, 1873-09-28

Az soon hs ono OF tlom mot mo, and found
began to fool for tic % ilrst tmo, how torribio-
my, n!inont crnuRl-tt Is to bo out OF situh-
ton, and, consequently, out Of money; and tho
logic Of The SAILORS ropy to tho robbers who ut
tucked him on Ills road to London was now clear
to my mind.
Thoy stopped him, aud demanded his money
'sTnke both" said ho, 'as a mnn might NJ
Wells VOL s.; 2; to London without lifo aa without
Bu6stituto Chicago for London, and tho appll-
Imagine a man coming to Chicago during our
III my search for a situation, triol mer-
chants, bankers, md railroads. At first was
generally vol received; but, the moment I
asked, "nnvo you, or nro you lfkoly to
IN tho nogatiyo. Is my hopes In thfs direction n
began to oozo out, turned, my attention to tho
advertisements In THE TRIBUNE, undor tho
headtng. " Observation-Disclosures and Olerka."
Horo found abundant material to work on,
handwriting; my. virtues wore glowIng1Y de-
scribs!, and my vicos passed. orer NJ unworthy
As postage-stamps Ind become luxury, I
took my lottora In poraon to TuE TRIBUNE of1ioe,
and could scarcely await the arrival OF the next
days post, WAS 30 certain Of an answor but
nothing came md now, after repeated failures,
am forced to tho conclusion that my writing,
Nu4GA ID 4uA4HGIAutl3 E0tu3 CAl40s bLAuA kAG
tost Of comparison With TINT Of No. pe1l-
mon.
So It has gone on. ! l,avo tried, to tho best Of
my ability, to got situation; but as yot my
search has been unrowardod with sttccoss.
Still, don't dcHpair, aud lloro the future has
got something good In store for me.
mot q follow-sufforer, tho other day, who
noralizod asfollous:
hard to bear tho total unnt Of appreciation dis
played by those around him. ue ia out Of
employment and out Of money. He docs not
suf1er Theoretically, but practically. Hc has
gain sitnation. IIo is usually worno than
doad,-that Is, dead to aI tho pleasures Of life,
but painfully alive to all Its sorrowa. And yet,
in spito Of gil this becauseh he goes about quietly,
and don't ''owl about it. people say 10 docs not
gestion t., mako. All, in their inmost hearts,
to got = aituation, 50 that hs meS
sn5oy-iwhat7 ii o,,,ar lfs n,.. Of T. miserable 10
seeing his wife-who never complains
for tho want of tho common nooesaities OF lifo,
or doing nonal work, which ho hntos to hare
hor do, whon ale should DO receiving kindness
and attention. Yes, these theorists say. be e's-
! II have hoard a gentle mothor, seated with her
children At . comfortable moRi, and surrounded
with q fair share Of the Injuries Of this life,
theorizo SO beautifully % to how sho would
titutc, as to almost draw toars to hor hunband's
eyes, while, at the same time, she drovo cruel
shaft into tho hearts Of somo temporary depend
ents at that board. Tho old .soopo between
| Robinson CruBoo aud bis father is as good Al IL
lustration OF those theorists as can be found.
| They manage to koop man in search Of d situ-
alton in continual misery, without doing q par-
ticlo of good"
Having poured out my sorrows, I now feel
somewhat Iolievod aud. in conclusion, would
refer those who wish to see detachment Of tho
army in search OF situations to the reading.room
Of the Public Library. You may always know
| them by tho unconce1uod manner in which they
| wait their time to look at THE TRIBUNE. Whom
| it comes. they do not immediately turn to the
| part that intcrosta them, but wait till they
think no ono is looking, and then hurdedly turn
| to the column Of wants. II thoy catch your eye,
they will blush soarlet, as IT detected in como
orino. Do no. Judge them harsh1y, as you do
not know but what you may be in tho same po-
sition. If you havo boen, you will respect their
feelings, and the pride that cauees them to anfer
| quietly rather than expose their wants.
Let us oil Join in the wish, that they msy be
was Japhet in his search for father. Yours
truly. PoBnE Loco.