The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-12

A Woman Telling Of "a Fraud that had L.
capped The Suns xcporters.


To THE EDITOR or THE SUS-SW: Feel
ing certain that in II city ~ large as New York
I should have no dini.ulty in obtaining cm-
ploymcnt at my trade. which is that OF Il COM
positor. left the ltlc country ofll'c. in which
WIS getting 2j cents per thousand. and started
for this city. hoping 10 do n great deal better.
On my arrival | hired Il room in one of the
downtown streets. thinking that in this way
might get along cheaper than In n boarding
house. | advertised. feeling confident thut all
| should now have To- do would be TO take my
choice from the bundle oflctt"rs that expected
to receive. Two days PASSED and no letters.
| thought that my landlady must b. in fault.
At the end Of the week concluded that there
must be- some gross Acknowledgement in the
Post Onl'c. ! madc NJ ms mind that a. the
mountain would not come 10 Mohammed. Mo-
hamnod must 60 TO the mountain and ac-
cordngly ! visited several Of the principal
printing OIL 'cs.
Among the daili's found THAT they employed
io women. and in other 4, -iruh,r on 'cs there
seldom occurred u vacancy. and when one did
Their, WAS always some friend " the compo- tor
ready to take the place. | Was told that might
leave my addr'- -. and II a vaean shouli oe-
eur should hear from them. Didn't know at
that time that this was a polite way 81 getting
rid ~ an applicant. Nv persist my war az
l'NElN 4 NuitNN lN a ~ilhNlNN ~ an OHIO" IN
whi,h VIA PROMISED tuiry cents thousand.
htu MAS required To- W. we"k ultrrW eek for
tlis patry sum which WAS allowed 20 earn
Finding that 10y Expenses Exceeded my in
come. ia SPIT. Of my plain way 90 LIVING de-
t'rmiu"d To- lraN" thu business and try some
thing else. read the following advertisement:
LADY with goes. husnr-. t.ti To- can,rss for book
n1nrnt An, al Nam r'v roam % ''''''
| applied. and wa- ushorcd into room 80
Early 49, | WIS. yrr'd ladies ere ahead Of me-.
AMI thN say" me- s}Wphta'I'ng Elnhf- az
entered IT the d. * WAS seated grnii'
Who's Lead suggested p'eigl onion. pom
d"rous ledger iN, or"n hrlorr aim. step right
upthi- way. please. WIS his salut1tion ma soon
~ made my npp'HrHn'" | walked forward
g. the d'sk. and my hop ~. which had iulicn ou
'ii"rinr. seeing 50 many uctor" me-. began Ia
rise. 10 informed me that the work for which
VAS to receive -o rrWuurrntivr u salary WIS
that Of getting subscribers toi "A book Which
wa. lust out and was settling rapidly. All that
WAS r. puirel uf me WAS deposit of -. ! was
n~tNui-'.ed nj the amount uf The deposit. hui
wns told that II WIS Ia protect himself from dis
pr Of th BOOK Is si5o peril III poSual . a sy
rnnge aud the convincing proofs in black and
VIC t'l"re mo l"i IN 10 diNde my capiihl
WIN him. To becom. acquainted with the
merits of the book. all ner,i t. do would b. 10
glance at the contents and carefully rend the
preface. This h. assured mr. was sufficient.
II" then gave mo u l-i % the sire l. that COM
prisrd NY distrif beginning with Wall street
giving mo touuicrstand that no other yasscr
should ntrudc ON my territory.
hrnrt and lighter ro,a,thook. | hastenod 10
Arriving IN the street | summoned up all my
inliN ldMatN.or, a. SOM term ~ check.
AN walked int one oi thu lars" buildings and
ar 'a"nted my book to q 'ntlemHn at the near
.7. q *. u had heard That m s street was in
met Tie UREA major In that M 49, Fr'ling that
uad made great hiundor beat a. hS~ty re-
u.s. l,5nd alt Eas R 20 u% hit :G t", n
of "a pcrerVrrinH uitur' " 'ut g. the end uf the
.,rr.l on o9" S.d', 'nienNorinE 10 rad the
With 20 paluIiftiug heart into tho lsasi prrfrn-