Logan Republican | 1903-04-14 | Page 4 | The Sweets of Fame

THE SWEET8 OF FAME. How Success Affected Man In Humble Occupation. Tho proprietor of a certain establishment estab-lishment told this anecdote recently of himself nnd one of his, employes, a man of forty: "Philip is a sort of factotum hero, and I pay him 25 shillings a week. Ono of his duties Is to sweep out the spaces behind tho counters threo or four times a day, and ho never objected object-ed to doing this until lately. Recently Recent-ly ho won a Christmas prize In a paper, pa-per, anil tho notoriety swelled his head a little. Ho camo to mo tho other day and said: " 'I don't mind sweeping out early In tho morning or late In the evening when tho shop's empty ; but I think It doesn't look right for mo to be seen doing that menial kind of work by big crowds of people. I am not ashamed to do it, only I'm pretty well known as a literary person, and It looks undignified for an author to bo seen with a broom in public. Can't I have a boy?' "I laughed and replied: " 'Philip, your point is well stated. Hereafter only sweep out when the shop Is empty. When tho shop Is full nnd a sweeping is necessary you Just como nnd tell me, nnd I'll tako tho broom and do tho work for you myself.' my-self.' "London Tlt-Dlts.