Democratic Sentinel, Volume 12, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 November 1888 — At the Stamp Window. [ARTICLE]

At the Stamp Window.

He was a queer-looking chap who peered in at the stamp window of the I [>oß toffice the other day and said to the I man in attendance: “Be you the postmaster?” “What do you want ?” “I want to know what letter stamps ire selling at to-dav.” “Two cents.” “Anything off when a man buys two or three?” “No.” “Could’t throw in a cent stamp, could you?” , “Throw in nothing.” I “Thank you. Jes’ thought I'd ask. ■ I buy a good many in the course of the ■ year, and you could have my hull custom fyou’d do the fair thing,” “The law doesn’t permit any discount. ” “There's where the law makes a mistake, for you’d sell more if you threw a little something off for cash, or give a chromo.” “Don't block up the window, please.” “If you had some stamps with the gum stickum worn off that you could take less for, I could make ’em go with a little paste.” “We have nothing of the sort here. How many ” “P’raps you've got ’em without the pictures. My girl, Marier, can paint General Jackson's portrait so nat’ral that any Democrat would get up and squeal." “If you don’t want to buy any stamps stand aside.” “I might have bought ’em at the Corners, but being in Austin I thought I might get ’em cheaper. No stamp scalpers in the city that sell below regular rates?” “I reckon not.” “P’raps there’s another postoffice in town where they are sellin’off their old stock below cost to make room for a new stock of fall stamps of the latest designs, just imported, Sheriff sale, mebbe, or postmaster going out of business and determined to sell the supply of stamps he has on hand at anv sacrifice.” “Well, that is a novel idea. Fellow tried to run the regular postoffice out of town, eh, and had to close out?” “Exactly. Competition in every business, you know.” “There’s no competition in the postoffice business of Austin, you’ll find. Now order your stamps, if you want any, and vacate.” “Well, then, boss, if I can’t get no discount here's two cents; give me a stamp jes’ to try, and if it gives satisfaction I’ll recommend vou to mv neighbors.” “Thank you. We aim to please. Good day. “Good day.”— Texas Siftings.