The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-07-25

that 1t was time was clearing my
desk, when saw the head OF the firm
coming toward my desk My heart be-
gan 10 beat felt somehow as though
something was Foing.to happen See
here he began, calling me ~ name
Here's something which ought 10 be
done right away The case itself isn't
hard enc, but II Is coming on In two
or three weeks, and can't SEQ q Il my
self You have mentioned that you
would like any business which we could
turn over 70 yon Iou can have this.
II you like. and Wen see what soft ~ a
brief you can get up lie went on to
explain matters q little, and then left
me, My young friend down q the
Office would probably have said that he
was very sorry, but he could not take
the Job. ms his trunk was NIL paclscd
and he didn't wish b undertake any
work until after the vacation, hnt such
an idea never entered my mind. |
rushed 10 the telegraph office, sent
word 10 my friends that | was unex-
pectcdly detained, worked ~ my case
all that evening and was np bright and
early In the morning 10 81 AZ II again.
II seemed 10 grow hottcrnn hotter,
hut pail no attention 70 the weatheE
I had made memorandum Of the orig
inal statement 50 that DIDN'T need
10 20 to him again. III tnn days and
never worked harder my brief was
ready. My legs shook when ! went
10 the front Office and laid IL bfore
my employer All Of that night wor-
ricd for fear had forgotten something's
bnt couldn't think 81 anything % be
done any better than hnd done Il
1.-THE next morning believe il waa the
happiest moment OF my lifes the old
man came TO me and told me my brief
was all right; and never had any lack
Of work from that time on
Another Of the group, whose name Is
as well known as perhaps any other In
connection with the colossal commerce
Of New York. remarked at this point;
''You are righta bout the Importance 81
recognizing the chance when II comes
There Ii everything In IL II II q pity
that boys can't understand It Now,
nay own experience was something
like yours was keeping books In the
old store Of - A $500, when one
day heard the head II the firm say 70
one of the partners that he wished he
knew OF somebody who could write
some circulars and advertisements for
them. IT ought 10 be some one who
knows our business well, he said, and
| yet ne ought to know how 10 express
himself better than most business
men have been trained TO-. lie went
ON more at length to explain
what he wanted, bnt the others did
not seem to know Of anybody
who could fill the bill went
home TINT night thinking MI the
| way about those advertisements. had
some lxnack At writing myself, bnt ]
WINS naturally pretty baslffnl, and |
didn't dare TO shy right out that !
thought could write anything 90 I'M
portant MS Mr.. seemed 10 think
morning screwed my courage M, and
told him that had had a fair ednca-
ton an would like to-try my hand at
those advertisements which had
heard him asking about tho day before.
| He was little surprised ut first, but
he told me fully what he wanted, and
wrote the things wrote them over and
over and almost wore ont a dictionary
and q thcsaurus over it--and they
turned out to be just what were
wanted believe that might have
been keeping books to-day In some lit
tie back office at fifty dollars month
II / hadn't caught at that chance. A
man has got 10 be faithful and honest
and ready in order 10 get taken into d
firm on his merits that goes without
saying But don't believe that !
should ever have become q partner In
| that house. as did year after that
time (and that was the beginning Of
my success), II I hadn't seen my chance
and had the courage, In the face 81 in
experience and knowledge that had
no special ground for expecting favors,
to snap at it."
These sentiments were warmly In
dorsed by every man who was present.
| Christian Union.