The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-14
QUEER JOBSFOR A.D.T.BOYS
CURI0Us THINos MEssENGE Rs ARE
CALLED UPON TO DO.

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music" convoy Use"
rs somct'mes Ihey rr"ve'' ZOO.
Some peop,o have an idea that the messenger
boys in tho seryice OF the American District
Telegraph Compapy do nothing but carry mes
saaes and parcels. They are very much mis-
taken IN this. The boys are asked to do all
sorts Of odd. oueer. strange and curiou, things
from mindinp n sIx.mon, hs.old baby to going
IN Europo tn nd vertise n play. their duties
combine the work OF n detec,iye. street cleaner,
bousc cleaner. purse. maid valet. lawyers clerk,
and n score NJ other vaccinations.
There was n time In the history OF the service
whom tho rule ma To MO extended from the
cradle IN tho grave. All that's changed now,
and vben mn impassjoncd lover wishes TO send
n messae, 1, his beloved. or a man ia Wall
street wants 10 despatch n note that will make
him millions IL delivered Immediately or lose
him inst as much ~ DELAYED neither need from
hi, I'm his loots fearing That n veteran, grown
wbi,e.bnircd md sbnfninp I'm tho service, will
! appcar nj his call. The law and the manage.
man, NJ ,bs comnanv combined have nxed tho
au, limitation 40 that n boy must not be under
fourt.cn mr. over tw,ntv. An applIcant must
como with ers,-class recommendations. md be
prepared IN ,,and N civil serv,oe examination
A.. q, his y.nera, k,ov,edy. The result NJ his
examination mr. Ii, satisfactory. hut he ia not
emp,ovel until detectives. emploved for this
purpos.. have foupd that his recommendations
mr., eouallv Al. Tho pbrese None but bright
boys need npply =" IA not merely n phrnse in
this seryic.. NJ a. 4, often wh,re hund reds Of
lads mr., employed. IL Is nm unwrittcn law.
and n ,nlk-vitb anv ten ar twenty OF the 1. 400
bovs In the companv's cmploy will prove that
Il IA adhered 10 with prca, .s,rictncs..
Tho lo,ation Of Tn. d, trict Office in which a
| boy 4, employed has everything to do with his
duties. For ins,aoce. the messengers in I'll,
ONCE Mt broadway and Tbirt,e,h street are in
m. heart Of Tho Tcpderloin. and their duties
.,a a. J,c.r.r, ~. nich, f-nm 1ay from ,bo.c
are as u'nereh. Us hlsn, iT"" uay .on ",s
OF their co-workers at the Grand Central sta
tion. who have 10 deal. almost entirely with
.,, =, CO.,, .n.o,,. at, ,h... hov. wou,d
bc astonlshed at the errands that fall 10 the lot
OF those in the Office n. o New street. whose
life Is almost entirety devoted 10 THANKSGIVING
business for tho Wall street brokers. or
course, tho bulls and bears have learned that
all work and no play. oven IN business makes
Jack a dull boy. so occasionally n messenger
hog ,h.re b,s N iI,,ls v.ri.tv I'm hi. work.
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Tell Son some OF the iunny th'hss mess'h'
d.r,o,n oocc .Ssv wbn,cbcr pI-In, u.y
me''o'n onee v, "- go" ~.
There ain ! no loss OF 100 IN this' Is thc'e' ne
cause II it's, NUNS tho word with this kid.
Co. Nh IN. hoss snta a.. rouid chin m bi,
oe.' o"' u Us" aN 49, -" " Nv
dhd her l sec. We'll, IL would DO n sight
easier to tell about the runny things we amt
asked To do. Hut the Tenderloin amt what Il
asA.u 'u' - = 80 =.
used TO be. ne SAID with n sign OF regret 'h"t
would have done credit TO an old r%oundcr. and
,., h. IN o,iy n,,.., ..p.fo,o wan, IN
se'ho WINS '"', "'t ~
tho bike CORPS, he resumed proudly used
to have more funny games to ten TO than ! do
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h""' 'no" 10 saw - '.'
now it's the beer can.and tines AIN what 'heS
used TO be. or course. we get calls to do all
IL, -, ,.,,.. ~, ,o IA, ,.m wh.,h.r
A'"u ~ iun"' 'H'"A''""
we like en- or nor. cause that's our business
an to keep our mouths shut. See Z Some
,,u.. .on., r,,,. NJ, :, hov ,oss nm, she
tmes a "onhA" rings ~ wy &c. ="
wants him to sweep her house. clean TIC snow
of the Sidewalk, move trunks from the cellar
--.- a...w 81. -, ,oun - = ,,s, 40
10 the Rafie''o 'fonh w
any old thing like that An elegant lady used
a. tI.. o., q. hnu.a urhara thev'r, huildin' the