Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-11

Beginning at sic Week.
Il arrive in Cincinnati one clustering
winter night, ragged, hungry stranger
Just out of the rebel army, had Just enough
money to pay for nights lodging. How
well remember wandering about the streets
of the city, Wondering what the next day
would bring RE | believed that had abIl
Ity as ournaliSt and | was satisfied that
il | had an opportunity could prove it |
was in the act several times of ent ring the
different morning newspapers and apply ing
for work tut was 50 down hearted that
dii not have the courage to do took
COOL sleep that night, and did not get uu
until late the next day My case was
desperate one, and felt that must secure
employment | never felt more determined
in nay life | fet as If | could faca the
sterneSt editor in the land without a quiver.
In tihs frame Of mind started out to make
tour of the various offices. At the first OIiCe
the eiito-, in blunt way, told me that bis
staff was crowded and then resumed his
work | visited all the newspapers with the
anne result, except The Times Office, That
aaper had large jOb printing Office at
tached to it. which did great deal Of theat-
rIcal printing | also noticed that the paper
had niserably written dramatic column
| calei Oh Col Starhuck, the editor AMI
proprietor, and asked If there was any
vacance, on his ttatf
4 here are never any vacanies on good
paper. but there is always room for a good
man, said the colonel
A BEGINNING AT Sl2 A WEEK
Il shall never forget that reply, and it is
one | have always made to applicants for
Col Starbuck that | thought | could i'm.
prove upon his dramatic column, and pro
Isc,d to writ 1t for nothing if he would give
ne ,, per cent commission all the print
Iny ami advertisements | secured from the
theatres II declined the proposition A.
| was aLOut to leave he turned to me and
said he would give me Sl2 week TO per
form that r,i What a change came
over me. Immediately felt my self ri, Ii
told HIM / woIld accept it He then said
that must not feel offended if at TIL. end
Of the eek he foLnd | did not silt aud he
dismissed me knew would sIit. for
knew the full extent of my aJilItie, and
toll HIM tha; If was not competent
,houIi consider It an OIense ii he did not
discharge III.
This was the first OF the week. and l
started in that day. | never undert ok a
task " tn more enthusiasm | attended the
theatres every night Before the end Of the
weei Col Starhuck expressed his approval
On Saturday afternoon | went to the thea
tres TO cole t the money for printing and
advertising in The Times. At the National
theatre after collecting the money, | was
handed an envei pc addressed to me. Sup
posing It cOntaiue an item Of news or
ticket, put II into my pocket unopened
At Pixies another envelope bearing NY
name was present i me. and the same thing
occurred u me at WOoi's theatre. When |
returned 10 the o.iice | opened the envelopes
and found tie ones presented u me at tn
National and II .es each contained Slu
The one received at Woods contained 81.
told Col StarbuCS the circums ances and
rendered him the money. He said that II
did not belong to him, aud he would not ac,
cept it | said il certainly aid not 10
long to me and that | would not accept it
| returned the donations TO the theatrical
managers They sa d the money had been
given in consideration of the favorable no
tees had given their performances
Col Starbuck q short time afterward
made me managing editor W atterson's
ett.r.