The Grenada gazette., 1885-11-14

/ vAooPHnB '@ eOOing chOtres hero
put are angshus, too fnde some Proiitabla
bllness TOO engage in But 1t seems Impossi
bel too doc SO espeshls something u SCOT ue
as we are close observers of persons & Things
Remembering phases well have good uiemris,
That we might Make detectives. We arr
Honest" of good Habites l. Unquestionabel
Carackter, to this &c. sc can give enl amt Of
Reference. viii yoo Plces give us yoor ad.
wise, What are tho arste Steps too lurne
how are pade & how much at first How long
does 1t take Won TO lurne, that is Apt, also
Say II yoo wood lurne employ u.s. Wood
add-My ale 10 %, Brothers 30, both are lin.
marede.'
"Here is letter from lady," said
the detective, when the reporter had
succeeded in deciphering the scrawL
which was written in purple ink. the
three pages used being literally dotted
with blots. 1--WE never pay any atten.
ton to these things, but l broke the
rule in her case, and answered her let.
ter, respectfully declining the honor OF
her services"
The letter handed to the newsman 10
read was written in a neat, bold hand,
and if the lines indicated anything,
they betokened that the fair writer was
at least possessed of firm, decided
character. She said, in business-like.
matter-of-fact way:
pardon me for addressing you who are
total strangers. have for long time had M
ambition to be detective, calling that am
well aware but few ladies' are engaged in, but
which consider myself fitted for by natural
qualifications.
"First of all. love excitement, and the
dangerous part of the detectives calling
would only give 1t zest. Secondly am pos.
sessed Of physical strength and power of en-
durance; and, lastly-here excuse what may
seem egotistical-I feel confident that am
endowed with sufficient intelligence, shrewd
ness and tact to render any undertaking sue
cessful have some means of my own, and
will be willing to assist you without compen
sation until such time as my services may be
of value to you. am anxious TO begin, and
hope you will be pleased to consider my ap
plication with favor"
"And what reply did you make?" in
quired the reporter.
81 wrote her quite letter. pointing
out that the business was not one for
lady to engage in and advising her to
turn her attention to something else. ]
more than half suspect that she had
been reading novels, too. These con-
founded detective stories fill the minds
of innocent young folks with all sorts of
stuff"
The detective turned over several let.
ters, then selected one which he handed
to the newsman with, "here's one that
will interest YOU" 1t was written by q
Cincinnatian whose scrawl was almost
iilegible. 1t read:
"Iwould like to Ask you favor, and hoping
you will give My letter attention will Show
you that mean Business now am young
married man and at the Present time am out
of work what Iwould ask is place upon your
Detective Force am well Thought Of among
the crooks and By them Thought to be crook
also But they never was more Badly fooled in
all their lives have got some of the Biggest
iLuys ulu SecTetS III tnc clty now tnlS Is nc
foolish talk think If had place on your
Force could do some pretty good work l can
give good References Such men as -
Several names and addresses follow,
but in justice to the gentlemen, who
all reside in the city, they will not be
reproduced. 1t is perhaps needless to
say that the gentleman did not succeed
in getting work"
"We get such applications very fre.
quently,' said the detective, in con.
clusion, from all the country round.
People think that it is the easiest and
incest thing in the world to be a de-
Eective and want to try it on"
"And how do detectives learn the
ousiness9"
"Oh, in various ways. Some gradu-
,te from the police force, some do work
IN their own hook until they learn it
veil, and some naturally drop into it."
- Cincinnati Times.