The Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1852-1853, 1853-05-04
WANTED,
A Young Man from the Country
BY FALcoNBRIooE

counter or the desk, and thousands OF these
Young men find it anything but an easy mat
ter to lind bread and situations half OF the
lime in these crowded marts OF men and
merchan lise. An advertisement in New
York or New Orleans paper, for clerk or
salesman, is sufficient to turn up hundred
needy and greedy applicants OF morning.
In New York, where a vast number OF these
Young men are manufactured, and CON
tinue to be manufactured by the regiment,
for an already surleited market, there are
wretches who practice upon these innocent
victims of perverted usefulness, species OF
fraud but slightly understood.
By confederacy with some experienced
dry goods dealers, the proprietor Of one OF
those agencies for procuring situations for
young men, victims of mis- placed confidence,
are put through at five or ten dollars each,
somewhat after this fashion:
Sharp, the keeper OF the agency, adverti-
ses for Two good clerks, one salesman, five
waters, ten book keepers, &c. &c, and oil
course every car, steamboat and stage run
ming into New York, brings in fresh I'M
porlation Of yong men from the country,
all fi.ted except in the knowledge box tor
clerks, statesmen and book,keepers-ereIy
morning, Il new set is offered to be taken IN
and done for.
Sharp demands fee Of from FIVE to ten
dollars for Obtaining u situation; victim forks
over the amount, and is sent to Sharp
two, who keepsthe dry goods store; he has
cot through with the victim OF yesterday;
and is now ready for the victim OF to-day;
for he makes it a point 10 put them through
such a gamut Of labors, yeXatoas manou
yers and insolence that not one out hitY,
come back the next day-and II :hey do,
/ he don't WaRt item!
If The unsupported victim returns to the
'ayency" he is lectured roundly for his in
capac.cy and want of energy. and advised
to return to the country, and recapltu-
late!
jeremiah Bump, having graduated with
all the honors Of snjiiipsvllIe Academy, and
having many unmiStakable longlngs TO be-
come Merchant Prince, and see the sights
in city; and having read Of the great for
tunes piled up in few years, by poor friend
less country bays, like Abbot Lawrence,
John Jacob Astor, &C., he came straight to
Boston, having read it in the papers, that
CLERKS, salcsmen, book.keePers, and so on
were wanted dreadfulIy-"yonn9 men from
the county preferred paid his fee, and
Was sent Of to an LnpoHiny Aouse, on :.
street where good sale man and c'erb
were wanted badly.
Jeremiah found his ilea Of an impoting
house knocked int5 disarranged coekec
) hat, by finding the one in the present case ;
laryc luminous store! filled up with paper
boxes and sham bundles, while gaudiy fcs
tooncl were any quantity Of calIicoes
cheap shawls, ribbons, tapes, AMI an amos
inuIerablc variety Of other tuppenny al
, fairs.
Ncbuchalnezzar Cheatun1, the propre
tor of the establishment, WAS keen lIttle
4 slicl, asa whistle, heavy bearded, stare hex
and shaved genius, of SIX AMI thirty mor
or less; and received Jeremiah with a raihe
patronizing survey, personnetle AMI opened
. the engagement with a few remarks.
"From the country arc you?'
= "SnAiusville, sii ;" said Jeremiah, com
y pacently; county Of Scruback, and Sta,e c
!, New Hemshire."
d "Ab, WELL l prefer the country brc
y young men-they are better trained, sal
y Chcalum, ''to industry, perseverance,. hon
, est frugality, and the duties of christal
! man. | was brought up in the country my
self. Iye made myseIf-cawed out All
g built up my own position, sir Yes, sll
" rive me rool, sound bred, country youn:
: men, for haye.t,ied them, ap1 we'll kno'
:. what they are"
IL And as spoke near enough TO b c partI
l. l. true, for he ha! tried them; he average
some itly-two clerks, and an equal numbc
;, of statesmen, yearly.
u jeremiah grew red in the face, at til
> complimentary manner, IN which Nebuehac
; nezzar Cheatum was pleased TO review ii
Il country and its Institutions.
:, "Whnt salary did you think Of allowing,
he asked.
, |, DWELL" said Cheatum, II allow m
4 sales three dollars week for the hr
: year; (Jeremishs ears cooked up an
; y tArec per cent on their sales the second.
a a By cyphering tup in his head, Jeremia
Il came to the conclusion that the first yes
. would not add very materially to his peer
. niary elevation, whatever the second woul
+" do with its three cents. But he was boun
~ II to try it or, anyhow.
W "Now," said Cheatum, Sin the first plat
solomon -
Jeremiah, ifyou please, sir" said th
i young man.
y "Ah, yes, Thomas, -pashaw--,Je(
- ediah, would have said" continued chea
= nm corrpctInp himself
10 eremiah!-Jcremiah Bump, SIRE h
7 ed Mr.. Bump.
9 "Oh, yes, yes; one has so many cler
= and statesmen throus, the course OF bus
$; ness, - said Cheatum, that got their nam
"a confused. Well, jeremiah, in the fir
: place, you must endeavor to please the GU
<, toners; always be lively and spry, and ne
4, A. er give an offensive answer. Many wom
u u and girls come in 10 price, overhal I
!. Il things, without the lemotest idea of purcha
y ing anything it is often trying to one
!. patience, but yousmust wait upon them,
" there is no possible means Of telling a W
y man whoshops for pastime. from one W
W shops in earnest, so. you must be carei'
:. = be polite, be spry, and never let a pers'
y go without masking purchase, II you 9
~, ~ possibly help it.
5Ss Ifa person asks for something we ha
n, not got, endeayor to make them take solr
! thing else If a lady asks whether iol
N penny csllicoes or siS-pcuny delaines "
&C. &C. wash?' say, eyes ma'am, beautifully;
:. - liaye tried them" or II have seen The
- trien:" and il they say, "are those ten c.
oSi a - l.. ..kI sLolar Aanna1sp or niue-npr