A Sarcastic Portrait of a Precarious Job Offer
A narrator recalls a failed job interview with a widowly employer who hires only “white coats” and garden work, revealing misread signals and a missed chance at stable pay. The tale blends a comic fraud of ads with a Wisconsin Copper Mixing Company notice and a jab at newspaper distortions, ending with a vow never to answer such ads again.
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Answering an Advertisement or Simeon Smith's Story
A first person tale recounts a penniless man who answers a widow’s ad seeking a husband. He improves his odds with grooming and nerve, visits the widow, and finds a promising, alluring setting that sparks his hopes of escape from debt.
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Simeon Smith
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