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Show WANTED A JOB. A young man, apparently as intelligent intel-ligent as the average, well dressed, neat, clean shaven, came Into the office of-fice of the Traveler In search of a job. He asked for It somewhat as follows: "I'm a Harvard man. Been going there for years. Just getting through this mouth. In fact. I'm sort of looking look-ing around. Horribly In debt j'ou're a college man, of course, and appreciate appre-ciate it. Must owe $600 or $700. Naturally got to do something, but scarcely know what to do. Might tu-ter. tu-ter. you know. Very good money in tutoriug. I'm Informed. But I've rather taken a fancy to journalism. Really there are. So I thought Fd come in and talk It over with you. You see I've got to do something so horribly In debt. I thought I'd take a temporary position on the Traveler." The executive to wnom tho youug man was talking asked blm. "About what position had you deckled to Uiko?" "Why, really. I hadn't goue quite as far as that," he replied, seriously. "Of course I would prefer not to be a reporter. Many disagreeable things connected with being a roporter, I'm told. I'll like, temporarily, to take u position that was er pleai-anter. And, besides, I don't see how I could afford to aecept a salary such a Is paid a reporter. Yon see I'm lit debt horribly. I'vp got to save $600. or $700 this summer to get out." j It is a natural enough temptation not to waste a moment of valuable, time, on such a young man, but-thl youth showed indications of bein really intelligent, notwithstanding hl.t manner of approaching a .job. And, after all. be was only n boy. in for bitter disillusions So he received some Rood advice, which be will re-nieniher re-nieniher with gratitude after hi present, distorted view of the world. tb university and himself shall have her-n corrected. Bor.ton Traveler. |