| Show A queer calling A kotite botito lady enily IQ in a meat dot though noticeably tice ilac ably plain attire and carrying an armeal of 0 books brushed into an alcomo in abich a reporter was seated ut tit mor ajar cantila librae library ull all Satar daT afternoon she bho b begged 6 dp pardon anti anil began a 4 hasty retreat when the newspaper man remonstrated unil and argood that ilia waft waa common property she acquiesced in in this liberal view view and after depositing uio the volumes settled sealed herself horrell within a fear feet of theony other occupant alter after quietly quickly glancing over tho the title tile pages of hall balf a dozen 0 ot I 1 the volumes thu the catly drew it a notebook note book boob from ber bar bocket remarking that but PLO ho had bail a a two hours lask before her thia the congealed water mo flo to speak unil find a conversation woe opened 11 them BIO ate nil all books on the subject of 0 writing loiters letters about which there la Is as all lucli ignorance even in polito polite circles as there Is ill about deferential circulate or tho life contents con of et ilia koran it has boon embodied in in works on oti and cure nil all lanka books that stift t con contain t RIC of every thing find and nothing corn plato or absolutely correct about tiny thing have you directed special attention to it 7 11 well yon yes I 1 lave have inasmuch us as I 1 havo have selected it to furnish tho the wherewith to koop keep body anti anil soul together a problem tor for winch which find this following un in intelligent anil and lucid solution I 1 ara am it a professional letter writer from hor her pocket packet she aho pro need and handed t to a tho the reporter re a neatly fly inscribed card with tho the name I 1 aglae imond lotter letter writer 11 have you vou beep loo atoil lu in this thib city very long I 1 have been dioro fare for two years Provi previous ons to then I 1 was in in chicago cincinnati ain cin nati now york brooklyn dubuque and it number of gin smaller al jar towns in now york there ore are ill half al I 1 a hundred persons persona doing this w work rk b but ut IQ in this thia oily city thero there in ia scarcely an any 0 competition 0 m lion I 1 I 1 what is ia the character of patrons 11 they are ot of all ot of life but really can bo be divided into two classes cli iason those who can not lot write and those who are educated but desire to frame their thoughts in language with which they uro not capable of clothing it or olao else are ro particularly anxious to bo be absolu toly correct both grammatically and rhetorically ut of conroe ono one of the first re ia A to write nil an elegant unit to a varied style of hand the first is in ago lately necessary while tho the groat used need of the second quality will boon suggest itself to an any one ud adopting opting this queer modo ot of making rig a u living do you devote your time exolus ivola to letter writing 11 yes when I 1 first began this wort work bout about live five douis ago 1150 in cincinnati I 1 also did inscription work aik oik writing cards ormal formal invitations finally family records in biblow and inscriptions in books albums and similar presents pre sonta since binco then I 1 have amplo remuneration rution in in letter writing 11 what do yo yon charge for writing an ordinary left letter 0 r 2 11 well there is ia no market markal price rog eluting the sale bale and I 1 might a say a y that I 1 from nothing ut at all tor for some work and up to what you consider a fabulous price for more the class ot of work you speak ot of tit is always done at bedrock bed rock price ot of course comae for the usual car customers bomers for this are poor anti cuned u tod persons for these no great cure care is is required anti and I 1 will mill give them a letter tor for nothing or it if they are areaux an x tons lous to pity pay and capable of doing so I 1 charge them twenty avo cents or some nominal amount you yon will readily conceive conc oivo that this class ot of customers are not greatly solicited though I 1 must say bay that I 1 have worked hours in this thia way with groat great pleasure much bluch ot of the ibo work I 1 do is tor for young men and shop girls and it is in needless to say that the correspondence in ia these commit cason is i all ot of the lovely stamp I 1 soon comprehended ed the necessity of writing a bold male hand band when I 1 embarked in this calling cal liag and cam diah dash oil off in an accurately worded epistle or write it neat sweet love letter in ia a hand that no expert iu in the world would pronounce a womans comans wo mans those lettera are paid forin for in accordance with the ability ot of the customer I 1 havo have received as much as 25 for a let letter ter of 0 this description and usually charge 62 when of 0 any ny length between con conta a and nil si 62 S i the prices range though as I 1 taid I 1 frequently received much greater greate r sums bums lor for work what is your object in in taking notes from so 0 o many books 1 11 well they are all an on this subject and nearly all incorrect in some points I 1 am now at work on the mann manuscript script of it book which I 1 propose shall contain all tho the excellences and none ot of tile the glaring mistakes tales of these theao I 1 have written several magazine articles on this subject unit and now intend to on compile these and other oilier articles arti oloa up pertaining appertaining thereto I 1 have just returned from new york where I 1 have boon been for some weeks making arrangements tor for my book you me ate I 1 sup suppo pono eo tho the repository of tanay many secrets I 1 I 1 yes Ye I 1 lave some to mavery very queer one cus komors rod and experiences but I 1 enjoy bud and aoi am instructed instruct ell by them by the way I 1 am just jest meditating organizing an society for ladies find and gentlemen you can not conceive how much ignorance there is is concerning this and even about addressing persons iu in this country I 1 have spoken with several ladies on this subject anal think thick it will bo be a success the work of culling calling from the books w was as hero bore begun suit and the late interesting resting conversation beaded ast louis post dispatch |
