Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-04-15
SILENCE AND WISDOM.
Che Two Virtues Do Not Always
90 Hand in Hand.

"nen nc lS IOunu out. 10 illustrate:
Several years ago q young man went to
the general Office of one of our leading
railroad companies in town. He was
the bearer of strong letters of recon-
mendation from an old friend of tho
manager in a small rural town. The
letters referred especially heavy to the
Observation-Disclosures for his years'-of
the young -man, on his marvellous capdc-
ity for keeping his mouth shut. Tho
manager, who had been on the lookout for
JUS such young man, at once gave him
aberth in his private Office. He prospered
amazingly, for ali that was required of
him YVES to exercise his natural talent
keeping his mouth shut. Tho manager
swore by him. Other men in the Office
caught the infection. Every clerk came
10 look upon Mr.. Tytelipps-let us call
him Tytclipps for short-as phenom-
cnon, as model young man. Every
body marvelcd how this country-bred
young man had acquired so much wis
dom. Thus Mr.. Tytelipps rose, step by
step, and his salary with him. One day
he was indicted into high and re-
sponsible position, commanding an al
most princcly remuneration. For a
little while it was all right. He con-
tinucd to keep his mouth shut. But
there was turn in the tide. At di-
rectors' meeting some information and
suggestions bearing on the better work.
ing of the department whose head Mr..
Tytclipps had shortly become was
called for. Mr.. Tytolipps' assistant,
man who had grown gray in the service
of the company and who knew all about
the ms and outs of the department to
Il (but who had the misfortune once in
awhile to talk too much), was sick at
home. So Tytelipps himself had to re-
spond. And when the questions had
been fired at him and the board was
waiting to be enlightened Tytelipps
shook his head sagely, coughcd and
hemmed and hawcd. That didn't CO."
He had to do some talking. Then the
directors unanimously came to the con-
cluslon that 1yJenpps was a monument
al ass and ought to be bounced. And
he was bounced not long after. At least
he was reduced to tho ranks. But he
couldn't stand this long. He went, and
when last heard from he was peddling
matches or apples or something. .s.....,1-
The silent man buiideth better than
he knoweth. lie acquires, wealth, rep
utatlon and the odor of sanctity. His
forte is keeping quiet. He is the orig
lnal OF the poet who said: "Silence is
golocn. Finally he was put in charge
OF the Advertising department, and his
salary was made high enough to earn
him tho envy of all the brilliant gent
uses in tho editorial-room-men who
had forgotten great deal more than
orc l1ro
ty ever have learned. 1t was all right
for spell. Bungstarter still kept his
mouth shut, and tho bright men work.
Ing under him looked upon him as they
had bcfore-as tho embodiment of dig
nifty, classic rcpose and mastodonic in
tcllcct. Ono afternoon, though, small
advertising patron, man of no account
whatever, happened to alight on the
majestic Bungstartcr. Tho point at is
sue was matter of n couple OF dollars.
Ttfe advertiser undoubtedly was right.
lie explained things to Bungstarter, and
he proved by receipts and other papers
that no was right. But Bungstarter
couldn't see it. 1t was really no fault
OF his. Bungstartcr's brain was simply
not large enough to grasp the facts and
figures. So he didn't give in to the adj
vcrtising patron. But the latter was a
fighter and a man determined to have
his rights. He raised his voice, and
after again and again explaining things
TO Bungstartcr and getting no satisfac-
ton, no forthwith issued pronuncia-
mcnto against Bungstartcr, calling him,
in tho presence and hearing of tho ofIico
employees, an otc., otc., fool, who had
no business to occupy tho responsible
position he did, and winding up with
tho assertion that within q fortnight the
owners and business manager of the
paper would coincide with him and give
him the g. b. The advertiser made it
his business to explain the occurrence to
every man ho knew. He went to the
owners of tho paper. In making ex-
plantations on HIS own sido Bungstarter
60 cffectually proved that the other man