[121.] A man travels 60 miles in 3 hours by rail and coach; if he had gone all the way by rail he would have ended his journey an hour sooner and saved two-fifths of the time he was on the coach. How far did he go by coach?
Wanted Canvasser, energetic;
only “live” men need apply. Smart & Co.
A determined-looking young man rushed into Mr. Sharp’s office the other day, and, addressing him, said abruptly, “See you’re advertising for a canvasser, sir; I’ve come to fill the place.”
“Gently, young man!—gently! How do you know that you’ll suit?” asked Mr. Sharp, somewhat nettled at the young man’s off-hand manner.
“Certain of it. Best man you could have—energetic, punctual, honest, sober, A1 references, and——”
“Wait a minute, I tell you!” shouted Mr. Sharp. “I don’t think you’d suit me at all.”
“Oh, yes, I shall,” said the young man, seating himself. “And I don’t go out of this office till you engage me.”
“You won’t?” yelled Mr. S.