They agreed to give me three dollars a week if everything proved satisfactory; but they wanted a recommendation from my last employers." "Of course they will give you one." "No, they would not; they were offended because I left them." "Then you asked them ?" "Yes, I went after one this afternoon, and they would not give it to me.

I did not much expect they would, and so I informed Messrs.

Runn & Reed, the firm to which I have applied for an engagement.

I told them exactly how the case stood; that I had demanded higher wages, and the Messrs.

Sands were angry with me for doing so, and for that reason refused the testimonial.