Rensselaer Standard, Volume 1, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 June 1879 — How a Man Got Work to Do. [ARTICLE]

How a Man Got Work to Do.

Causeur has a friend, a journalist of distinction, now holdinga very responsible position on one of the best known Srs in the country, who hada per experience once in getting a Sosition on the staff of a New York ally. He applied to the editor-in-chief, who knew him well and was aware of his ability and experience. “I’ve nothing to offer you,” he said, “but perhaps you’d better see the managing editor.” To the managing editor, who also kneW him well, the applicant went. nothing I can give you,” he said, pleasantly; “why don’t you see the editor-in chief?” Themext day he applied to both again, and the next, each time receiving” the same answer Dropbing in on the fourth day he noticed a vacant desk in the reporter’s room, kept for any one who might want to use it. He called the office boy, told him to clean up the desk and bring him writing materials Having ‘ ‘mooved in’?— he sought the city editors assignmentbook, picked out a job that he thought he could do, did it, laid the result on the city editors desk and went home. The n<ext day he did the same thing, and the next, and the next. On the fifth day the editor-in-chief passed through the room while he was at his desk. “So you’vegot to work?” he said pleasantly. “Yes sir,” answered the self-appointed reporter. A day or two later the managing editor came in. Got at it at last?” “Yes, sir” answered the latest addition to the stall, going on with his work. Things went on this way for two Weeks, when one mor nin the chief came in. “How do you like 1 your position?” he asked. “First rate” ; ne answered; “there’s only one trouble; I haven’t had any money yet.” “No money? How’s that? Perhaps the managing editor forgot to put your name on the roll. Never mind, I will, how much did hesay you were to have? “He diden’t say, sir,”’ said the reporter telling the truth very litterally. The chief fixed the pay then and there, dated it back two weeks, and the “hang-er-on” became a full-fledged member of the staff on the spot. And the best o f the joke was that it was not until two. years afterward that either the qdiior-in-chief or the managing editor knew how it came about, each supposing the other had done it Two headscertanily were better than one that time —for the’ applicant. —[Causeur in Boston Transcript.