Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28
Recovering From Disap-
pointment in Employment
Office, She Makes Futile
Effort to Answer Tele-
phone.
Kill

The foot less prompt to meet the morning dew.
The heart less bounding a. emotion new
And hope, once crushed, less quick to spring
again.
want to live. live hard and think,
and learn, and do! hate the thought of
pain and poverty Since mother died,
all the old longings that l thought long
since were crushed. all the old. vague
desires have come to me again a thou-
sandfold. Those restless STRINGS for a
full deep life are here again. o. Moon
of my Desire: Is happiness for me just
like that pale, cold orb shining beyond
this earthly Kingdom here?
why are we humans such strange. rest
less things, with vague resolves that melt
like snow before the heat Of seltishness?
Why are we given souls to ache over
our own sad failtEs and our pain? We
struggle on like children in the dark
Light half believers of casual creefs:
who never d'Gpiy rel, nor & Clearly er Tfd; fd.6s
alei.
This sadness must be shaken off to-
night Yet in the telling OF simple
tale like mine ! still must write in all
sincerity.
ALMOST ENvtoUs.
After my interview at that employment
place ] walked in Thiladelphas streets
for quite an age. l thought the shops in
Market street held lovely things. The
girls who passed me on the street struck
me as having such Fashionable air;
their clothes seemed cut just in the
height of style" The way their hair
was dressed most severe, dragged
tightly back over each ear. with one great
Jcweled pin projecting at the side.
thought they looked so pretty. vet some
had an artificial air-the color in their
cheeks seemed sometimes hard and fixed.
70 different from the glow that cold winds
and sea breczes bring How wealthy they
must be to dress like that, I thought, and
almost envied thCm.
walked through Chestnut street and
saw the hurrying crowds go by How
narrow that street seemed to be, Long
lines of motorcars crowded the traffic
evervw here.
In Wanamaker's cool department store
l fingered. hoping to hear the organ
play At length "one chord OF music
like the sound OF a great amen" rang
out. and II seemed to give me courage TO /
face these noisy sun-scorched streets |
again. loved to hear that organ play
AN UNEXPECTED OPPORTUNITY.
After an hour Of wandering I saw
notice in window, employment Bu- I
reau." 1t was large typewritins office,
anu I."S OF Eir'S an" men s'Sheu ouH''F /
Al airt"reNt machtIeS' Az seemed 50
conpe'eht so capable 50 seH-aSstred'
lett 100 shy T" FISK another rep"il suSh
as the last, 50 stood Just inside close 10
the door. and ~ far from tn" Employ
ment desk rs possible, TWO girls we're
talking close t. ne and I could not help .
hearing " nat they said
We need a girl in our Office uptown
at once" said one, lust 10 do all the
odd ioos answer the telephone and do
all the things no one else wants TO do.
Aren't you Just dying to apply?"
"Gee-not for me-" was the response "T (
Euess have dandy Job already, thanks
Resides, the sound OF il amt good
enough"
This was nv chance. I screwed nm
courage. ard 7 spoke.
would | be good enough for This mar
ticliar most Of which ,or, snna,, ~
ouericd II raya h3l M eyoarienca ~
course. hut stiu vyant IN start in r,g1,
away
Tho girls tyrred round an. s.aroa
amazed '-'
~ ruass No ror,to,,t, .,ro-;,.. g..
,.sdeS i,,st s,-a .o-r,,,,, ,,,. :,
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