X. Having no occupation for our Office Boy, he is entirely at the service of callers.
XI. Our Telephone is always at the disposal of anyone desirous of using it.
XII. The following are kept at this Office for Public Convenience:—
A Stock of Umbrellas (silk), all the Local Newspapers, Railway Time Tables, and other Guides and Directories; also a supply of Note Paper, Envelopes, and Stamps.
XIII. Should you find our principals engaged, do not hesitate to interrupt them. No business can possibly be of greater importance than yours.
XIV. If you have the opportunity of overhearing any conversation, do not hesitate to listen. You may gain information which may be useful in the event of disputes arising.
XV. In case you wish to inspect our premises, kindly do so during wet weather, and carry your umbrella with you. We admire the effect on the floor; it gives an air of comfort to the establishment. (The Umbrella Stand is only for ornament, and on no account to be used).
P.S.—Our hours for listening to Commercial Travellers, Beggars, Hawkers, and Advertising Men are all day. We attend to our Business at Night only.
A NEW WAY OF PUTTING IT.
“Dirty days hath September, April, June and November; From January up to May, The rain it raineth every day. All the rest have thirty-one, Without a blessed gleam of sun; And if any of them had two and thirty, They’d be just as wet and twice as dirty.”