Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-05

and being convinced against my will that the Irish
man about right, when | got my first job. l
arguing with the manager of store, when he said:
"How do know that you will deliver the goods? |
do not know you from Adam, and wlo knows you won't
skedaddle the minute you are out of slght?'
Here offered to leave my gold watch, also about
twenty-sx dollars, all had with me- security. While
l was making him this proposition an old man who had
heard part of the conversation asked what it meant
told him that wanted work and would leave guar
antee of faithful delivery.
"Give him the goods, said the old man, who the
proprietor
He refused to take my watch and money security,
and gave further proof of his faith in when l had
brought him the receipt for the delivered merchandise
He complimented me upon my speed, said one to his
knowledge had made such quick time from his
store and recommended to other merchants he knew
With these commissions I kept busy until the
boat left and at the end of that time the Irshman and
ahead of the game to the extent of four dollars
and seventy-ve cents each for afternoons work.
He said the best day of life and begged to
stay in New York and 60 into the business with him;
that he would make full partner and that he knew
should prosper. | told him going to school and
had other ambitions forgot him and his kind
ness and he frequently had proof of interest in him.
RCHASED ticket to NIiddletown but not berth;
and as l had been up the two nights previous
pretty we'll out from lack of sleep when reached
there at three A. NJ. There were several students on
their way to school who not making economical
fight They had their trunks sent to the college by
press and rode up in carriages. did not know where
the college was, and left my trunk the wharf, follow
ing best l could the direction taken by these
riages, until l them enter the college grounds
Then returned for my trunk.
l found no knd-hearted Irishman to give lift,
had in New York. and the distance the college
about a mile and half 1 hitched it along best
could and when arrived there pretty tired and
sleepy that had deposited under the stair
way the outside of the house sat down on it and fell
asleep at once
few hours later awakened by some boys who
making unkind remarks about my condition; but
they soon reprimanded by kind-hearted man,
who up put his about me, and told me to go
up his and have good rest The world has
heard much about this man, for he did not succeed
the world measures success. His kindness to me, how
ever of the most fortunate acts of his life
always remembered and proud to learn that this
mans son, Dr. Stiles, was the celebrated dscoverer of
the hookworm.
My first year college was not very eventful tried
my best to keep down expenses and boarded myself.
had cylinder stove in my room, and with the aid of
tin pail and frying pan able to exc out my SUBJ
sstence. Then began to sell books after school hours,
and canvassed for orders tor stencil plates for marking
linen sold many to the students and found these sales
profitable enough to pay for my board the second year.
One day when canvasslng these plates in a machine
shop found two men fighting tools. My heart
with the who whipped, and it occurred to
that could fix his tools in such way that no one
would dispute his ownership. If the stencil would
print his on lnen why couldn't l rig up steel
tool with his in it, that by blow of the hammer
would print his name his tools and thus settle all
future disputes?
1 went to machine shop and they gave me the
vowels the end of piece of Steel and began my
permentng. 1t successful, and added the other
letters. By working whole day Saturday, COM
pleted my first invention which the most profitable
penses of term at college by this simple Device and
had money to lend to other struggling
boys.
* AFTER graduation l thought of
u taking up teaching as profession,
81 - and applied for the princpalshp of the