Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-11-13

confess tnat i ndd not. i lett and
got busy answering a few ads In
every place however the respective
position had just been filled or in
others they frankly told me that
they had never had any experience
with colored office help and did not
know how It would effect their or
ganization, rather not taking any
chances To me holding some very
high recommends from state officials
and as a prisoner had earned the
oft-repeated compliment that 81 was
the best all-around office man in the
state IL / could be kept away from
wine. women and song" felt most
Inundated in not being able to Sc
cure even the most mental Of office
work. answered a few speciality
saiesmen's propositions and while in
some of them undoubtedly could
have made good my amount Of ready
cash on which to live would not
warrant my taking the chance.
/ must find something that would
bring in some Immediate returns and
walking from one prospective EN-
ployer to another, in the middle of
my second afternoon out I was
startled to hear the loud staccato
toots OF an auto horn together with
the shouting OF my own name. I
turned around and there sitting in
a large special built car was the
friend. previously referred to, when
on my release from prison over eight
years previous I had given all my
little personal prison effects ~.
It transpired that on his release he
opened little mexican chile"
stand in prosperous manufacturing
community and made such a success
at that he afterwards branched out
into the general real estate and in
vestment field. He had made good
ond prosperity shown all about him.
~" asked mo to lump in his car for
a ride Inquired into nv condition.
n'"na etc. and when I divulged all.
said was the very man he was
looking for as he was just commence
ing business in which he could use
a general office man and at the
same time. until the business grew
to such dimensions. would give me
AN opportunity TO handle any side
line 1 wished agency Or otherwise
/ jumDed at the proposition as at
least it afforded the necessary where
with to meet the necessities of life
and an opportunity fer me to do con-
Siderable writing during spare mo-
mants at which had always aspired
a"H of which this is but the first
contribution. others depending upon
the liheralitv OF the kind reader who
has read this personal history thus
far - -.
&c, In this my first written narrative
the gentle reader will no doubt over
look nv errors of commission or
omission and If at intervals in its
writing 1t 'oaes its zest of appeal
i"et Law it 10 the inexperience of the
writer to successfully weave a con-
tinuons narrative full of spice and
interest to the same extent as writer's
of more ability and experience are
ay,c,,"ston' ed to.
In none Of the nTison scenes herein
related have l exaggerated particle
and everv tale is based on fact as
witnessed or known to the writer.
AS this was primarily a personal in
terest tale hundreds Of interesting
and mysterious adventures and ex-
periences of other that no doubt
would prove interesting reading have
purposely been left out and will
easily form the basis for other ar
ticles yet to be written.
In conclusion dear reader If this
tale has interested you the writer
would appreciate your favorable
mention of same to other readers
and it is just possible that in this
manner with your liberal help sue
cessful future can yet be founded
on mis-spent past. Thanks!