The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1874-10-08
Selling a Situation.


LAST week the following advertise
ment appeared in one of the morning
newspapers:
WILL procure plain penman salaried po-
w sition worth SIS per month who will
recompcnsc the advertiser with $50 Address
o. B.
A Sun reporter answered the adver-
tisement. The next day he received the
following:
DEAR sR-Please call at 17s Blocker street
Grove House, tomorrow at one O'Clock p. m.
o. B. G. ". RAwLISs.
The reporter called at the Grove
House at the time appointed. Mr.. Raw
Inns occupied room "a, and received his
visitor very courteously. He is a young
man, apparently about twenty years old.
There is a slight look of dissipation
about his eyes, but otherwise he is not
unprepossessing He told his story in
the bashful manner natural to an honor
able young man about to make such a
bargain for his services. He said:
:" have been employed for nearly two
years in the Office Of certain railroad
company. l am about to leave that
position to assume more advantageous
one, with my brother, who keeps large
dry goods house in Kansas City. The
manager of the Office has made no ar.
rangements to fill my place. and l think
man with the necessary qualifications
can secure it by applying in time. l re-
ceived SIS month, and my successor
will probably get the same. Now, such
a position in these hard times ought to
be worth $50 to 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
All I can do is to sell my knowledge Of
the vacancy, payment to be made only
in case you are engaged to fill it,"
The reporter agreed to pay Mr. Raw
Inns $50 as soon as he had engaged
himself to the certain railroad com
pany."
at is too late to find the manager
in the office to-day said O. B. Mr..
Rawlins; "but if you will meet me here
in the morning we will go and see
him"
The next morning the Sun reporter was
ready bright and early. His friend 0. B.
Mr.. Rawlins was ready and the two
walked down Broadway to Courtlandt
street. On the way Mr. Rawlins ex-
planned that the certain railroad" was
the Pennsylvania, and that the managers
name was Mr. Bond" a splendid fellow
to work under"
While crossing West street Rawlins
suddenly exclaimed: "There he is now
just coming out Of the office. I'm sorry
for that, as he seems to be in a hurry,
and I'd like to have this business settled
SO that could start for Kansas City to-
night"
The reporter looked at the man
pointed out as Mr.. Bond. He is tall and
fine looking, with a long, blonde mus
tache, and seemingly about thirty-five
years old.
o. B. Mr. Rawlins hurried up to him
and said few words. Mr.. Bond shook
his head, then seemed to relent, and
looked at his watch. 80. b." beckoned
to the reporter, who modestly and ner-
vously approached. The introduction
over, Mr. Bond said:
II have not engaged anybody to fill
Rawlins' place yet. But have no time
to talk to you now-unless ian after
thought) you will walk along with me up
the street."
Of course the reporter walked along.
His qualifications for railroad clerk, as
rehearsed by himself, seemed to strike
the august manager favorably. At the
Merchants Hotel he paused and said:
:" Now suppose you. step in here and
show me specimen of your writing"
The specimen was prepared and duly
appreciated by Mr.. Bond. He meditated
for an instant, and then said: Eyes,
guess you will do" Then he took blank
card and wrote the following:
SEPTEMBER 1o.-Report at foot of Cortlandt
street, p r. r. Office, at twelve O'Clock to-mor-
row. nth inst, to go to work at s75 per month.
J. II. BOND Manager.
Mr. Bond, after hurried farewell to
80. B. Mr.. Rawlins," fastened away.
Then Rawlins congratulated the report
er. He was glad that he had been the
means of fixing good man in good
place.
Congratulations received and duly ap-
preciated.
40. B." now began mildly to hint that
the $50 would be acceptable Tie re-
porter dispassionately argued that the
contract was not legally completed until
he was working at his desk in the Penn
sylvania Railroad office. 90. B." de-
MED the force of the argument in some
what emphatic language. Then the re-
porter ruled that the contract was not
legally completed. Violent exception
was taken to this ruling, but the court
was not to be moved
How am to 60 to Kansa; City if
you don't pay me today" demanded the
indignant 20. B."
~ don't know" mildly responded the
reporter.
swell, / suppose you're an honest
man, and can trust you to pay me-
Give me your address and l will leave
the bill with a friend to collect"
With pleasure"
The reporter took blank card and
wrote: