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Show I 1 No Hope for Him There. jj Tho "old man" addressed tho fol- j lowing letter to his son, who was about to stand a clvll-sorvico examlna-i; examlna-i; tion for a government position: j, "Denr Bill: It ain't a bit o' uso o' L you goln' up agin that clvll-servlco business, In my opinion, It's a one- sided affair altogether. Why, they'll turn you down If you don't know "t 'rlthmetlc', an' they'll evm rule you i out if you'ro a leetlo short on g'ogra- phy nn sp.ollln'! Take my advice an' j, stick' to your trade of l--"yer before I J a jury of yer peers, an' when that falls you, kin go to teachln' sclfWot." Atlan- j ta Constitution. |