{"newspaper_name": "Washington telegraph.", "edition": "01", "page": "p2", "byline": ""}
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THE CLERK AND DEvIL-A merchant )
clerk came into a printing office short time
since and seeing pile or papers lying on
The table tit being Inc day Of publication,)
uncerrmoniously helped himself to a copy
and uttered The following 10 the printers
devil: Il 'sPose you don't take any pay for
just one PaPerl" MOT always" replied
the devil. Shortly afterwards the devil en-
tered the store where the clerk belonged,
and called for pound Of raisins. saying.
.'sPose You don't charge any thing when a
fellow don't take but a pound,''


''No." said tho clerk after seeing the dis.
advantage under which he was placed by
biz own stingy impudent illiberaIity towards
The pennyless printers devil. and looking
daggers at the little imp. Indignantly eK-
claimed: "When 4 get any more papers
from a printer, III pay for en-"