The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1886-03-20
TOLD ny COLONEL wArrERsoN

a panntless Rebel Soldier in Cincin-
..u-His First Position On n News
paper.
The last time Colonel Henry Wat
.erson was here he told story about
his experiences in Cincinnati. He
said:
~ arrived in Cincinnati one buster
;no winter night, ragged, hungry
stranger, just out of the rebel army.
had lust enough money to pay for a
NIGHTS lodging. How we'll | remem-
her wandering about the streets of the
CITY, wondering what the next day
would bring me. | believed that |
had ability as a journalist, and | was
satisfied that if | had an opportunity
/ could prove it. was in the act
several times of entering the different
morning newspapers and applying for
work, but was 50 downhearted that
/ did not have the courage TO do so.
/ took a good sleep that night, and
did not get up until late the next Gay.
Nv case was desperate one, and |
felt that | must secure employment.
/ never felt more determined in my
life. | felt US If | could face tile
stearnest editor in the land without a
culver. In this frame of mind start
cd out To make "A tour of the various
offices. Al the first Office the editor.
in blunt xay. told me that his staff
was croa aded and then resumed his
work. | visited all the newspapers
with the same result, except the Times
office. That paper had large job
printing Office attached 10 IL, which did
great deal of theatrical printing. |
also noticed that the paper had Il
miserably written dramatic column.
/ called on Colonel Starbuek, the
editor and proprietor, aud asked il
there were any vacancies on his staff.
"'Therc are never any vacancies on
a good paper, but there is always room
for a good man. said the Colonel.
II shall never forget that reply, and
it is one have always made to appli-
cants for positions on the Courier
Journal. told Colonel Starbuck thai
1 thought | could improve upon his
dramatic column, and proposed to
write II for nothing If he would give
me 25 per cent. commission on all the
printing and Advertisements secured
from the theaters. He declined the
proposition. As | was about To leave
lie turned to me and said he would give
me $l2 a week to perform that service.
What change came over me. | i'm
mediately felt myself rich. told him
1 would accept it. He then said that
] must not feel offended if at the end
of the week he found | did not suit
and he dismissed me. knew | would
suit, for knew the full extent of my
abilities and told him that if was
hot competent should consider it an
offense If he did not discharge me.
"This was the first of the week, and
I started in that day. 1 never under
took task with more enthusiasm. /
attended the thoaters every night
Before the end of the week Colonel
Starbuck expressed his approval. On
Saturday afternoon went to the
theaters to collect the money for print
ing and Advertising due the Times
At the National Theater, after collect
iBg the money, l was handed an enve-
lope addressed to me. Supposing it
contained an item of news or a ticket,
! put II in my pocket unopened. At
Pixies another envelope bearing my
name was presented me and the same
thing occurred at Woods Theatre.
When l returned to the Office, | opened
the envelopes and found the ones
presented to me at the National and
Pixies each contained $40. The one
received at Woods contained $5. l
told Colonel Starbuck the circum-
stances aud rendered him the money
He said that 1t did not belong to him
and he would not accept it. l said it