The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1861-11-19

mpan tiial II | WORKED | Should Improve
ms intome. aua So br lhu paiiilea 10 ask
ior her hana Nilh lsetleF ehance ai sme.
cess, than asan Idle man with tao hundred
and twenty pounds year Ralhera show
process. feared bat whi .or 81 work
was 10 perform had I'd profession Z
! was unaequainled with any af | could
neither practice law aor medicine nor
could paiut or teach music. | could
write poetry Il lcasi Iaija and ihouglt
50 but doubt whether "tle naa over ihc
way would cali that work
Aiier three days reelection, determined
10 pay the man another si.ii
'Whal do yen want Is teg9n. il il.t
the same tone a before.
10 work, replied |.
Good said he; 90 and dp it
But don't know what TO work a'--
have no profession
Go and break stones he replied
the work -houcs arc empty j4i now,
The roads want kbarcfs.
turned away in di>gasi.
Can yon write Z he asked Of course
you can, though, love letters You have
not the best baud in the world, bot il may
be improved. Yon had better q 4 a silua-
tion Is junior clerk II commercial office
no salary the hrst year, sixty pounds tie
second, eighty the third, aud 50 on,
Thank you, sad very ausrr. Even
if | we're disposed to do So, know no
mercantile houses ii London
III get you situation, wa' the reply
and i. you reject il, don't come naar me
again
Who shall describe my feeling, q this
moment? To fancy myself Il common
clerk-me the best dressed man % my
means in town, the most refined il tasle,
the greatest hater Of everything business
ike or common--to be suob, clerk,
quill driver On the other hand 70 lose
the strange friend Gf 20 lie might be cali
ed) before me, or be unable 10 apply for
his advice. tJ lose The chance Of gaining
Julia---ior | did think that thi, would fol-
low my rejection Of the offer what Should
be done
If accept said !, after pause, 'wll
you guarantee me-
Nothing was the reply that cut me
short. i tell you TO work, and offer you
the means OF doing So that's all
i accede' cried, in desperat Oh.
The man took pea aid wrote short
note, which he lauded me TO read. Twas
simply letter OF recommendation OF me.
The bearer, for employment in the house
Of the frm to wliom it was addressed.
| handed it Lack with thanks. he
wrote tie direction and gave me Tie Ici-
ten. Il was addressed, Messrs. Singles
& Co.
Why,' exclaimed, 1t is the falIier
Of
Exactly 50 mach the better; lie VII
ask you no questions, but give you The
situation.
He showed me out of his room; and
when the street was reached, ! stood It'll
for u few minutes in perfect bcwildermenl.
Could this man over the way lave ans
dealings with the devil. that lie exercised
so strange an influence over me and seem
ed TO guide me as he pleased And then,
what could his co necIion le with tho
Sniggles family, that made him so couli-
denl of my procuring The situation through
him2 But / determined to deliver the
letter at all events.
The house Of Sniggles & Co was found.
Ugh ! how the place smet Of leather. !
asked for Mr.. SniggleS, and was shown in
TO bis office.
Good day, SIR said snigglvs. "Glad
10 see you here.
The letter was handed him, which BE-
just glanced over, and then said,
Follow me-
lie led me into the next room where
three fellows were driving their quilts with
all their might.
Mr. jackson, cried Snigsles 10 one Of
them, Mr. Plnsiic has come % join you-
be good enough 10 SET him 70 wo.k, aud 50
saying, ne left the room.
Mr. Jackson did rs he was told ii
gave me Il quantity of hing 70 copy gery
line Of Which puzzled me by the exifaot-
dinary terms Il conianed-words which
never met my eyes before, and Which ] ain
confident canno, be iouad ii any dc.jon-
any. But did rs they told me though ii
} on had asked what had done, atiAe cad
of The day, certainly could moi have told
you, except that we had been eternaliy
writing away al something o. other
My fellow clerks were good naiuredie iei-
lows, though their coats were evidently
built by ihird rate taiIors, and their neck 4
ties were more striking than tasteful. They /
were not very ignorant, either, though they
knew nothing about the matters was most
up in--such as the private history Of Mad 4
anne Spinini, the great dan euse, and the
real story about the Duke of Dumps and
Signora Saloner, OF The opera. etc, still .
they were not badly informed about ibe
minor matters Of history, geography, sta-
.i.iics, and political affairs. !.
Six months passed. had worked ey-
FRY day ike horse, or Ike a clerk -i,e-
gan 70 understand my business and was
rising into importance.