The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-05
How She Got Job.

There is story of success at a time
when complete failure was at hand, says
the 81 Louis Republic. 1t is the story of
a girl who got a good job when. not a cent
was between her and starvation or temp
tatlon. The story is true in every detail
A young woman, an orphan. came to St
Louis several months ago to earn her uV-
ing She obtained temporary employ
ment from time TO time. but nothing per-
manent; and, economical as she could be
she changed her last IS bill three weeks
ago, and had no employment in sight She
~ IEu by leIIer score OF ADVERTISE
menus daily, walked miles of streets in
calling at places where help was wanted
but always there were half hundred ap-
pi1cants FOR each place
Just then she had seeured--or thought
she had secured-a position to travel with
an invalid lady. She was to commence
her duties the following Monday Her
board was paid up to that time and with
what little money she had she made one
OF. two indispensable cheap additions to
ner wardrobe. On Monday morning she
had just IS cents left, bat she expected
10 at once enter upon her new situation.
Her crushing disappointment cannot be
tod when she received q message that
the old lady had concluded not to leave
the city and would not require her. She
was TOO proud to let her helpless con-
dltlon be Known at the boarding house.
She waited until evening and then walk
ing forth she asked a policeman if he
could direct her to some place where she
could get a bed for % cents at a place
that was respectable. He escorted her to
a decent old lady's house, who took her
D
cents for writing paper on which to an
sWer advertisements, and bought a roll
Tor breakfast with her remaining capital.
Then she was penniiess.
Among the advertisements was one
winch required a personal answer at 10
O'Clock that morning. She was there
promptly on time, and, to her surprise
found no other applicant waiting. She
was promptly engaged al a salary of IS a
week, with the promise of a permanent
position and an increase of salary shortly
She afterwards learned how it came that
she did not encounter the usual mob of
applicants.
The business in question is owned by an
old gentleman, who -reposes the whole
management of it upon a young man.
Long before 10 o'clock the applicants be-
gan to pour in each one hoping to be the
nrSt The manager was out, but the old
gentleman invited them to await his re-
turn. When he arrived he found an even
forty young women. He is a timid young
felIow and has heart in him, too, and
he told his employer afterwards that he
could not undertake to select one and
turn the other thirty-nine away. If he
had attempted It, he said, it would have
lie therefore told the eager applicants
that he was very sorry but he had filled
the place before he went out.
me forty hled out, and he had scarcely
had time to wipe the perspiration from
his brow and emit sigh Of relief at his
deliverance when the heroine of this storIts
walked in. She was of pleasing appear
ance, bright and intelligent, and glad to
be able to make so good selection with
out embarrassment he gave her the posi-
uon' ana the last indeed became first.