Ogden Daily Standard | 1902-12-20 | Page 21 | He Was a Bright Boy Section

he was a bright boy from the memphis scimitar 1 I believe that I 1 have the brightest office boy in the city declared a man to a friend in a certain wen known cafe in alic city this morning that is a rather broad assertion re plied the friend what particular claim to brightness hag your boyt well I 1 have had lots of trouble with my office boys of ate and they have been go decidedly unsatisfactory and worthless that I 1 have had at least all in the jagt witty days I 1 hac kept a sign out on my door stating that I 1 was in need 0 a bright boya orvices wr vices for the entire lime almost and it read as follows roy wanted about sixteen years the boy 1 have now was secured in response to alie sign and it wa hia answer more than hig that secure hirthe place how waa that queried the friend with some interest the boy slouched into the office and said he had read the sign do you want the place I 1 asked him guess I 1 j do ho replied but I 1 dont know that j I 1 would want it for the full sixteen j years I 1 employed him on the spot when i I 1 realized that I 1 had omitted the corniaa from the sign