Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-28

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colnmn. Tn, most Interesting problcms o,
m9nirerg ,ciH BE- worcn into the story Of
NNIV
I AN particularly down In the mouth
today on account Of a letter | re-
ceived from mother wrote her last
week how expensive it was 20 live IN
Boston, and told her that only get
ting ten from dad aud five from the
store meant fhat was always hard up.
and sometimes | had to 60 without my
meals a; the end Of the week. And I
asked mother 10 siN couldn't send me
Just . few dollars to help Inc out |
thought II she did could pay off Daniel
Moss, the money lender | knew If she
had the money she would help me-.
Somehow or other my letter TO her got
mixed up with dads mail and he opened
IL and read ii, and she says he has for
hidden her 20 send me any money at all
She told me how sorry sho was. but
being sorry don't help me any.
Everybody seems down on mo somc-
how these days--that is nearly every
body, FOR Rosie I know will sympathizc
with me Rosie and had a dandy time
last night. but tho few extra dollars |
had from Moss an wen, In paying for
It. and when | think of that twenty I
owe. | naturally feel worried Twenty
Is not much. but when you only get
fifteen IA week, and CEN hardly live on
that. it might just as well be Il thou
sand.
Just becauao was blue Philips nag
ged me all day long. ! didn't dust the
counters right. I had left some paper
on the floor. The string came off
customers parcel and the customer,
being in a hurry, didn't wait 10 have
| it,ticd up again. And Flip blamed me
| for that | told him straight that
didn't appreciate being criticized all tho
TING by him.
Us that so@" hc remarked sarcas-
| tcally II would have thought from
| your pleasant expression that YOU arc
delighted to have it," Then he added.
more, pleasantly. Let me tell you
| young man, that you can never he u big
Wan until you can learn to take criu-
| cism without rancor'
That's all right" I came back, but
! you are always pccking and pccEinG at
me and Billy Murray You don't say
much to the other fellows There's a
/ fellow you fired last weei, You never
said anything to him Why didn't you
pitch into him a Bit
Waste Of time replied Phillips 4,
and I'm beginning to believe ita a
waste of time on you
what do you mean I asked.
We'll ii I had a barrel of apples
and one was rotten, Id throw it away
wouldn't To-
nodded.
But" continued Flip. If fcw Of
these apples had just one or two l"tle
specks on them. | wouldn't throw them
away--would /! would Just take out
the specks. didn't bother 10 take out
any specks In the fellow ! fired last
week because it was waste Of Time
to take specis ont Of = rotten apple %
Rosie sent little note down 10 me
by a cash girl asking mo to see her
at lunch time, and | did. The poor
girl was heart-broken. It seems a Gus
toner had come into the glove depart
ment to change IA pair of gloves which
had obviously been cleaned Il felt
gnippy.' explained Rosie, with a shake
Of her pretty little head. "and when
that woman came in and tried to pu,
a thing like that across / got mad and
pointed out TO her the glove cleaners
mark. | didn't say anything 70 her
but I said 20 the girl next to me ESQ
that the customer could hearJ: My
some people think we're easy -- don't
they? Might as we'll try to steal glove
off you The woman got mad ana
reported me to the floorwalker, who
sympathized with the customer and
called me down for nsolenCc, r!gh
where she could hear--just because
wouldn't let her beat us for new
pair of gloves. I got level with him
all tight though she added viciously
What do you mean" asked
Look here" she said. with a twink,
in her eye, and she showed me two pairs
of new gloyes--her size.
What's the idea" said
We'll, il the FIRMS 50 darn anxious
to give gloves away, ! guess they cat
give me a couple of pair"
Rosie exclaimed, you dout NEAR
to say you've sto---taken them"
why NOT she retorted deiiantly
They let customers steal goods righ
and left and say nothing to them Anc
then only pay me So a week--it ism
enough for "A girl to live on and have
good time, so they deserve to have som,
Of their things taken. Forget it, sh,
added squeezing my arm; you are to,
particular
II guess it's all right" said bu
somehow / didn't feel right about 1t.
You're not going to squeal Oh me :?
she said anNiously.
"Squesl on you. Rose?-not SOS you,
notice it,
Just the same, have a feeling tha
I'm guilty, too.