There is an art in writing a letter of application for a position. Some say that brevity is the whole secret, others that good style is better than fair words. Yet a third class calls for the sonorous rounded sentence. The following letter, actually received by a local firm, shows 2 close study and appreciation of analogy and. simile even if the examples are rather far-fetched "Nothing is of less importance than the age of a person: nevertheless, it is proper to begin that I am in my lst Having a firing ambition to do Some service in the business world I grasp this opportunity to insert myself into the sphere. It is true that many are now wandering idly in the market Waiting employment. But it is true to the same extent that many of these, if not, all, are good for nothing. To take notice upon them or to put some duty upon them is to give gunpowder to cl.ildren as of plaything, The danger can be, imagined.
"Tam now going to count of my personal abilities.
too much to say that my knowledge of English can hardly be represented to the full colour by such a little adjective "thorough." It is exceptionally excellent, to be out spoken. As to the art of typewriting, my hands go on as smoothly as to skate on an icy river. With uch intellectual weapons ard duties can be as easily conquered an egg shell, is by a wave."
All this literary excellence did not get the writer the job for which he sought; but it is to, be hoped that he is no longer "wandering idly in the market waiting
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.