Show HE WAS A BLUFFER How a Maine Man dot Money for College Expenses A successful Auburn man tells the following story of his own experiences I wanted to get Home money to go to college says he and the only way was to earn It I had no trade which made It hard I resolved that I would try what bluffing would do I went to Boston and after a while I struck a job as a meatcutter When I went into tno store the proprietor asked me what I could do and I told him I could cut meat He wanted a good meat cutler and I hired out with him I had seen men cut meat but had never cut any myself So when I took up a knife and went to work It was not to be wondered at that my employer called me to account He was on his ear as they say and I cant say I blame him Look here young man he said that aint the way to cut meat Well said Ithats the way they cut meat up in Vermont I dont care he replied this Is not Vermont J wantyou to understand that If you arc going to cut meat in Boston youve got to cut It the way we cut It And with this he took the knife and saw and showed me how they cut meat In Boston I detained him as long as I could and I never tried to remember anything half so hard I guess I grasped the situation for I remained there as meatcutter several sev-eral months When I struck Auburn I had an Idea I would go to work In the shoo factories I went to very factory save ono and stated my desire I didnt know any part of the business nnd I got the cold shoulder Many of tho foremen took my nome and address and said when they wanted a man they would send for me I guess they havent wanted a man since at any rate they havent Bent for me When I entered the last shop J was desperate desper-ate and I resolved to try my old game of bluff They asked mo what I could do and I told them I was a cutter nddlng that 1 was very sure I could please them They set mo to work I went slow at Ural for I wan watching to seo how tho fellows did It J3y good luck I got onto the cutting wlthout > spolllng much leather and before many days I i could cut uppers with the beat of them I worked there two years and when I left to enter college they seemed sorry to have me go Sinco then I hare graduated from college and here I am following my profession able to hoe my row with my liveliest competitor Lewlaton Me Journal |