The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-07-14
Twenty Years Ago.

The gratifying znn1uncemenf that
Henry Wsttersan. Editor q the Lag,i--
vie t.uosr-g9an.a{, ! recovering from
hie lines recalls the hcf thzt when he
Va II New York city be related the fol-
lowing -tory about his experience in On
einnz1i
/ arrived Ia Cincinnati oae clustering
Eiuter night, q rzs-ed, hungry stT-lr,er.
JUS oui 4 the retsl army. had ju-i
+ eBoash money IL Iay fsr nighi'> lo.dg-
inE Hos weI / remember wandering
ab'pul The streets q the city. wondering
what The next day would bring ne. l
believed thai had ability a. q journslis.s
and Has satisfied tha1 L had an op-
Por1uni1y could prove Il ! va In the
as several TiIlt> of entering the dIr5er-
en1InorIing news -Es.I-ars-zI.d applying for
work, hu1 ! Va - dowIhe.1rts-l ihal
did nol have the courage - 90 -. took
q good sleep that aishI. bui dld nut -
Up until isie the Bexf daE. My ca-e Ra>
4 desperate enc. and fen tilz1 nIu-,
~ecurp employment never felG more
dr1er1ained ID NV iif- ] felt a. II !
Cnli face the ~serne-z editor in the laud
wi1hgut = g1iver- il this frame # mind
started 10 make io1r 4 the various
Offices.
At Ille ti-,1 Office the editor IN blunt
way said thai hi, sraH VA croWde-i and
then resumed his work visited All -iie
1eK-JaIs-r~ with 1he same result. except
the Tla.ss or15oc. 1isi paper had lar.e
job printing ofiice attached 10 H. Ehirh
did a grea- deal u Theatrical printing
al~o Dosice3 ttaf the paper had nlise-s-
llr written d-.lfztic column called on
CD. >-sr5aek- the editor and proprietor.
and asked L there we're sny vaczncie> On
li, stsH
There arr never aBv vacanrieS on
-,pd TsI.-r. but there ! always room for
9 good man sid the colonel
! slaD never forget that reply, and i
o1e ! have alsay- made 10 applicant, f,r
position ca the Gg.rrle--Jos,rlsaL told
Col >tarbuck thzi thought ! could i'm
prove upon -his draIIlziic column and
proposed u Wriie i for nothing 4 he
would sivv me - p.er cent commission
on al the Vrin1in. and advertisements ]
ssrzIre-i ffan the THEATRES. he declined
the proposition. A. Wa abou1 70 ls,ay-
he rurns-i 70 me and sad he would give
me sIz week 10 perform that service
VIVA. 3 change came over me ilame-tii-
z-elv felr myself rich ] told him
would accept T.
He then s2id thai ! mus Dot feel often
ded L al THE end Of the week he fJand
did nc- sat and be dismissed ne.
lneW would ~ult, f-r ! knew The fun
extent II mv abilities, and told him
that Il '7ls no1 competent ! should con-
sider Il IA affell-- L he dad noi di-chs.rce
me.
Thi- wa~ the 1r~t 4 ibs ueek. and
started IN thai day Inever undertook d
task 1li1h more enthusiasm attended
the theatres every night Before the end
i the week Col ~tar7lusk expressed his
approval
SATURDAY .It1eTIloon / vent - the thea
ter % coIleet the HlaHssy jor printing and .
advertising d1e The T5.a,s- Al the N4-
tia14I tls4trr at7er collecting the money. .
I wl- handed an envelope sddres--3 II
Liz. >uYIo-i1lE i contained zn item q
ness OF q 1ioke;- Pg1 Il il my pocket f..
11oEssued- ii Pixies aaother envelope
bearing ny name va, presented 10 me,
and the sane rillu- occurred AZ Woc3s
theatre. When ! returned % the otiire ! .
opened ihe envelopes. ond found the
one~ Erg-e eute3 10 M al The National and .
PIKE, e.l.h contained SO The one r.
c-irr6 at W1ei'- contained - ] told
Col >fz1l.urk the circumstances and ten .
dered him the money. he said that il
did not belong 10 him and be Eould not
arreyt IL I said Il certainly did not De-
long % 1le. AID 1hzi I would not acceP
IL ] returned the donation 10 the thea1-
riczl Managers They sid the money
had been gwen IL consideration of the 4
favorable notice : had gwen their I,er- .
formers
Col >tzrfslck q -her7 time 4i1erWzr,i .
mad. 4fia- -lssrlasrirtg s-5i-or