The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1883-10-05
A BRIGHT APPLICANT.
4 Philosopher in Search of "a Situation.

Postmaster Stackpole few DAYS age re-
| celved the following application for work
| or information, and will furnish the address
to any one desiring the services of the wri-
ter. 1t is evidently from "bnght" young
man, and other things being equal, one who
| would get TO the front. The letter is publish
ed on Its merits:
Dies MONIES, Sept. %, 1888.
DEAR SIR: will preface a little by re-
| freshing your recollection in respect TO that
statement of John Stuart Mill, where he sub
stantially says The man who brings chill
dren into the world without being fully able
| TO provide for all their wants until they are
old eseugh to provide for themselves, cem-
mits a great moral CRIME :" and / 90 further
than John and add as sort of corollary to
his proposition, that the man who brings
children into the world and rears them with
no other thought but that their mission in
life is to spend his accumulated wealth, COM
mts n greater moral crime. Now, then,
was thus born to the purple, but owing to
sudden death and peculiarly unhappy COM
binarion of unforeseen contingencies, 1 am
left an orphan at the tender age of "a with
out money and without any strongly defined
ideas how TO get II. Sad, Ell? / might men,
ton incidentally that have graduated at a
Law College with honors, too,) but as that
was during my palmy days and done,
perhaps, more for an accomplishment than
for use, / can't count on it as a sure bread
winner. Having all the shyness of Haw-
thorne, without any of his talent, modesty
precludes my setting out my attachments,
but suppose i have ordinary intelligence,
which, coupled with the proper industry,
ought to produce a decent success in any oc-
cupation which does not require peculiar
skill and special training. While without
practical experience, have, think, a fair
knowledge Of Banking and Insurance for
boy, and while have never done any man
ual labor, i know could soon learn TO swing
an AK or pick in lusty style; but / will be
honest and confess that am one of the many
sons of man who desire the greatest ease
with the least effort. But j can work If /
have to-and / have to. j have read great
may articles in your western papers how
that every young man of the fright kind"
could come to your country and get to the
front single-handed, and it seems to be the
unanimous opinion of your western press
thatthe fright kind" of young man is what
you commonly call "Rustler." Now / don't
know whether am "Rustler" or not, but
If you'll give me chance I'll make you
think / am. Now what are the chances for
me in your town? / want to come 10 your
town because I have fixed upon it Though
blindIy and without data as the Promised
Land, and now If you Tor any ofyour fellow
townsmen) can help me to a situation, will
try and make it bring you back more jelly
cake than any bread you have cast upon the
water for several days Understand, how
eyer. that If I come among you / will just
about strike the town with little or go CAPT.
tai except a philosophy that will enable me
to accept the inevitable without murmur
and without kick. Trusting you will par
don me for infringing thus at length upon
your time and good nature, and further trust
ing that you will not toss this idly aside, be-
cause it is matter of importance to me, and
awaiting your response with a degree of
anxiety not common to my philosophy, am
Sincerely yours,
III. b. w.