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Show t CERTAINLY CALLED FOR NERVE. Young Man Claimed He Had It, But Didn't Want Position A young man entered the office of the director of the city zoo In New' York and asked for a Job. The usual formulu, "no vacancy," trembled on the tips of the man In chnrge, but n second look at the applicant checked Its utterance. "You want a Job, do 'you?" was the question that took Its place. "I ,io and 1 want It bad." i ''Have you nerve?" "I had enough to I ask work from the city without a pull." "That speaks well for you. We do want a man, but I don't think you would like tho-place." "Try me once. What Is It?" "Extracting pol-son pol-son from the fangit of tho snakes." "Twenly-thrce!" remarked the applicant, appli-cant, ns lie turned to go. "Stung again." "No, but 1 mean It," said the official. And he did. He took the young mnn to tho snake house and showed him the snakes. Then he exhibited ex-hibited a bottlo of poison extracted from their fangs. The position offered hasOther dtilles, but the essential requirement re-quirement Is that the Incumbent shall at stated Reasons corner the snakes and pump them free of poison. The young man asked for 24 hours for consideration. con-sideration. He lutB now bad over 48, and hns nut even sent a postal card. |