The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-08-25

Keeping tnytntuk 10 herself. Erum-
bled the man with sandy whissers. v=ao
had Just discovered that his wifi had
let a harmless cat out OF the bag.
Il have been more fortunate said a
big, prosperous looking man: for
know a woman who can keep a secre,
better than most men"
Must be an unusual woman"
she Is. very"
How DO you know she can keep .
seeretG" asked the man whose wife
couldn't keep one.
She proved II by keeping still In a
case in which % women out OF 100 would
have spoken. Il isn't so very many years
since left my uncie's farm up the state
to seek my fortune in New York. but II
Il had been so years ago I shouldn't have
forgotten the experience OF that FIRST
year knew SO little Of the city that
ventured out with only $50 in my
pocket-three months farm salary, that
was--a part OF which Immediately in
vested in clothing. for l was anxious TO
make a good appearance. Arrayed in my
best ! set out 10 secure the clerkship I
had In mind. but soon found that could
do nothing In that line. Everybody
wanted experience" Of which I had
none. was too big for an Office boy. too
green for clerk. and too this. that and
the other for all Of the many positions
applied for Finally. the situation be-
came so serious that my aspirations
went down to manual labor but even
there l failed When my scant funds
had dwlndled to a few cents answered
an advertisement OF a restaurant man
who wanted a fellow 10 carry his sign
boards at 50 cents a day. with meals
thrown In. Ny pride had been worn
pretty thin by that time and tho Job was
the only thing between me and vaisrancy.
SO was obliged 10 take &C. argued tina,
as no one knew me. u wouldn't make
any difference. but tell you it went
mighty hard with me In spite Of my rea-
soning felt as II every passerby eyed
me with sc0rn. when. as a matter Of fact.
no one probably gave me second
thought Every night looked over the
advertisements and answered an that
suggested anything within my abilities.
Nothing came OF IL. I wrote home as
usual especially 70 the giri 20 whom
had been paying country courtship Tor
several years. never actually putting
the Die Boz words but concoaling The truth
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m, friends Rv nfsht NV detection va.
$50 abloct that was ready to give mo
and die ASH stepped In az the side door
of Che restaurant 60 deposit my Sign
boards the waiter in charge handed III
"a note which he said lady had LEFT for
ihc blond sandwich man. 70 requested
mo io can at certain unpretcntous ho-
PED That night az haif-past eight O'Clock
After making myself as prcscnfahle
as possible. went 90 the stipulated place
and was received hy Tho eirl who had
CUT mo Chat morning. She explained
aat she was Ga the city for the nurposr
'i nosi her wedding ouiht and bad
AVOIDED meeting nae Tor fear her COM
panion woalc recognize me and tell inc
STORY al home She gave me a letter of /
business ln New York and made me