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Show PnOFCSSlONAL SCAPE00AT8. Imi Wk.Ar. IIHthrr..l Sfi.r.l Tho.i Cttr liar all tiaji la lha Uik, "ProfesHional scntgont" docs not appear among thu luouwudsof occupations occu-pations which (UtUgnato the manner of employment of the luhal't.mts of tills city rut chwHiflod in tho l'liil-idol-plila dlrcLtory. Moro thin one man whoso name appears thero grncod by tho slmplo but comprohemn 0 word "clerk," u;. If tbo truth uito knouu, fully entitled to classification as n professional arajK'goab There Is inoro tlian ono that Is paid n milntantial salary by largo homes for no other occupation than biking upon hi. shoulders tho blaino for nil tho misdeeds of thu establishment and suffering tbo supposed loss of his situation nt thu rato of n doie-ti timed a day, or as much of toner as occasion may require Iking dlvhnrgcd n lialf dozou time, a day without nnce luhlng his position, anil nt the sama time Mug well u!d for tho jicculiar ta-rfonnanco, U Indeed ntioul Idea. This Is how It Is dunoi A Inly uinkes n iurchaso of so oral articles, nil of which aro to l sent to her aildrtMi ns given, lieforo n certain cer-tain hour, without fall. Tho following follow-ing day tho customer returns and In her own sweet way jiroct els to "tear out" tho Moor tuanuger or ) rojirletor, ns it may bo, laxauso tho goods failed to arrive at Uiu promised hour Tho story is itlntly heard, and tho wonl Is passed nloug for Hmlth Smith makes his appearance with a countenance coun-tenance profcsaionally puiilttnt nnd , suhmUshe. j Smith," tho mnniger begins, "jou were inatrucb.il to send thUloely. ireU to tho nddivui git en ) ou Uforj 4 o'clevkl' "Y01, sir," Is Smith', plalntlvo reply, re-ply, "but ' "Never mind nn explanation, I tin-diTitnml. tin-diTitnml. Your neglect caused the delay ami has risked the lews of ono ufour Iwst customers. Wo cannot put up with your carclessnoKS any louder. You may go to thu ofllco and got jour pay." Smith stall, away with a reatly tnadocrostfnllen look uin hlsfocei "Mielam, I regret tho occurrcnco of such nn unneeeary blunder, but as-surujoult as-surujoult will not hapi-n npilui surely not from that man," mid mnihun takes hi r dcpaituro fully atiiilcd tluit she has hail her ru eugo. Another irato customer npiears on tho sot uo. Tills timo thtilroublo is with n euit of furniture which lud bee n purehoseel u wee k taiforo oh lu jicrfcct onlor, but luui olnvidy In gun to show signs of approaching ili-lution. ili-lution. Tlio aggrieved purehaner oieiis on tbo manager, w bo nt ouco senels for tho "man who takes tho blame" and oticn. his usual programme pro-gramme "How is this, slrl What do you mean by sendiug out gexals in such 11 condition! You ha o Isvu rciioutod ly told not to permit any good, to lenvo your deirtment unless In perfect per-fect onler. Tills Is not thu first lima this lias happened, but It w ill be tho last, Uo to thu ofllco and get jour ly ; v 0 have 110 further uso f or ) our sen lev. "Mailom, I nm ery sorry that you should liavo laon so deceit cd by one of our snlctmcn. Ve cannot very well take back tho furniture nf ter It h is luon use'el, but we will send 11 man to your Iioumj to put It In pnqier shmie," and the huly goes on leer way satlstlod tlat sho bus reeeivuel juatleo, "The man who takes tho bhrao" li next dlsehargoel forourcharging In making n sale of silk drctts goods. Ho thin sulTers a tirndu of abuse, and is also ta go Isvauso ho has sold a sot of flue chlm without calling tho attention of tbo purchaser to teov-era! teov-era! little defects. And so It gout from morning to night, day nf ti r d iy, week in and week nut Tho poor fellow U maelo to suffer for all tlio sins of thocnttru establishment, from tlio manager down to thu urruud Iny. "It Is somowhnt struigo," sold a floor walker, "but tho fact Is thot many ooplu nro satisfied to put up with considerable Incouveuleneo If they can only lj revenged by seeing somu ono iiiscunrgcd. Bomotlmew w lion wo bring out our man who takes the blame, tlio customer ventures to suggost that ho Is not the man ho w oitoil on her, but wo InnLst tint he is, nud tho man aehls his own assertion, asser-tion, and In ulno ease out of ten tlio customer Is convinced Very few jieoplu taku enough notice of 11 salos-mau salos-mau to Ideutlfy biui uules they meet him freiueutly. "I liavu known somo establiah-ments establiah-ments that havo employed two or moro mon to tako bhmo in order to facilitate matters. Tlio funniest part of the thing Is that our scniicguat man grow a fat on King ciiwssl ' Ho has ineleilwd from 150 to SSO pouneh) in fifteen months, and smiles so much that w 0 w 111 have to ch ingo liiin mid get sumo d) bpe'iitic hsiklng imlh idual In his nhu'o "-riiilnkduhin llimnl. |