Faces and Places

EN LE

young fr

prominently engaged i

human conviction that

e papers," making a l

e circumstances. I h

e was with this frailt

och of Micawber's li

he did, as letters c

d seem to be the mos

thing else having turn

Micawber would join

the editorial staff

ch involves a free run

aintance with the dram

ed this episode becau

life of the person w

e of David Copperfield

generally known that C

ate days become a mem

r of the Daily News, h

alling him leader of t

old gentleman, of c

ven capable of shorth

ake notes, but genera

suited Mr. Micawber.

ven for a short tim

he editorial chair. O

r of the Daily News Pa

remembered his first

on of his duties, and

perform

at come to me with the

appointments on the e

ary journals paying go

ore than middle-aged m

arning a precarious l

re papers, and now f

aving vainly knocked

y thought that at l

wspapers; others, aga

ous to burn the midn

income. These last are

men with a love of let

leasant to read, it mu

of newspapers and peri

room, but eager

ondents is curiously

ightliness in their co

cumstances would exact

evening. All they ha

time to the work; a

to do is to fill u

ch your desk is clogg

irst

ession in the world th

make boots, cut cloth

ing served some sort o

of special aptitude. An

Such as these, and al

dvise to study a book

f James MacDonell, a

s an idle sound to the

n the inner circle of

lest and most brillian

mple annals, the aspi

s life is all beer and

hat self-denial, what

all, what rare natur

tion into which

eration that makes me

ng practical hints "T

or youth has in him t

ever unpromising or ad

has it not, he had v

ring, to clerking, or

counter. Journalism

dapted, a lucrative p

man who has mistaken

such strong allurement

or life with those en

ought under my perso

re, proportionately

iness of journalism t

dockers. When a vacanc

is tremendous. Where

s is incessant. All

he accommodation is

youth who turns his

vince himself of is,

admission to the Press

r communications, my d

atement in direct con

ced that it is all don

uthority will interes

n a glorious career.

ment on the Press. Pr

rd it. Living as news

a million eyes, figh

tinct of self-preser

he highest talent whe

most sedulously nurtu

hing; and they ask n

cial distinction, nor

an in any other profes

his own effort, and on

editors, may, if the c

he self-indulgence, fi

r nephews or may obli

es Dickens, as we hav

entary Corps of the Da

ist, nor did he, after

th the paper, lon

n is, I am afraid, not

ut it leads up to one

in finding ground for

a footing within the

y meet with naturally

close borough, those

he efforts of outside

be further removed fr

ing to the sight of th

ditor or manager of a

lism. This I put in th

se about to enter jour

one will open the doo

ust force the door y

repared for searching

of a hearty welcome an

ave proved

e is worth a ton of p

urnalistic career no

ever but once received

as extended at the ve

unds upon which recomm

wisdom, destined me f

bent given me when I

indifferent clerk i

, my dear young friend

ism, and I determine

ly how I did it. Like

lso, I trust, like you

necessary to start by

nd, teaching myself by

I had mastered this my

the Press. I had no fr

nce. I made the tour o

ived, was more or les

that there was no open

d whose name is to-d

in, who was then the y

He gave me some trial

promised me the firs

of rep

ut I did not sit down

lum into my mouth. I g

d for advertisements

week after week, eve

last a cautious inqui

actory, and I

ds, is the short and s

will see that the pat

o