Are you shut up behind a counter in some store, displaying a forced
smile to shoppers who say and do things which belittle you beyond
endurance? Sometimes you are so irritated you feel like insulting them.
How many days you have stood there when you were so tired you felt your
legs would give way under you. How unpleasant to be greeted each morning
with that close, depressing odor from the stock, a snappy command from
your employer, and then finally to have an irritable woman customer who
makes you show her everything in the store, after which she passes a few
sarcastic remarks without buying, says “Thank you, dear,” and walks out.
Do you remember those hot, sultry days when you stood behind the counter
and thought what a miserable life you were living? Do you remember when
you would look at yourself in the mirror, your face all shiny, your
clothes soiled and the perspiration fairly trickling down your back? How
disappointed you were! You alone could see the hidden beauty behind that
form in the mirror. You alone could realize that your unfortunate
position was responsible for these defects.
How often a beautifully gowned woman with a charming daughter has
visited your counter. How often you have envied them. You simply could
not control that lump in your throat. How shy you felt in their
presence. You would eye them from head to foot.
Are you going on and on endlessly in this dull, monotonous strain, or
are you going to muster up your nerve and take the steps to-day that
lead to prosperity and happiness? You can no longer offer the excuse “I
can’t afford to prepare myself for a better position.” We will prepare
you absolutely free.