Morning journal and courier., 1886-05-07
FEATURES OF ACTUAL LIFE.
The Young Man Who Wasn't Partie
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l The H0unE man WhO '" aBn7L Faft1C- ular About Wages. From the Courier-J Journal.l Year before last a bright-1ooking young
 man entered our counting room in response to an advertisement for an assistant shipping clerk. He told the usual tale of how he de- l sired position more than wages for the time being, and was willing to accept nom- inal salary to start on. The old man was feeling in particularly good humor that af- ternoon and said pleasantly to the new com CT:
 "Weil, sir, what would you consider a nominal salary? What would you be willing to accept in beginningl"
 The young man picked at the lining of his
 hat with his fingers and deferentially replied: "I want to show you, sir, that I mean bus mess and I will work for one cent the re- mainder of this month, providing you think it would not be too much to double my sala- " each month thereafter"
 f'Thats a novel proposition, surely" said the old man with a smile. F'Do you know what you're talking about, my dear boy?' "Well, sir, my principal aim is to learn the business" responded the young fellow, ''and would be almost willing to work for nothing, but I'd like to feel and be able to say that I was earning something, you | know"
 "I'll take you" remarked the old man. eOne cent, two cents, four cents, eight, six teen," he enumerated. "You won't get much for while" he added.
 He took him up to the cashier. "This is John Smith," he said. "He will go to work as assistant shipping clerk tomorrow. His salary will be one cent this month. Dou- ble it every month from now on." sfIn consideration of my working for this small salary I might ask you to assure me position for definite perioda" inquired Smith.
 eve don't usually do that" replied the governor; ''but we can't lose much on you anyhow, I guess and you look like an honest fellow. How long do you want em- '7Three years, sir, if agreeable to you" Well, by love, the old man agreed, and young MT. Smith, on pretence of wanting some evidence of stability of his placs, got the governor to write out and sign paper that hs had been guaranteed position in the house for three years on the terms have stated.
 He worked along for six months without drawing cent He said he would draw all his earnings at Christmas. The cashier one
 day thought he'd figure up how much would be coming to the young man. He grew so interested in the project that he kept multi plying for the three years. The result al most staggered him. rms IS the column or figures he took to the old man: First month,
 i cent; second, 3 cents; third, four cents; fourth, s cents; fifth, 16 cents; sixth, 32
 cents; seventh, 64 cents; eighth, SIPS;
 ninth, g 256; tenth, $5.12; eleventh, $10.24;;
 twelfth, $20 AS; thirteenth, $40.96; four
 teenth, $s1.92; fifteenth, $163.84; sixteenth,
 $327. .68, seventeenth, $6553 36; eighteenth,
 $1,31172; nineteenth, &, 623 54 twentieth,
 $5, ,247. .08; twenty first, $10, ,494. 16; twenty
 second, SEQ, ,988. .32; twenty-third, Al, ,976. GA;
 twenty y-fourth, = $s2, ,953.2s; twenty fifth,
 S185, goo. 56; twenty-sixth, $331, SIS 12;
 twenty seventh, $863, ,626.24; twenty eighth,
 $1 ,327 ,252. AS; twenty ninth, $2, ,654, ,504 96;
 thirtisth, $4 ,609, ,009.02; thirty-frst, $8,61s,-
 t5r s4 selr1y @ Ss thssy s
 944, 15e.7s; thirty-ffth, $1s7 7sss, SIS. A;