer or any
thing is left in it,"
Yes sir"
"And-olr, just a minute, Flint" said
he. as started of again. don't squeeze
TOO hard ana cut yourself" I waited
this time to see il he had anything more
to say.
"If YOU do cut yourself" ne added,
"scc that the blood does not get on
the cups"
Now ! viii record how I landed this
job last Saturday When / got to the
store on Jack Fields recommendation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Minton were waiting Cor
me. Mrs. Minton? Yes. indeed she
wears the trousers in that household
She comes ~ the store every night To
help out. at least SO Mike tells me. Mike
a.. a O.. Il III
call him the boy"
O'd man Miutou was for hiring me
right away. but she fired about a hum
Grcd questions at me one after another,
something like this:
your name is Flint? Any relatives 90
the Flints Of Alabama? 40? We'll Tm
glad Of that Tho Alabama Iliuts arc
very undesirable people. hope YOU
are an honest young man. There's a
lot Of valuable goods around here. Dc
YOU know how to work cash register.
Alfred CHATS the old mani. YOU show
him how to work a cash register and
see il he knows how to make change
Then to me: "What church do You &c
to- Cougrcga I'm sorry fuJ
that. I'm Methodist" Then to h,I
husband. well. we've got to have some
body, but he doesn't loul, as if he lnoW'
much"
dare say she's right. but wish she
hadn't said !, right before m,.
Then the old man took up TIC story
AS Mr. Fields thinks welt Of yuu, ! am
prepared TO give you a chance Here
he btNmcd ON wc. don't know Whcth
cg he expected me to say "rhrec cheer
for the chance" but he evidently cN
pccted me to show was pleased. 81
said: "Thank you, sir. I'll be very
glad to have it,"
"Now YOU know. Flint. you'u get very
valuable experience here" said he.
"Ncy indeed" rhirpcd i'm Mrs Min
tom Everybody says Mr.. Mnton j.
one Of tn" hest storckcepcrs for miles
around. ! believe there are many yquu'
men who would he glad to pay ~ wor'
hcrc-just for the experience
as I Was saying resumed MiHton
"youll have an unusual chance Of learn
ing the business. thoroughly here. !
YOU are a bright. willing. active young
man. I'm prepared to personally IN
struct you all about this business. NuW
as to salary" lie purscd his lips while
lac thought on this weiChty problem
"TIl start YOU at--tCn dollars week
and If YOU show yourself worthy Of m,
confidence and quickly learn 10 prof
by my instruction to YOU, it is possi
bIr | will be able to give YOU dulla
a week. raise i'm the reasonably carly iu
turc'
Ten dollars week with a doila
raise i'm Che reasonably early future,
thought !. "IIc ought to furnish Il blue
print to explain what he means by IN
reasonably early future still. [ hat
to have job, so I thanked him an
asked him when | could start work. II
told me ! could start today, ana So her
I am
As was leaving tn" store hH ra,I'
me back and said; 81 W"nd''. N""n'
man If YOU realize that dollar a wee
r,i.,. i'm salary is Nrty-tWo dollars
wear. You can do a lot with itt%-tN
dollars