Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 84, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 March 1909 — AN EVERYDAY OCCURRENCE AT THE POST OFFICE. [ARTICLE]

AN EVERYDAY OCCURRENCE AT THE POST OFFICE.

This morning a lady entered the postofflce and called at the window to purchase two two-cent and one one-cent stamps. She opened her handbag and took out her purse; closed the handbag and opened the purse; took out a dime and closed the purse; opened the handbag and put in the purse; handed the dime to the clerk and took five pennies in change. Then Bhe opened the handbag and took out the purse; closed the handbag and opened the purse; pat in the pennies and closed the parse; opened the handbag and put .in the purse; closed the handbag, hung it on her arm and walked out of the office. And several people were in line waiting impatiently to get to the window to buy a stamp or two while the transaction referred to was going on. ’