The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-10-20
SINECURE
Ccopylshi. 1901. by Ch4d., soHboer', soa,)
No. 7 of the Series

(Copyuski 1901. b. Chzh-s Scnbuer, Soas)
~ An still uncertain which
N&9k surprised me more, the
nWE telegram calling my at
49, - tentiou 10 the advertise
KSS7<NAa ment or the advertise
1S0Qes@ ment itself The tele-
gram is before me as
write 1t would appear 10 have been
handed in at We're street at 5 o'clock
in the morning Of May II. 1891, and
received before half past at Holloway
B. 0. And in the drab region it duly
found me. unwashel. but at work be-
fore the day grew hot and my attic
insupportabie:
See Nir saur.u's advertisement Daily
Mail nj flat SILT yea earnestly beg try Will
speak il ulcessar.
I transcribe the thing as l see it be
fore me, all in one breath that took
away mine, but | leave out the initials
at the end which completed the sur
prise They stood very obviously for
the knighted specialist whose consult
ing room is within a cab whistle of
We're street. and who once called me
kinsman for his sins More recently
he had called me other names. wa:
a disgrace. qualified by an adjective
which seemed to me another ! had
made my bed and could 90 and lie
and die in it. If ever again had
the insOlence 70 show NY nose IN that
house | should 20 out quicker than
l came in All this and more my least
distant relative could tell poor devil
to his face, could ring for his man and
give him bis brutal instructions on the
spot. and then relent to tn tune Of
this telegram, | have no phrase for
my amazement. I literally coull not
believe my eyes Yet their evidence
was more and more conclusive; a very
epistle could not have been more char
acteristic Of its sender. Meanly clip
teal, ludicr3usly precise, saving half
pence at the expense of sense, yet pay
ing Ike a man for Mr." Naturin.
that was my distinguished relative
from his bald patch 10 his corus nor
was all the rest unlike him. upon sec
end thought lie hal a reputation for
charity. ne WAS going TO live up 10 II
after ALL Either that or it was the
sudden impulse Of which the most cal
eulating are capable nj timeS-the
morning papers with the early cup Of
tea this advertisement seen by chance
and the rest upon the spur Of = guilty
conscience.
Well, must see it for myself. ana
the sooner the better. though work
pressed. l wa. writing a series of
articles upon prison life and had my
nib into the whole system. \ literary
and philauthropical daily was parad-
ing my charges" the graver ones
with the more guSto and the terms.
II unhandsome for creative work. were
temporary wealth 10 me- 1t SO hap.
pened that my first check had just
arrived by the 5 o'clock post and my
position should be appreciated when l
say that l had to cash it TO obtain a
Daily Mail.
OF the advertisement itself what is
TO be said? 1t should speak for itself
If l could find it. but cannot, and
only remember that it was a male
nurse and constant attendant" that
was wanted for an elderly gentleman
in feeble health" A male nurse, An
absurd tag was appended offering
"liberal salary to university or public
school man. and of a sudden l saw
that I should get this thing if applied
for it. What other university or pub
lie school man" would dream of doing
so? Was any other in such straits as
II And then my relentless relative
He not only promised TO speak for me,
but was the very man to do SO. Could
any recommendation compete with his
in the matter of male nurse? And
need the duties of such be necessa. .ly
loathSome and repelent? Certainly
the surroundings would be better than
those of my common lodging house and
own particular garnet, and the food