Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-12-21

emphasis and he spoke not another
word, but, ringing the bell, he showed
me to the door, and bowed me out.
4 $50 49, Z
1t was a long time before recovered
from my surprise at the mysterious in
! teIview with ''thc man over the way"
That he should know all about me and
my affairs, was only less extraordinary
than that should always have felt so
strange curiosity regarding him.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Ho-
ratio,
Than IRE dreant OF in your philosophy" q.
said /, quoting Hamlet; but gotno sat-
isfactory explanation of the matter by
such quotation. The most reasonable
! supposition seemed to be that he must
be necessarily watching me, and this
| (thongh scarcely knew ID made me
watch him and feel attracted to him in
return. But the great point. now, was
should follow his advice2 and if SO,
what did the advice mean?
Work2 what did | know about work
and how was my working to get me Jul
LA 'or wife? Certainly, had dim
suspicion that the old gentleman might
mean. that if worked, ldimproye
my income, and thus be entitled to ask
for her hand with a better chance Of sue
cess than as an Idle man with two hum
dred and " enty pounds year. Rather
slow process | feared but what sort
of work was | to perform? | had no
profession; was unacquainted with any
| art; / could neither practice law nor med
1 icine nor could paint, or teach music.
| could write poetry at least Julia and
think so; but | doubt whether " the
man over the way" would call that work.
After three DAYS Of reflection, deter
mined to pay the man another visit.
What do YOU want?" he began, I'M just
the same tone as before.
80 work" replied |, briefly. =. .....-
Good" said he, go and do it.
But don't know what to work at
| have no profession"
SEQ and break stones" he replied the
work-houses are empty just now-the
roads want laborers."
turned away in disgust.
Can you write?" he asked. "Ofcourse
YOU can, though love letters. 1t is not
the best hand in the world, but it may
be Improved. You had better get II sit
uation as Junior clerk in a mercantile Of
fice--no salary the first year, sixty
pounds the second, eighty the third, and
so on"
THANK YOU" said I, very angry. "Ev-
en- if [ were disposed to do 50. know no
mercantile houses in London"
I'm get you the situation" was the
reply. If You reject it, don't come near
me again"
Who shall describe my feelings at this
moment? To fancy myself a common
clerk-me the best dressed man OF my
means in town, the most refined in taste,
the greatest hater of everything "busi-
ness Ike" or common to be clerk, a
snuh. quill driver. On the other hand,
= TO lose tire strange friend &c I-cDuid So
call hitn( before me, or he unable to APP
PITY for his advice, to lose The chance also
4 Of gaining Julia-for | did think that
this would follow my rejection OF the Of
frr-what shonld do?
IF accept" said |, after pause, will
you guarantee me"
Nothing" was the reply that cut me
short IL tell you to work, and oiier
YOU the means Of doing so-thats all. .
II accept" | cried in desperation.
The man took pen and wrote short
note. which he handed me to read. Ii
was simply a letter of recommendation
of me, the bearer. for employment Of tho
house of the firm to whom it was adj
dressed.
| handed it back with thanks. He
wrote the direction, and gave me the let
ter. 1t was addressed, "Messrs. Sniggle:
( Co."
"Why!m exclaimed l. 1T is to the faith
er Of"
"Exactly-so much the better; he vii
ask You no questions, but give you the
| situation"
, He showed me out Of his room; anc
when | reached the street, | stood still
for a few minutes in perfect bewilder
| mcnt. Could this oman over the way
have dealings with the devil, that he ex
ercised 50 strange an influence over me
and seemed 70 guide me as he pleased
And then what could his connection
| be with the Sniggles family. that nla'.'
him 50 confident Of my procuring the sit
uation through him / determined t
deliver the letter. at all events.
Imademv way to Thames street, where
am sure had never set foot before.
found the house of Sniggles u Co. h lgh
how the place smelt of leather. | asket
for Mr.. Singles, ard was shown INTO ms
office.
Good day, sir" said Singles, glac
to see you here
handed him the letter, which he JUS
glanced over, and then said, follow me
He led me into the next room. where
three fellows were driving their quill;
with all their might.
"Nr. Jackson cried old Singles &c
one of them, " Mr.. Plastic has come to
i,in YOU; be good enough to set him tc
work" and. so saying, he left the room
Mr.. Jackson did as he was tol'. lie
gave me quantity of things to copy
every line of which puzzled me by th'
extraordinary terms it contained; WORD;
which never heard before, and which,
am confident, are not TO be sound II
Johnson's Dictionary. | did as / was
told. though if you had asked me what
had done at the end of the day, | certain
" could not have told you, except thai
/ was eternally writing something or an
other.
Nv fellow clerks were good natureC
fellows, though their coats were evident
/ " built by third rate tailors, and their
neck-tie were more striking than taste
full. They were not very ignorant, either
though they knew nothing about the
matters | was most zap in--such as thu
private history Of Madame Spinnini th'
treat danse,lSe. and the real story about
the Duke of Dumps and Signora salonier
of the Italian Opera, etc, etc; sun, they
were not badly Informed about the inlnol
matters of history, geography, statistics