Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 April 1895 — To Save Trouble. [ARTICLE]

To Save Trouble.

Messenger boys have always been looked upon as strange geniuses, butan especially strange one has Just turned up. He works in a retail store, and his chief duty is to deliver newly bought hats to the purchasers and obtain receipts for them. Several days ago he was given a hat to carry to a customer, and when he returned to the store the proprietor looked at the receipt book. The last signature had a suspicious look, so he called the messenger to him. “This does not look like Mr. Blank's handwriting?” said he. “Sir!” exclaimed the boy, in a scared tone. “Did he write this?” “N-n-o, sir.” “You wrote it, didn’t you?” "Yes, sir.” "What did you do that for?" “Why, he wasn’t at home, so I just slgued the receipt myself.”