The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-02-03
One Advantage Of
a Red Head
By F. A. mitchell
Copyright by American Press Asso-
citation, 1911.
By F. A. mitchell

looking at IL rs they would at burn
ing barn, making all kinds of illusions
to my hair and countless jokes, many
of them very poor and in bad taste
and all obnoxious to me.
When l grew old enough to have
sweetheart | was obliged to go With
out one, all on account of the growth
on my head. kept it cut very short,
but without effect. Just as soon as
came in contact with man, woman or
child saw ut once that my hair was
against me. One thing would not do
| refused all BARRIERS who suggested
NV uermitting them to dye it. On en-
tering their shops | would say, Hair
cut. no dye." Whenever, after this no
tice. barber offered to give my hair
different color glared at him and told
him that il he repeated the offer he
must fight. | thrashed so many people
for reference to my blemish that be-
came an expert boxer.
Hoping that the people OF the west
were more considerate than those OF
the east, l went to Denver. The nrst
salute I received there was: "Helle,
carrot top! Y goin' to set the TIMBER
on the mountings afire" l had got
tired of thrashing people and turned
away without q word l sought en-
ployment in q large manufacturing
concern. On entering the office my eyes
lighted on a gentleman sitting at
desk who had red hair, for all the
| Hn looked mn.
and in an instant his gaze was hxed on
my top.
He arose from his chair and, adj
yancing to the office rail, grasped my
hand in viselike grip.
"My dear sir" he said warmly ana
with a respectful mien l had never be-
fore been favored with, "what can l
do for you"
"Im seeking employment"
"You shall have 1t right here. what
can you dor?
"Nothing. I must learn. But I'm
willing to work without pay till no.
you'll not work without pay here
Judging from your appearance, you
are well bred and educated A man OF
, YOUR condition can't get on with less
than q hundred dollars month. III
rive YOU that and put you in our best
department Mr.. Stamper" ne calleu'
, An employee advanced, and l MOTTO
ed he. too, had a red head. He was
! instructed to put me to work and on
I the payroll at the same time. AS
: passed through the works l noticed
every man had a red head, but none
Q so red as mine and the managers
I Ours was the same hue exactly.
/ "You'u be showed up ahead OF us
h ALL" said the man who had taken me
s in charge.
t "Why SOP? asked.
( "You're the only man here VINO mas
: as red hair as the president"
n The words proved true. was jump
ed from one grade to another SO fas'
d that l barely had time to learn the
q duties in each. And every time
d iumped my salary jumped too.
~ This was not all. Mr.. Flynn, thu
l. president and principal owner, ASKED
70 me one day to come to his house Il
v dinner. I went, Of course, ana wa
t. introduced to his family. Every on
of his children had red hair OF various
IS. shades. His oldest daughter, Emily
TO had yeritable Titan locks. For tn
he first time in my life l felt easy Il
err social company. For the first ume ho
re nerson about me looked at my heac
H. much less referred to it. Miss EMF
nd Flynn was very gracious to me an
IN was the first young woman who ma
hit ever thus treated me so. was happ
,e. Ms a clam at high tide. After Dime
he she led me into a separate parlor, an
er l spent the hours there chatting VIII
nd her, They were thus far the happle'
-er hours of my life. left her with
ar wildly beating heart.
,ot To make a long story short, NIL
Ter Flynn encouraged me and encourage
he Miss Flynn. One day she told me
led might 90 to her father and ask L
her. did so and was accepted tor
yas son-in-law with great gusto. go pa
The n EN-" he said, "and tell her y
on. have nv hearty consent, and rema
Mr. to dinner"
snent the afternoon with EN-
ich and dined with the family. After u
rht ner Mr.. Flynn said to me:
fine "You have shown wonderful
life straint in not asking why nave W
on coined you into my business and IL
ing nv family. The time has come
he'd me to enlighten you.
hat "Years ago l came to this coun
oar- from Ireland without cent
zen worked at any job 1 could get III
,een great city. One day l was arrest
light accused of stealing from jew
me- had told the police that red hea'
mis- freshman had robbed him. was SUI
,nts in line with several other men,
the this Jew picked me out as the II
wife who had robbed him. was trleu'
;cit- the evidence was strong against
I was about to be convicted "hei
he red headed man strolled In among
G Of spectators. My attorney, following
the suggestion given by the mans
nod hair called for him and placed
@ of. beside me. Then he sent for the =
II os and when he came into court as
.don. him which of the two had robbed l
ony Tho lew couldn't tell. He had sin
identified me because the man
uor- had robbed him had red head.
wife Jury acquitted me at once.
vom- "'God bless reu ie"ueu -. 80
mis- claimed. FROM inns u"' my
nv bosom friends
after "And 1t mas always peeH ~
,pord to have a red headed son-in-law
. not be the progenitor of generations
red headed descendants"