The Labor enquirer., 1885-01-24
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farmers, put the banker came on duty At
IL o'clock. Bill saw him approa';h with
stately tread, but 0, rash oveFsiRhtl no
pin WAS to be seen!
When the banker started hople ct ]
o'clock, after his days work. Bill was
careful to have a pin on the right spot,
and to pick it up at the right moment.
To his CONSERVATION the nan never no
ticed him Such contingency was
wholly unprovided for. When he saw
the banker stop to negotiate loan at
12 per cent Bill hurried ahead and
placed the pin as before. picked it up as
the banker approached and held 1t up 80
he could not miss it. As there are few
worldly things that bankers do net
know. this banker stopped and said:
young man, you have been reading
some foolish story. THAI scheme has
already been worked for all it ID worth" !"
aWell, how can / get rich ?" asked Bill.
aHere is the morning paper; look it
over
R;ll saw q long row of wants. "Just
the thing,n said Bill, as hi, eye Tested on
one which read as follows:
WANTED Agents Anyone earning
less than $50 per week should call and
investigate our money milking scheme.
Call or address the Olympic Mig Co.,
corner Dash and Blank streets.
1t suddenly occurred to Bill that he
was not earning $50 per week, so he con-
cluded this must necessarily be addressed
to him. However, there were other
colossal schemes which he wished to try
, first. He wanted to see how they got
rich on grain in city, while he got poor
raising it. He found the place, and not
knowing much about such things,
allowed very pleasant gentleman to in
vest $40 for him. The man took the
money and went into a crowd of
gamblers, remarking to himself that Bill
must be somebody's darling" Bill did
not see him again. ~
He bought solid gold ring for 80 cents,
of a seedy-looking man who would not
i tell how he came by it: Bill found that
he could buy such rings 81 per dozen.
After Bill had been escorted through
gambling house by another very pleas
ant gentleman, and been oasely deceived
by a few street fakirs who offered to give
SIS for 81, he was not so green as he
looked. He thought $50 per week was
good enough for him, so he called on the
Olympic Mfg Co. .... III
On entering the Office Of that powerful
syndicate Bill was surprised to find 30
many people of all ages and conditions
who were not earning $50 per week.
And in city, too. According to the
polite clerk immense fortunes could be
made by trying to sell their goods. The
stock consisted of all the novel things
ever made, from needle cases to washing
machines, while glass-eutters and combi-
nation stove handles seemed to predom-
1 mate. Bills practical mind and mission
airy spirit made him decide upon new
I kind of clothes-wringer He learned
how to use it and started out.
/. After two weeks search he found a
woman with wringer that failed to act.
Bill saw that it was only slightly out of
adjustment and told the lady so. He
soon fixed it, received thanks, and was
glad to do an act of Kindness. Not until
he reached the street did lt.occur to him
that he had wronged himself. Should he
have told the lady that her wringer was
totally ruined? The thought troubled
him very much. He could not clearly
define his duty.
1t was some weeks before he could
draw from his honesty and the conflict
ing exigencies of his new Office, an equa-
ton which would let him trade wringers
at q profit. He received lessons in bust
ness principles from headquarters which
we're in substance: Never mind the
truth; sell wringsrs."
About this time I met Bill and he was
overjoyed to see me. - lie gave me all
the facts herein set down. He was afraid
the farm would be sold snd was much
cast down in. consequence, ior what
would become of his mother and the
younger children
He promised to inform me of his
movements and went on his way to again
join the surplus population which is
composed of those who try TO do what
nobody wants done, such as book agents,
popcorn men, boiler members, notion
peddlers, the fiend who calls, scissors to
grind" and other fiends who. have not 80
honorable = calling. They are parasite.
carefully graded by nature, from the
lightning,rod man down through the
lawyer and the tramp to the billy goat
who preys upon society'B tin cans, old
posters and the moss on water troughs,
thence into protoplasm Occasionally
one of them jumps into the river, haYinQ
chosen the role of "hoatslr," Temporarily,
to improve his condition. 1 read of one
the other day that seemed like Bill from
the description. ] also received the fol-
lowing from Bill, and / care not-inyesti-
gate:
Chicago Jan 1th
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