The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-10-30
= PLACE E'oEs FIFTY DOE.
LARS.
From The New York sun. sept. ..

Information zoE- Sale. and
Desirable Place Vacant.
From The New YorL sun. sept. %.
Last week the following adyer
tisement appeared in one of th
morning newspapers
WIN procure a plain penman a salari
w ed position worth $40 per mont
who viii recOmpense the advertiser wit
SO. address
o b
Il Sun reporter ans wsrrd the AL
vertisemeuL. The H' II Il y he re
ceived the following:
DEAR sIR:-Plras, ell a. 20 BiPerke
'treet (GrOve IIou-t) i,-ni' Trew At
O'Clock r. NJ.
! %. b. e. NJ. j .wLINS.
The reporter called al the Grove
House at the time appointed. MIR
Rawlins occupied room 81, ami re.
ceived bis visitor very courtcousIy.
lie is young man, apparently
| about 30 years Did. There is q
slight look of dissipation about his
eyes, but otherwise he is not uupre-
possessing. lie told his story Ia the
bashiul manner natural To gn ion-
| orable Young man about TO make
snch n bargain for his services. He
said:
81 have been employ ed for nearly
two years la the Office of certain
railroad company. ! am about TO
| leave that position to assume s
more advantageous one, with my
brother, who keeps n large dry
goods house in Kansas City. The
manager OF the office has made no
arrangements TO fill my place, and
think a man with the necessary
qualifications can secure il by APP
plying in time. l received SO a
month, aud my successor will prob
ably get the aame. 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, AMI intro
duce you 10 the manager. l have
no influence whatever with him.
All | can do is TO sell my knowI-
edge of the vacancy, payment to be
made only IN case you arc engaged
to fill it,"
The reporter agreed to pay Mr..
Rawlins $50 as soon as he had en-
gagged himself TO the certain rail-
road company"
at is to late to find the manager
Rawlins "but if you will meet me
here i'll the morning we will go and
see him."
The next morning the Sun re-
porter was ready bright and early.
His friend o. i. Mr.. Rawlins was
ready and the two walked down
Broadway to Courtland street. On
the way Dir. Rawlins explained
that the ''certain railroad" was the
Pennsylvania, and that the mana
gers name was Mr.. Bond-''a
splendid fellow to work under"
While crossing West street Rawl-
ins suddenly exclaimed: "There
he is now! just coming out of the
Office. I'm sorry for that, as he
SENS to be in a hurry, and I'd like
this business settled so that l could
start for Kansas City tonight"
The reporter looked at the man
pointed out as Mr.. Bond. lie is
tall and fine looking, with q long,
blonde mustache, and, seemingly
about % years old.
o. L. Mr.. Rawlins hurried up 10
him aud said a few words. Mr..
Bond shook his head, then seemed
TO relent, and then looked at his
watch. go. e." beckoned to the re-
porter, who modcsIly and nervous
Iy approached. The introduction
over, Mr., Bond said:
Il have not engaged anybody TO
fill leawlins' place yet. But [ have
no time to talk TO you now-unless
an afterthoughtl you will walk |
along with me up the street."
OF course the reporter walked |
along. His qualifications for rail-
road clerk, as rehearsed by himself, |
seemed to strike the august mana
ger favorably. AT the Merchants
Hotel he passed and said:
"Now, suppose you step in here |
and show me specimen of your
writing"
The specimen was prepare d and |
duly appreciated by Mr.. Bond. lie
meditated for an instant, and then
said: Eyes, l guess you will do"
Then he took a blank card and |
wrote the following:
SEPTEMBER 10.
Report at foot of Cortland street, |
p. II. X. Office, at II o'clock to-mor-
row, llth inst, to go to work at S75 |
per month.
j. ii. BOND, Manager.
Mr.. Bond, after a hurried fare
well to SO. Il. Mr. Rawlins," h St
enCd away. Then RlWIins con-
graduated the reporter. He was
glad that he had been the means of |
fixing good man in a good place. |
COBgratuiation received and duly |
40. b." now began mildly to hint |
that the $50 would be acceptable.
The reporter dispassionately argued
that the contract was not legally
completed until he was working at
his desk in the Pennsylvania Rail-
road office. 80. e." denied the
force of the argument in somewhat
porter ruled that the contract was
not legally completed. Violent ex-
captions was taken to this ruling,
but the court was not TO be moved.
GLOW am | TO go to Kansas City,
If You don't pay me to-day ~ de-
manded the Indignant 80. b."
81 don't know" mildly respond
ed the reporter.
"Well, / suppose you're an honest
man, and l can trust you to paw me.
Give me your address and | will
leave the bill with a friend TO col
lect."
'With pleasure"
The reporter took a blank card
and wrote:
s.-..---
THE GREEN Boy OF THE Sun
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