Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-27
BOY who had been fed

a. 20 Years finally had to
get out and finance his own
Meal Ticket. Therefore he de-
cided to tear for the Tall
Buildings where all the large
Fortunes are made.
When it came time for him
to take the Train, his Father
handed him a littls BOOK - -
lunches.
'In this Book you will find
the most valuable Tips that
have been doped out by the 80
Candle Power Intellects," said
his Governor. eff you read
this Book you can't 60 wrong.
In fact I think you will Bat
better than 800 right from the
Start"
J So the Young Fellow packed
the Book in his Telescope with
the Military Brushes and the
Sachet Bag and made his first
long Jump.
Having arrived in the City
he began to answer the 'FHelp
Wanted" Ads. He found some
very Fancy Openings for a Man
with a little Capital which he
was willing to let somebody else
Hold for him. But the Bust
ness World was not exactly
clamoring for a Guitar-Player
who had nothing to show ex-
cept some Scarf-Pins and Mill
tary Brushes, not forgetting
the Sachet Bag.
After he had drilled up and
down the principal Streets
without having a Lucrative
Position forced on him, he con-
suited the Book and was told to
''Take up the Work nearest at
Hand" so he got a Job shovel
ing Snow, with the Result that
he froze his Ears and was land
ed by Pneumonia.
After he got out OF the Hoe
pital he consulted the Book
and learned that Gall Things
comes to him who waits" So
he sat around Hotel Offices,
reading the Advertising Blot
tiers and waiting for a Bene-
factor to discover him. No
body except the House Police
man seemed to pay any Atten-
ton to him. Finally he took
another Peek at the Book of
Wisdom and read as follows:
"See a Pin and pick it up
All that Day you'll have Good
Luck"
He went out looking for a
Pin and finally located one at
a Crossing. He stopped over
to pick it up, when a Trolley
came around Dead Mans Curve
and caught him amidships.
They separated him from the
Fender and he got his name in
the Paper, showing that even
an obscure Youth from the
Country may now and then at
tract Attention in the bustling
Metrolopis.
The Company compromised
with him for $500, and now
he had begun to earn little
Money he felt a renewed Conf
dence in the Guide-Book.
He opened it and read:
Goodness in Business is the
first, second and third Thing"
So he walked into the Office of
a great Corporation and asked:
c:Do you need a good Vice-Pres--
ident ?"S
'Don't wait for the Elevat-
OF" was the Reply. "Fall down
the Shaft"
"Hold on!" said the Youth.
perhaps 1 selected the wrong
Hunch."
He took another look at his
trusty Volume and read: 'Be
Modest" Also, Humble Be
ginnings make great findings"
"Come to think of it" he
said, 81 should be Tickled to
get anything to do"
They put him to licking La
bells and answering the Phone
at 6 Pesos per Week.
The Book told him to plant
something every Payday, no
matter how thin his Envelope
might be, so he lived on Eclairs
and Tea and wore Celluloid
Collars. He grew Paler day by
day and had about as much
. Gimp as a City Employee.
The Book told him that "a
Penny saved is. a Penny Earn
ed" so he was a Tight Wad and
very unpopular around the
Shop.
Acting on the Advice found
in the Book he rode on the
High Seat of the Sprinkling
Cart, but one day he read that
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