Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-28
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DID I say that l had two more sales
- men? Yep, two, Wilson and Aber-
cromble.
Wilson is a short, slight-built chap,
wears glasses which pinch on his nose
and which he is forever taking off and
putting on. This warm weather makes
them slip, so it's a fight between him
and the heat all the time. The heat
tries to get his glasses off, while he
struggles to keep 'em on.
He's a bunch of live wire, as funny
as a circus but / think he'll prove a
winner.
The other fellow, Abercrombie, is also
short but chunky. His bow legs, a burr
such as only Scotland can produce, and
when you say anything funny he just
looks at you ! told him ! couldn't use
him, but somehow or other he side
tracked my rundown. lie said, "Ferra
we'll, Mr.. Flint, but yell tell me more
aboot yer land an I'll be go-rateful."
So | told him about the benefits OF
Clearvale and before I knew it--he'd
hired himself TO start at once!
| think he's more clever than one
would think to look at him, for when
Wilson made some horrible pun he just
gazed But when Wilson began to ex-
plain it, Sandy-he's become Sandy al
ready-sald. IT'S bod enough to mur-r-
der-r the Kings English without giving
the horrible details of how ye commit
ted the crime"
These two men were all that I got
from my last weeks ad that Todd wrote
up for me; and l feel disappointed.
Well" Todd said, If you can get
two good men in one week you're doing
great"
One young chap looked mighty good
until began TO talk friendly like, then
he sat on the edge OF my Gesk and be-
gan calling me "old chap" l felt he'd
be wanting to live with me before a
week was out, so turned him Gown.
Another fellow had over twenty ref
erences, all speaking well Of him, most
of which were from politicians. so I
decided not TO use him. l remembered
when / was hunting a job how fel-
low with twenty-siX references got turned
down, the employment manager saying
that fellow with all those references
needed them.
What a weird collection of references
some of the fellows showed 1t de-
cided me that II / should ever have
To seek IL JOp, VI 'oho ~ aNiN'NhsNS "t
all, but get the employment manager to
write to people about me.
There were three or four fellows
wish ! could have hired, but they
wouldn't work without a salary or a
drawing account. l dent know as l
blame them, but, I've got to go lightly;
my bank account is shrinking alarming
ly quick.
received several letters OF applica-
ton; some were real funny. Francis
was very interested in them. 1 took
them home last night because Bruno
Duke was at the house and l know he's
very interested in anything Of that sort.
His comments on some OF the letters
were so good that / wrote them down
80 as to use them az guide in writ
ing letters OF application for job.
one letter was sent on hotel station
cry and was written In a scrawling
hand. 1t read as follows:
saw your ad I'm today's Moon. I'm
a salesman now for coffee house, but
want TO change.
please send me full particulars of
your offer. Can give references II your
proposition interests me-"
That's a common tyre of letter ask
Ing for a job" commented Duke. "IIe
has no desire for a job and couldn't
hold 1t II he got It. His kind spend
half their time answering ads, half out