Judge — June 27, 1885 — page 12: what you’re looking at

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THE JUDGE. ON Competitive Examination Applied to Book-keepers. Before leaving St. Paul for Omaha, I felt it to be my duty as pleasure to call on my friend Bugby, to y bid him good-bye, IT did so, and found him questionin who had called in answer to an advertisement for an assistant book-keeper, as Mr, B, afterwards told me, ‘The following examination was going on: ou are not in the habit of evng to roller skating rinks?” ‘ou play progressive euchre? “ Certa tinly not, Mr. Bugby. * You are an excepti don’t smoke cigarettes Idon’t indulge it sir.” youug man. for the beer?” evil practises, I assure you, «And you don’t know that a full hand of birds beats two pairs in the bush?” “Lam but slightly posted on ornithology, Mr. Bugby, but—” “T believe you said you had had no office expericiice, but I suppose you are expert in mathematics, as least as the fifteen and that your knowl tory will enable tion: ‘Where © when the lig not that we require in our an extensive hi knowl but a general information 1 in com- was M mercial life. “ Allow me, please—” “Not yet, my yor friend. ‘Tell_ me, if y« will, how far your knowled of standard ‘modera liter: ture goes. Have you peruse the celebrated works of fic- tion “Barly: Bill, the Bar- ker,’ or ‘the Kidnapped Cus, dore?’ “Tnever heard of those books, Mr. Bugby.” “Your studies certainly included physiology, and n correctly state the e number of legs ap- pertaining to the young woman who does the ski ping rope dance in the ordi- hary variety show “If you ple “Hold up, p held a bobtail flush in a square pile on the success of a comb: was a three year old filly with a previously had a misunderstanding with the man inthe box, whic Involved the merits of John L. Sullivan as compared to Paddy Ryat Vow, this is a difficult question, so take your time.” The young man didn’t. He took his hat and his leave with- out much cere mony. “T'll tell you what, I kind of a lad for the p our views on this point: If you me, would you go your whole n shot, provided the’ white ball 24 record and the umpire » it’s very difficult sition,” said Bagby, wiping his brow, T won't have a fellow in my office that doesn't pl seen nearly a dozen to-day and there is someth every one. ‘That young fe o has just g diplom: a fram one high school, but bless you, h has ho ¢ har Of what mortal use is a man who lack positive qualit “Of none whatever, Mr. Bugby. I'll a seat and a cigar, if you'll allow me, for I see another pplicant waiting outside and this examination business interests me.” “Certainly, my boy, though I don’t see what you find inte ing init, Idon't. ‘Come in, young 1 3 about thst position, Can Jou keep books?” 5 pretty well.” ii Wal, sir, here is a test question: to get the right Suppose you enter a num- well | ber of bills which I have bought for cash. | these | with Of course you | : THE ROAD. Extensive and Varied Ignorance of Commercial Collegians. Of course your sal book, in which purchases are lly entered, must bulance with Bills Receivab! Now, if in taking off your Trial balance you find you have an error, would you look for it in Petty Cash or check up your order book?” “T’'m sorry, Mr. Bugby, but in school no such , questions were ever propounded, and T can’t answer the question.” “Tt is wonderful, Lang, how unpractical in m commercial academies are,” remarked Bugby, tu wink and then re-addressing the youth: Your general education, I p rood, young sir, although expert book-keeper, and you know something of ny respects ig to me *Ehave a superior education, Mr. Bugby.” “Tam glad to hear it. Name, then, the n da which a traveller can reach if, he days, also state the route by which he est point in Cana- Paul Uetween two should journey. “Tm afraid, sir, that Dll have to look that up.” “Yes, TE think you had better, if you expect to be promoted in time to the desk of cashier, ‘That is the first bit of knowledge an office man should acquire. An- other point: you are famil- liar with ‘Shakespeare’s works?” “0, yes sir; perf “Give me, th name of the play this line occurs: Pee tebecea, it Romeo and Julie “Undoubtedly, Bugby.” “Do you recall the beau- tiful lines: ‘Oh?! to be wafted away From this black Where the dust of an earthy today Istheearth of a dusty to-morrow." n which Peesnis is su’t Mr. Alcedama of They occur in the Act I. Midsummer — Night's do they not? ¥ certainly do, Mr. Bagby.” “Then let me compliment you on your superior at- nmen Are you fa- miliar with Richard Brinsby Sheridan’s opera, ‘An Adamless Eden,” and do you recall the hedral scene in the sixth act, and the Archbishop’s invocation, commencing with the beautiful words: d awfully shy, , don't say I told you.” +T'm awfully modes But, for goodness “T remember thei clearly, Mr. Bugby.” “You do? Well, my lad, you won't suit, Ile vanished, “ Lang, that boy isa liar, I have no use for such. the twelfth aspirant I have knocked out to-day. weary of t “Brace up, Mr. Bugby, id encouragingly. | will be thirteen, ie his ordinarily ber, but the joker takes everything in I'll come up for another round. Here's another. How 1 to a bright-looking boy who at that moment Vanish.” He makes Tm becoming “The next sidered an unlucky num- ou entered * How are you, sir, only I’m seventeen. My name is William 's yours, ple ice; Bugby, of Bugby and Roach, my friend, what c n I do for you?” nploy me, * Do you understand book-keeping? ” ot at all, sir; but Ic: “« How do you know that?—but, never mind, youn Are you honest?” comicbooks.com