Rensselaer Union, Volume 5, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 October 1872 — The Kind of Man that Was Wanted. [ARTICLE]

The Kind of Man that Was Wanted.

A first-rate story js told of a very prominent man, who lived in Detroit forty years ago (so a correspondent writes us), and who at that time owned more steamboat stock than any other man in the Western country, besides other wealth to a large amount." Like many of the pioneers who acquired great riches, he was very ignorant in all that Woks taught, but his learning was more like wisdom, and in common with many who have lived and passed away, but left"!heir mark behind them, he knew what tree would make shingles by looking at it. He had, at the time of our story, just completed a splendid new warehouse at Buffalo, and wanting a suitable clerk to take charge of it, he advertised for one -nrthepapers. The next morning-early a candidate for the position presented himself, a rather too flashy young man in appearance, but the-following conversation occurred : ? » “Young man, when you make a mistake in any of your books, how do you correct it ?” Y The young man. explained, in every profuse manner, how he should proceed to make it all right. “ A good way no doubt to do it,” replied the old gentleman, “ but I shan't wantyou." Very sooiiianokher aspirant put in an appearance. A similar question was asked him, and in a long and eloquent manner he pointed out the remedy in all such cases. All the reply was: “Young man, I shan’t want you.” Some three or four others dropped in during the' day, and to each one th e same question was put, and they all had some smart way of covering up errors in their books. ~ ~ «'■ - ' , ’ ■ The old gentleman was entirely ignorant himself of the art of book-keeping, but he had wisdom in alljhings, which si more than a match for learning. Just at the close of the day a plainlydressed man, With a bright eye and a brisk step called for the situation. ■ "Take, a seat, sir,” said the old gentleman, “I want to ask you just one question. When yon make a false entry on your books, how do you go to work to correct it?" Turning upon his questioner a cold, sharp look, the young man replied: "1 don't make them kind of fnMakct, »ir." I, “Ah! my dear sir, you are just the man I.have been, looking for all day," and in a few moments after, the man who corrected hi» binriders by not making them, was i installed in tpe office.—Akio Yot;k Vfakly. ; The difference between the school boy and the clerk bov Is, that one stores the i mind and the other mind* the store.