. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. See You Later. Said the florist: "I suppose it will sur- prise you to know that a florist has unusual experiences just like a drug store o r the trouble clerk in a tele- phone office. One day a man staggered into nay store, and it was plain from Ms man- ner and walk that he ... was intoxicated. He had a silly gnn on his face and asked to see some designs suitable for his wife's grave. I showed him some varieties and he finally selected a pillow. " 'Shall I put anything on it? Any let- ters?' I asked. He
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. See You Later. Said the florist: "I suppose it will sur- prise you to know that a florist has unusual experiences just like a drug store o r the trouble clerk in a tele- phone office. One day a man staggered into nay store, and it was plain from Ms man- ner and walk that he ... was intoxicated. He had a silly gnn on his face and asked to see some designs suitable for his wife's grave. I showed him some varieties and he finally selected a pillow. " 'Shall I put anything on it? Any let- ters?' I asked. He hesitated for a moment and then said thickly: " 'Yesh; put S. Y. L. on It. " 'Are those the initials of your wife? 1 asked. " 'No.' " 'Are they your initials?' " 'No.' ^ . 'Then what in the nation do you want Y L,. on that pillow for?' I asked. 'Shay, I'm payln' for thlsh. You put S. Y. L. on it and let It go at that.' "After I had wrapped up the design, with its S Y. on it, I asked him as a special favor to tell me why he wanted those let- ters on the pillow, when they were not his wife's or his. As he went out the door ne said, somewhat shamefacedly: " 'See you later.' " „ —Boston Traveler. S. At Boston. W. W. Bawson & Company took tvro out of three games from Jos. Breck & Son in the Seed Trade bowling league Monday, February 6. There remains but one more match game, that between B. & J. Farquhar and Schlegel & Fottler Company. This promises to be the most exciting game of the series as both teams are tied respectively for first and third places. All arrange- ments have been made for the banquet which is to be held February 21 and which winds up the bowling season. The scores of the Bawson-Breck games follow: JOSEPH BKECK & SON. Flayer. Ist 2d 3d aieason 6J 57 59 Webber fj 66 75 Riley >. 70 79 75 Armstrong X° °* ii Bnholm 7 83 72 76 Totals 385 358 362 W. W. RAWSON Sc. CO. ra|?ory-. n \% l6 g&^- ??::;
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