"So you wish to try your hand tending bar?"
"Yes, sir," said he.
"Have you ever tended bar?"
"No, sir; but I do not doubt my ability to learn."
"Yes, yes, you can learn fast enough," says the tavern-keeper. "In fact, I'm glad you are green at the business, you will suit me the better; the last fellow I had come to me recommended as one of the best bar-keepers in New Orleans; he was posted up in all the fancy drinks and fancy names, he wore fancy clothes and had a fancy dog, and I fancied pretty soon that the rascal had taken a fancy to my small change, so I discharged him in double quick time."
"Served him right, sir," said the new applicant.
"Of course I did. Well now, sir, I'll engage you; you can get the 'run' of things in a few weeks. I will give you twenty-five dollars a month, first month, and thirty dollars a month for the balance of the year."
"I'll accept it, sir," says the youth.
"Do you think it's enough?"
"O, yes, indeed, sir!"