Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-02-21
HUNTING FOR WORK IN A
CITY.

meeting point of two curling crook
cd lines on the map Of the United
states and had noted that the
a'or, said speck was labeled Pitts
burg. Now to have this geographical
specck converted to a mass Of build
ings and a mob of people was more
than my ush-ted constitution could
staRd and | was bewiIdered. How
ever | realized that by following
the crowd | couldn't get lost, argu
ing that if | did get lost the crowd
would be lost with me. Travelling
the length ola shed which would
comfortably shelter ten thousand
sheep, following in the wake of the
other | assengers, ] came to a box
about as large as the one we used to
pack meatin, with a hole cut in the
side and upon which was ri tied
Information Bureau All, tbs was
my opportunity, | must haye in
formation. Here was a man with a
bureau full. Making break
through the crowd, tramping on the
toes ia big man dressed in a nice
blue suit, with brass buttons, happy
and exc ted, reached the hole in
The box. a real pretty yellow haired
young man with a pair of cuffs
around a wasp like neck, stuck his
Uranium through the aperture and in
gutteral tones enQuired something
for yoo?'
Here was the philant!ro.
pit OF my revcrie. Ny heart beat
against my ribs like a sledgc hammer
IN rock quarry. The opportunity
to make my mark, to realize my
dreams had come. Sir, said |, my
voice a little tremulous on account
of expectancy, L am six hundred
miles from h me. His cply that he
didn't care q d-n # it was six
thousand hurt me a little but ]
continued In answer 10 your kind
question, you can do something for
ne. am from the mother Of states
and statesmen, no statesman myself,
bit ifyou will kindly do so, / wish
YOU would give me a position paying
about two hundred dollars per month
Now | can do - Ny tongue got
thick, my head reeled, / thought,
oh what can | do. In the mean
time the information bureau pulled
n nickel concern out Of his pocket
that looked like two car ridges
g'ued together, gave alittie loot on
it, and the man in blue clothes.
upon whose foot | had tread, came
mp to the box. The bureau tapped
his forehead knowingly, pointed tc
me, and before | could realize my
pos ton a set Of Irish fingers were
rammcd down the back of my neck.
| felt u squeeze on my coat collar
and | started to take walk with a
policeman few minutes walk
through the crowed streets brought
us TO a hexagon shaped iron box on
the corner. with wires running into
it from the top. We both stepped
in and the policeman did a little
talking, in a new language to me, to
4 clock thought, fixed aooinst'the
inner wall. Presently Ii" . ]o,.,
of horses hoofs was heard and iiETt
demons two beautiful grays came
dashipg up to the box, drawing a |
dicc blue wagon with brass rails
around the top Of its bed. Two
more policeman were in the wagon.
| sta ted to tell the blue coats Of my
preference for walking, that was
afraid ofsuch wild horses, when they |
seized me by the seat of my pants
and the nape ofmy neck and with
more roughness than cordialit,
threw me in the wagon. Away we |
went speeding through the streets, |
dumbfounded and scared the poll c |
men cool and suspiciousl Ere long |
we pulled up in front ola nice look
ing building and I was ushercd |
into an Office full of policemen, and |
1iggers, Jews, IIungarians, Poles,
Slavs and every creature from
gray back" TO a cur dog. OIL
course I registered. Gave my
name age, weight, height, residence
but alas | had no occupation.
as the policeman said
| was in time for court and all |
had TODD was to wait for my turn
The Judge said ten dollars or thirty
DAYS several times and then my
name was called The charge he
id was insanity. Me crazy oh We
yodsl | was Quizzed and tried to
answer the questions. Summoning
I'll ofmy latent courage | told my
ale of woe. Substantiated it with
he production of the remaining
eleven cents. Felt the tear. trickle
,own my cinder laden checks and
With a sigh b,aced myself for the
esu of the irquisiiion. The judge
Vas kin lily looking oil Gellog,
With red hair and a celluloid collar.
lie gazed steajfastly in my tear
lied eyes but moment and tn n
n a voice resembling a Chcslpcal c
nd Ohio train, in the distanc, said.
Young man, your face shows a big
cart and the lack Of a lavatory
Mo chorOo of insanity il not ems