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ing stone gathers 10 nloes. HIS story
throws light on the methods Il EN-
ployefs and the salaries paid % clerks,
and believe vii appeal 10 that large
ana growing class of young men who
are either earning their osn h'lng or
abOut IL sta.I oul foE themselves, ~aru-
ing them, perhaps, IA iet well enough
alone give the story IN the young
mans own words as nearly as l can re-
member them.
Il am "a years old A" said he. In 1856
was employed an an insurance Office IN
this town, where ! had then been for
two years. having started as = boy on
small salary. am = graduate OF the
81. LOUIS university, and al that time
was good stenographer. running of
about l30 words a minute. ! also wrote
on the typewriter about eighty words a
minute, frequently taking letters from
dictation on the machine. ! was head
clerk in the Office and my salary was
s15 a month. But | got dissatisfied
thought ought 70 L. getting on faster
and kicked. I told my employer that
something must be done The fact rs.
got the big head. thought he couldn't
get along without me. just about tins
time got an offer from another Office 20
travel, and that settled it, | left my
place and went out on the road.
Il was away four months and Travelled
all through the southwest Then | was
recalled. Nv work was of special nat
ure and required no extraordinary abil-
ity. When 1t was finished Of course
there was nothing more for me TO do but
to leave. This didn't occur 10 me when
] left my former place, and began TO
realize that / had thrown up good
thing for an uncertainty. Well. I hadn't
been back three days before heard that
large wholesale house wanted stem
ographer. / went down and saw one of
the firm. lie was perfect Chesterfield.
Shook hands, was glad to see me, said
he knew ] was Just the man they had
been looking for. bat his partner was
away in Chicago and, Of course, he
wouldn't like 10 engage me positively
until that individual got back. Bu.
would he sure TO hear from them. Then
went home and held down chairs for a
few days until got a letter. was en-
gagged. Salary SO a month. / was
as happy as a clam at high tide. Tho
next morning | showed up bright and
early and worked like horse all day
taking notes.
Every thing was lovely in the morn
ht.4 IN ba a cloud
pearcd on my horizon. The manager,
who had been so pleasant when he saw
me first, began TO curse me. OF course /
resented it. | told him politely that |
was willing To do anything | was told to
do, but / didn't propose 10 be sworn at by
any man. lie quieted down after this,
and things went along until O'Clock,
when | was told that the work was little
behind and it would be necessary for me
to put in a few nights. / said | was per
fectly willing, went ont, paid for my own
supper and came back and worked until
midnight. For three days and nights
kept this up. | never worked 50 hard in
my life. Well, sir, will YOU believe me.
when Saturday came the manager called
me into his Office and said they would not
require nv services any longer. Maybe
didn't boil. rayed. There were a lot
OF clerks there, and some Of them told me
afterward they never saw such nerve as
displayed They themselves had been
under subsection for some time, and OF
course were scared to death.
The reason given for my discharge
was that my services were not satisfac-
tory, but that didn't 20 down with me.
1t was q week, however, before | found
out what was the matter. Then learned
that my predecessor was n girl who had
been paid S35 Il month. The man I saw
decided to engage me at SO. not waiting
for his partner to return from Chicago.
Saturday his partner got back, and when
ne heard tho news there was a cyclone.
rs be ruled the place OF course was
fired
Then I loafei for spell. Laid around
home ard waited for developments.
Looked through the advertising columns
q the papers every day for about two
months. One day saw that a largo car
rage house wanted a stenol~apher. Ny
application was answered, and appeared
one morning to be tested Ny future
employer. after lie had dictated sone
few minutes. cxrreacd himself delight
e3 with ne
'I lie was n tall nan with flowing side
whisEers. and would have eraced any
drawing room. Young man said he.
there's great future FOR YOU IN this
business We nos only want Iaau 10
write shorthand. but We shall expect you.
sir. 20 acquire the details ~ the business
20 beCome familiar with the various kinds
= vehicle, sir. and to know their prices
Young man. have no hesitation IN say
irg % vou that If you succeed II master
ing this tusiness-aud have no doubt Of
yoUr a9.iitY-- fortune awaits you. After
v.s favs been here some little time
shall asE vou % wait ou O few customers
Tnat. lr. v1iI be the beginning. Event
ua.'7 Won viii 70 given a commission
ard have no doubt thst you viii make
d cor1n n.cfo y1-coes
~ WAS c1tTauced Tie loag flowing
"a .ssers af -1y auiahIa employer dostel
.5rou-1 u7 brain al night Tie Next
morUng appeared on tha scene ard Pa,
r. mv hf-t iieks for tho rest 90 the week
Nr saIe-v vas n hs~s been So a rao1th.
ou- ~as tod tist it would bs increased
1 week
tffcr uT lasf expari-n~s All ifis
eeeurt ise q dream I s-aTei r ny
a-e foT SIX weeks Tren c1e Sst-