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Why He Failed

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Day
1
Month
February
Year
1893
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Public Domain
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They were talking et bout newcpaper vork the other evetriogr. The oldcst man in party, vlii is huw diim; sometiliiing in the real eatate Une, aald that lie had trled newspaper writinií wiitMi be wae not ntted for the business and had giTen it np. "I wem íiiways called a gxxd wrttcr at coücüc," he s.iiil. "and I thought I had ti fciHiü style. WTien I began work for mysell 1 gtrt employment e circus managier. ■■ '( .i.n (ui ?' he aeked. " 'I tan," I se i'l. ■■ 'Wl'H, I iraot a two-sheel poster t.hat'll cetcl) the town. Wrlte ooe Dr me.' "And tlhile le wii.-it I wrote, as nearly as I re :Ollect : ■'iiiis s ihr Iae1 week that Mr. Sawdnst's Liicat circus will be ia the ii.v and every olie shinild vlslt it al on-e. Jt o:l'"r to bh a oí admirable features, Lncludiiiií Kvcrnl innisiiiií clowns and niaiiy eleveily Irained trlck .■miniáis. Xhe rdug performance Ib hJghly creditable and cónBdta (; rarioua acta by the M.ort'iiii'iit ioaed cluwu.-j and animáis. Tliiere will Ih' amunber ol fine roces between elophante and doga ridden liv traincd niunkeys. Mlle. Oomehlgh, wJio ha done vciy good work alnoad. Bxeeutee n dance on the bare back of a runniiiK Jioise and jumps through eome ignfteO paper-covered hoops. Cliiildreiiiand cleruyinen will cnjoy the OOllectiOO of wild Least s in tliï inenauci ie. Tlir who!' will conclu.de willi an enjoyahle exliiliiiion of the Slege of New Oeleaua, the effect erf wbficn will Ijo heightened by Ureworks. Adniiissk)ii will lie ."() eiits lor adulta, luldren half prtce." Tli'.-u was about it. I turned it in and emited, for I tlnoug-lit I had done quite well. The manager difCered (rom me in a coaree and profane way, bul ior somc reaeon he ditln't dischai ü.c me. He hlred an Ignorant man to urite a nnv poeter, and Be1 me to work eelLing tickets. I stayed wiih ïiiin three Beasons- until ho went out oí bn.siness - and ai tiic end oí fhat time I was ono of the most ppoflcleat circus poeter wrlters in tlubusiness. "Alter lie 6old out I sowght employmeiit iin n, newspaper office, irot it, imd was net to work. My first job was reporttog a fire in tlie Iiowcry. I can rcmember only tJio first part of my report. It started out In this íasiiion : " 'The grandest exliiliition oí the fire ttend ever givon. Thousands o( spectators thrilled .by the grand and overpowering sceoe, The nntold wealth of the Indias was threatened at an early h.our last eventng by a graad and unparalleled holocaust at flhe oorner of Bowery and Grand strcct. 'lliis great and throbbiag outciy of robust and livins trumanity was halted in is coarse. Tlie streete wcie packed. Tlie Bddewalka were jainmcd. The ilames started In the basement Dl tlie doomed building, and creepinii stcalUiily up the air-shait. barst out, amid tlie wild, hoarse cii's Of tëhie iniiltitmle. fi-oin the front wlndiiv.s. BUgiher and htgher tjiey rose, ii-ow tlie jiale sky with their biood-i eii tougaea, now Bweeplng duw nwaid and envelopdag In their fiery embrace the nelhboriqg chlmneys. It was ;i sü:h! OÍ a lifetimc, and the crowd looked on with liated breath.' ■'Wlulc ] .-is wi-itins the city editor carne aroiuid and lonkcd over niy sticaldef. ■ 'What was lile daniaüe '." lic asked, wiicn lic liad read thka iar. ■ 'Abowt $5,000,' 1 Baid. " 'Any lives lost ?' " 'Xiiiic.' 1 aiKU cicd. " 'All ïijilit,' bè saui. -i guess yon needn'1 ïinih tiiis thrllling tale.' ■■ 'All i-itiUt. Bir.' " 'And liy the way.' lic added, as t :i pmittlag cm my ïiat, 'yon need i ii i s i -111111' Uark to-morrow. Vim oeed n-si aitcr 'that eftOTt. Suppnsc ymi bake a yar bo at youT own exIIMISC. Illlllll llilill t ' 'Th ni'xt day I went inti tlic

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Old News
Ann Arbor Courier