Too Many Cheques.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 27 January 1891, Page 3

Too Many Cheques.

» .. You liave no sooner taken to journalism (says a writer in the Speaker), than the cheques hegin to ' roll in. At first it is almost pleasant to receive them; but soon the novelty wears off, and they accumulate in your pockets oi- in drawers until your coat is bunchy, and the table an offensive litter. With cheques everywhere, it is impossible to keep the room tidy. They stick in the back of drawers, which as a consequence, will not open ; and I . have even found them in my boots. As book-markers they cannot be compared to a collar, for at the 'slightest breath of wind they fall out, and when you should be at work you are chasing them as they flutter through therop^n. When you are searching you pockets fpr a valuable letter, you find nothing but cheques. I know few things more exasperating than to discover that the vase is full of cheques when it should have contained spills. Of course, if you are methodical you will begin by keeping your cheques in a box ; but soon your difficulty is with the lid, and every time you open it, the things jump out in a way that is specially humiliating should there be a witness. You may give up journalism for a time — that is, until all your cheques are exhausted — and then begin again. This is a favourable ( plan. The other is to open a bank adconnt, which takes months, but is worth the trouble and the time. Incredible though it seems, the Authors' Society and the so-called Guides to Journalism say not a word on how a journalist opens a bank account.