The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-09-10
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! the top in a a,r and let
me see all over tn~ " at once.
It was revelation to me. Then
we went to the press rooms and
an extra edition was coming
out, and they fell into trough
as fast as the grits I used to
grind with an overshot water
wheel in the township of Liberty
and the County Of Pickens.
The news boys were waiting
to get their bundles to sell. ]
said to myself, what would the
Pickens Sentinel think if it
could see these papers coming
out complete, folded and ready
to mail at the rate of sixty per
minute.
It occurred to me there are
other worlds to conquer. [ am
told now that if you were to 20
to New York and wanted to
| find the Pulitzer Building, that
you would need a guide to point
it out to you.
I had done some business for
a firm in New York, but had
never seen any of the people.
I decided to make them a visit
and let them know where [ was
from. I found their office in
the Equitable Building. I was
shown in and inquired for Mr..
B. F. Hoffman. He looked at
me in a strange way, until |
told him I was from Pickens,
South Carolina. Then he seemed
to recognize me, though he had
never seen me before, and his
conversation soon convinced me
that he was thoroughly up on
his business. He referred so
promptly and familiarly to the
transactions that we had had,
and just when I was ready to
go. he remarked II think my
books show that we owe you
something I told him that
[ was not aware of the fact.
He called the clerk and told him
to see if there was not some
thing on the books due me. He
informed him that there was
twenty dollars in favor of me.
He told the clerk to write a
Echeck for it. [ told him that it
came in a good time.
| [ resolved at once to extend
nv trip. to Boston and have
more experience. I decided to
20 by a boat on the Fall River
line, and to 90 at night. Islept
so we'll that I did not learn any
thing that night, except that a
boat was a mighty good place
in which to get a good nights
rest.
[ remember distinctly that |
had one little dream and thought
[ was at home telling about my
trip to New York and Boston,
but just as soon as [ awoke ]
felt the throbbing of the great
engine hurrying on toward
] Boston.
When I arrived in Boston
stopped at the United States
Hotel and registered and realiz.
ed I was about out of change,
but T could not think of anyone
| in Boston who knew me, and
4 everywhere I looked about the
Office l saw a placard: NC
checks cashed," but just as if
4 could not read I pushed a TWEEN.
ty dollar check through the
/ window and told the clerk
!, wanted some money. He hand.
:. ed me outEa twenty dollar bill
and said I thought you woulc
not cash checks. All! he said
I that is just put Up there for an
excuse not to cash them when
we do not want to. That is the
rule but all rules have excep
tions. He says, you are al
!; right, this is straight. | said
!; thank you, sir" then put cut
to hunt the Youths Companion
I wanted to see the office where
: it was made and the people who
made the paper, that had giver
me so much pleasure. So
! found them and told them how
I enjoyed it. | looked at the
next issue of it carefully to see
!? lif there had been any notice OF
J my visit, but they had entirely
overlooked the fact.
Then [ turned about to fine
) my way back to the hotel, The
: streets and avenues in the ole
part of Boston are not straight
like a stranger remarked about
the avenues in Washington
They run as they please
Boylston Avenue is not neal
as straight nor quite as wide az
Greenville Street in Anderson
it was laid out by a cow trai
that led from the cow pen to the
nearest meadow where the cattle
browsed. Somehow I strayec
into the wrong lane. I wan
dered about for two hours ir
search Of the United States
Hotel. I despaired of finding
it. So I asked a gentle cop tx
please tell me wherei it was. He
said: Turn around and walk
in" I waited till I got up tc
my room before | laughed al
the city and myself.
The next thing I wished tt
see was the Boston Common