The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-11-24

Causes which Led an Insurance Man to
Exist without their Services la Future.

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Exist without their Services In Future.
A friend OF mine who has an insur-
ance Office near the city hall tells me
that he considers the modern Office boy
a decided failure from every conceiva-
BILE standpoint, says a writer In The
Brooklyn Eagle. He sat back In his
chair the other day and told me abou:
his experiences; First. experimental
with a boy of l6. freckled face, pug
nosed, tow-headed. and tough. His
name was Mcguire. and he camc from
the Twelfth ward. | determined To
cultivate and refine that boy, and give
him chance in the world. ! talked
To him like father about Ben Frank
lin. and Garfield, and Grant. and other
poor boys who became great men, lilo
seemed TO be impressed, bur somehow
the work seemed TO have suddenly In
creased. Mcguire was never on hand
when wanted. and though he appeared
TO be working hard all the time 1 saw
that IL was necessary TO get an addi-
tional boy. This time picked out n
bright-eyed young gentleman named
Rooney, from the Fifth ward. told
him TO get down nj 8 o'clock In the
morning, and guess he must have got
there ut z, for when i entered mt $50 i
found Rooney contemplating this:
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/: PATRICK sARsFIELD ROONEY.
Observation-Disclosures.
IL was done in letters foot long, made
Of big-headed brass tacks driven into
the fine carpet in the middle of the
room. He had taken possession of the
office and posted his sign. suppose
he expected me To compliment him on
his industry. but l forgot 10 do it.
Rooney & Mcguire did not do very
much more work than Mcguire did
alone. Some days not rs much. They
were usually too busy to work. What
with giving representations of Dutch
men. Hebrews, and green lrishmen,
reading dime novels, aud examining
things they had no business to touch,
their time was fully occupied. They
would do what requested them, but
only rs n matter Of personal friend
ship.
II had two half-grown kittens" con-
tinued the insurance man, land they
caused me much amusement. They
were the ordinary variety of kitten.
very playful and gentle and well-be-
haved. Suddenly they broke out
screaming and choking and swearing.
/ looked around and saw for the frs,
time in my life feline cyclone. IL was
composed of two cats and piece OF
string about foot long. Each cal
held one end of the string in his mouth
They had two motions, like an ordin.
airy cyclone, one rotary. making them
fly around like the governor OF steam
engine, and the other lateral, by which
they travelled in any direction. The
| mischief seemed 10 be in those cats
At last, by a final effort. one released
itself. Instead of renewing the con
| flict the kitten, which had lost its END
of the string, ran bowling under I
desk, and the other, which had the
string all 10 itself. crawlcd over to IN,
and choked pulled the string away
| from il and found piece of meat oil
the end. On the other end Was another
piece of meat. / looked rcproachfull,
at Rooney and he said, innocently
Wasn't dat quare ting fer dem kit
tens to be doin', sorp Sure, dats d.
first tonne liver saw cats tie mat
wild shtring an how'd n tug av wa
Ter IL. MT. Rooney SOUGHT unOtnt
field for the exercise of his undoubtedl,
brilliant talents. That was last week
On Tuesday of this week l heard sucl
noise on the stairs that thought tn,
last day had come. Mcguire and
Hebrew peddler of his own age wer
having n glorious time. IL was one o
Maguire's special privileges to orde
peddlers out of the building. Thi
particular peddler was selling parlo
matches. He had pack of them oil
his back and another pack in front
When Mcguire told him to get out h
made some disparaging remarks abou
the irish in general and Mcguire i
particular. That started tho ball roll
ing in fine style. In the struggle tn
parlor matches began to blaze n Fourt
of July accompaniment. The boy
rolled down the second flight of stair
and plunged through a plate-glas
door 81 the foot. At tho close of tn
conflict Mcguire said. meekly: We'll
sor, did me best TO lick him fer you.
I Maid for tho cylaaa door and am no,