Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1919-01-04

l think l was even more embarrassed than
they. Some months thereafter was tickled
to death at an opportunity to humiliate the
girl who made the dirty remark and that, in
the presence of two of my friends sisters
Revenge is very sweet mOrsel
| was on n. p. train, coming from
Olympia in we olden political days, when
the most of the politicians rode on passes
and the newspaper men on mileage that came
as often you wrote for Them if the pub
Usher 'was all wool and yard WIDE"
When the train left Olympia there were al
most coach full of politicians and pub
fishers. The conductor had no sooner put
in his appearance when the bunch began to
guy him. [ was the only coored man in the
bunch and the others jagged me on to rough
joking the conductor, which he did not an
preciate though he tried to smile He look
eel at some Of the passes and some he took
their words for it. When he came to me
he showed his displeasure at my jokes by
examining my milage book fore and aft.
In my rush to catch the train [ grabbed up
the expired milage book instead of the new,
which had come January LIST. Mr. Conductor
smiled and then roared and told the bunch
l was trying to rush last years milage
book on him. | got the horse laugh and
had to come through with the cash. | left
the n. 7. at Tacoma and took an interurban
Tor home where my pass was current. A
more embarrassing moment never before
had [ met and never again did [ so much
as recognize that conductor when he came
round for tickets though had gotten what
| richly deserved but there is one thing
certain | was careful to examine my pass
before L got on another train.
While living in Western Kansas I answer
eel a want ad, which | saw in the Rocky
Mountain News, calling for a second book
keeper in business house. It was blind ad
so the class of business was unknown to the
applicant. Being pretty we'll posted in book
keeping and both quick and accurate with
figures, | felt myself thoroughly qualified to
fill the place so an application was sent by
me to the paper by the return mail. In due
course OF time a set of questions were sent
me by the institution which was a bank to
be answered IN my own hand writing This
was quickly done and the papers started to
Ogden, where the book keeper was wanted.
In the course of human events I was notified
by the cashier that out of eighty-six ap-
plicants | had been selected DELIGHTED to
get an opportunity to get a good position
way out Vest | lost no time in getting
ready ct 90 West and as soon as steam could
take me | hurried to 0 gden and the next
day after arriving, presented myself to the
cashier Of the bank with his letters in nv
hands, The cashier looked at the letters
and then, with mouth open, looked at me-
He thought for a moment and then inquired:
Did you write those letters?'' he was as
sured that | had and for few seconds moth
ing more was said. The situation had reach
ed very embarrassing state at least for the
applicant, as dozen clerks had been at
tracted by the queer antics Of both applicant
and cashier 81 did not know you were Il
colored man and | will not give you the
place. Under no circumstances would I put
coored man to work in bank with white
men. [ have no apologies to make" I
left the bank but how I got out I know
not. Within my life l may have had more
embarrassing moments, but if so I do not