Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 189, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 August 1918 — Would Take the Job. [ARTICLE]

Would Take the Job.

Into the office of the Wall Street Journal there ventured a small boy, awed by the great adventure of getting his first job. Timidly he approached an editor and explained what he wanted. “Hm,” quoth the veteran to the would-be recruit, “It’s too bad, but there are no vacancies now, unless you would like to be managing editor. How about that?” The youngster began to back away. “Oh,” he gasped, “I wouldn’t like that at all.” Yesterday he came back, with desperation In his eye, and marched up to the veteran. “I’ve changed my mind,” he announced. “When do I start in ?’