Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-01-02

the office of q court reporter, where he had
Just learned that 1t would be foolish for
him TO study stenography, as the profeS-
sion was swamped by the numbers that
were hocking into it. he met his cousin
Felix, a man who had travelled mucr and
who understood we'll the ways of men.
Il have heard of your difficulty " said
he to Simon, and have a solution to
suggest. You have been trying for solle
time to get IL here. but find every avenu,
closed. The trouble is that there are too
many people in this city for the amount of
work to be done Your services are SUPER
tiuous. 1t is always that way in the sec
tIons of the country that have been longest
settled. Why don you go west? TJece
Is plenty of work for everybody in grow
ing cities like Chicago or ST. Paul. You
have relatives and friends there who will
help you to get III.
Yes" said Simon; Il must get in
somewhere. I'll try it in the west.
Thus began the wanderjngs of Simon
Howard. which, if there were space here
for an extended epic, would form TN Odys-
Sey by themselves. The Chicago uncle
by-marriage, who had made a little in
wheat declared that he had seen dozens of
experienced men walking the stSee'S
month after month in search of a JOB. Tue
Minneapolis cousin said that every vacancy
there had several hundred applicants. He
recommended Dakota and gave Simon Il
letter to a man in Fargo. The latter was
not to be found. and Simon. after a vain
effort to get in, started for St Louis.
On his way he met Il travelling man. who
assured him that that city was dead, -
and advised HIM by all means to 90 to
Alabama or Tennessee. There was a great
demand there for active. intelligent young
men. He gave Simon several letters to
merchants in Chattanooga.
\ day or two later Simon presented one
of these letters.
Dear me, SAID the recipient; do
y0u know you are the fortieth man who
has applied to me for work in the last two
days? Why don t you go to Tcxas?'
At FL PaSO it was suggested to him that
he should try the new country in Indian
Territory, and, after failing there, he
went to Denver. Here, for the first time,
ne learned that great things were in pro-
grtss on the Pacific coast, AND he hurried
ly set out in that direction.
While these events were taking place
months were passing and money steadily
going out He still had as he supposed.
about 500 remaining. But soon after he
arrived at a southern California city lie
received a letter from his bankers that
made bim very pale.
He had miscalculated. it seems, either
in addition or subtraction (Simon was
always bad in mathematics, and the
money was all spent
Now you see, said Simon to himself,
almost breathiessIy. Il must find some
thing to do really must"
Necessity makes heroes out of some and
towards out Of others. When Simon
went out to look for work that morning
his knees trembled under him; there was a
cold weight in his stomach, and when he
spoke it was with a weak, quavering
voice.
The advertisements in the newspapers
told of places, but for every one there was
fifty applicants. When men asked him
about his experience and learned that
he knew nothing Of any kind of business,
they seemed to wonder at his audacity in
asking for work.
Late in the afternoon it happened that
he fell in with a man whom he had seen
among the applicants for It certain place
Say, got that place, :, said the man;
90 " W. @ 70 NO ~. io"'
DO youE SAID SIMON -.
Yes; Are you liked yet'
NO.
''WeII, | know what Il is like to be out
of job, and I'll just give you a pointer.
know of place you can get, if you go
after it Immediately. No experience Is
needed. All they want is a man who is
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See'
Simon went slowly down the steps into
the Street It seemed to have grown quite
dark ali at once and be corId no LONGER