The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1874-10-08
4 PLACE FOR FIFTY DOg-
LARS.
Information for sale, and he.
strRble situation vacant-SOme
Time that Was Lost by Two Of
the SaNdsssl Gentry.

Information for Sale, and = lie.
strRb1e situation vAcant-SOme
Time that Was Lost by Two Of
the SaSssinst Gentry.
Last week the following advertise
meni appeared in one OF the morning
newspapers:
/ MILL procure plain penman salaried
4 w position woith So per IN nth " no will
I recompenee the advertiser with $50 Ad-
dress q b
4 A '>sn reporter answered the ad-
vertisement. The next dav he re-
ceived the follow ng:
I DEAR stH Please call at l76 Bleecker street
e.s'ser House, 10" "3rr'~ = / o,f.ss ?, G m
The Reporter called ut the Grove
House at the time appointed. MIR.
Rawlins occupied room s4, and re.
ceive | his visitor very courieously.
lie is Young man, apparently about
20 years o'd There is a slight look
of dissipation about his eyes, but
otherwise he is not unpreposessing.
He told his story in the bashful man
ner natural u an honorable young
man about To make such bargain
for his services. He said:
IL have been employed for nearly
Two wears in the Office of certain
railroad company. ! am about to
leave tha, position to assume more
advantageous one, with my brother,
who keeps a laage dry goods house
in Kansas City. The manager Of the
office has made no arrangements TO
fill my place. and think man with
the necessary qualifications can se-
cure il by applying in time. re-
ceived So month, and my success
or will probably get the s,me Now,
such a position in these hard times
ought To be worth S1O 10 "A man. and
if you will promise on your word of
honor to pay me that sum after you
have gained the place, | will tell you
where the office is. and introduce YOU
to the manager. have no influence
whatever with him. Al can do is
to sell my knowledge Of the vacancy,
payment to he made only in case you
are engaged to fill it,"
L ttt re- 'bttT HUIt'fI ~ DHy VT.
Rawi, $50 as soon as h. had engag-
ed hm,eli To The certain railroad
company
IN AppOI>IMENI.
Il, is too late to find the manager
in his Office to-day" said o. B. Mr..
RawliS; .'hu, if YOU will meet me
here in the morning we wiil go and
see him"
The next morning the S"n repor' er
was ready bright ani early. His
friend q B Mr. Rawl ms was ready,
and the tso WA k.d down Broadway
to Courtlnu,t reer On the wav
Mr.. Ra~linS exp AIMED that the seer
tain railroad' was the PENNSYLVANIA,
and that the managers name was
Mr.. Bond "a splendid fellow TO
work under"
Whle crossing West street Raw
Inns suddenly exclaimed: "There he
is now. just coming out of the Office.
I'm sorry for that. rs he seems to be
in a hurry, and Id like to have this
business settled So that | could start
for Kansas Tit, to-,ight
The repor er looked ut the man
pointed out as Mr.. Bond. He is tall
aud fine looking, with long, blonde
mustache and seemingly about 35
years Old.
-. Is. Mr.. Rawiins hurried up to
him and said few words. MrBond
shook his head. then seemed to re-
lent, and looked a, his watch. 80.
b." beckoned to the reporter, who
mode>tly and netvously approached.
The intry dnction over, Mr.. Bond
said:
81 have not engaged anybody TO
gil Rawlns' place yet But ! have
no time to talk to you now--unless
an af,er'honght yoa viii walk along
with me mp the street.
OF course the reporter walked
along. lis qualifications for rail
road c'ers, a. rehea, sed by himself,
seemed 10 strike the august manager
favorablv. At the Merchants Ho-
tel he paused and said:
'Now suppose yon step in here
and show me spec men Of your
writing.
wnA1 Mr>r NAVE ruZILEn THEM.
The specimen was prepared and
duly appreciated bv Mr.. Bond. He
medtatea inr an instant, and then
said: YES, | guess vou will do"
Then he took blank card and wrote
the following:
SEPTEMBER 10 -Repor, al foot Of Court
Iandt street, r X X Office, at Y o'clock TO-
morrow I'M instant, :" 20 no to work At $50
per month. !. II. boSb. Manager.
Mr.. Bond. after hurried farewell
to 40. B. Mr.. Rawlins,' fastened
away. Then RAwlins congratulated
the reporter. He was glad that he
had been the means OF fixing good
man in a good place.
Congratulations received and duly
appreciated.
80. b. now began mildly to hint
that the $50 would be acceptable. |
The reporter dispassionately argued
that the contract was no, legally COM
plcted uaoil he was working at his
desk in the Pennsylvania Railroad
Office. 90. B." denied the force Of
the argument in somewhat emphatic |
language. Then the reporter ruled
that the contract was not legally |
complc,el. Violent exception was
taken 10 this ruling, but the court
was not to he moved.
"Hnw am to 90 TO Kansas City,if
you d nj pay me to-day dem nd
ed The indignant 80 b.
81 don't know" mildly responded
the reporter.
"Wrll, suppose your an honest
man, and ! can trust you to pay me.
Give me your address and | will
leave the bill with friend to col
lect."
"With pleasure.
The reporter took blank card and
wrote:
THE GREEN ROY OF THE Sun.
so. B." gazed pensively at the
card a moment, then looked up meek
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