The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-10-29
From the American Union.
OFFICE-SEEKING.
BY KATE CARROLL.


President, full blown young republican, had
a-cended the throne of the American nation,
which seemed suddenly tr-nsmogrifed into
thickening, fas s-comng host OF Office seekers,
hungry, dusty. ami wan looking as any fast ami
NAL after long journey.
MIR. Black Thought he ought TO have got
chance becaus. he remembered playing marbles
once with the new Prrsdent--u fact which had
entirely slipped thal high lunctionarys mind, as
he politely in'matrd.
or course Mr. BlaLk was as o.lishpd he said
he was but that confession was like throwing
powder away. aid so all he could do was 10
take his departure, and turn up his nose al mar
bic playing urchins henoforth.
Mr.. White was successful His grandmother
and President Spears granhmpthrr were upper
or undrr--strvnnts together in some great fam
ily l. is therefore to b. inferred that their de-
scendants would not forg e ich other.
Mr.. Brown, on bended knee, snght most
elamOrouSly situation. aud his prrinacty OBJ
tanned for him what his talents ani qualihcd-
tons could never have done And this instance
Is not the only one OF the kind on record, as all
can testify.
Relations and pnlf-wrirers far+d best, an gath
cred in the sweetest oI the honey from the ma
tionh hive.
Therefors, warned by obs'rvation, newer
com RS laid claim to fratrrudl rights and drs-
csnted fe'lmgiy on ties of consdnguinity, the
warm b of family blood, SC.
But the Prcsil-lt's eye teeth were long ago
cut he knew who who. AMI what WIS
what, aud hal no notion OF losing sight Of the
main chance.
Twenty five thousand dollars annually, wasn't
slways IL he 'gni aud when gor, Efforts should
b. made to double the probationary four years
So President S re ,r thought aud dIl.
II is not likely the thriving village OF Gin.
bl-ton could long remain ignorant Oi such ex-
citing mpve'n NIT ~, f'r the metropolitan pa
peTs--the GImbrtnnlaus were very fund ot
news--brought tn IN columns and columns of
successful appplicdn :, with anl without mi Idle
name; but, Of course, either Was u small mat
ter.
This last clausn. was the opinion of Mr.. Me-
thus.sh Gi,nage, as. vending his way from the
store ho,newariS, lie obtained for peuny a
voluminous, closely printed daily. One state
ment-the very first h. set his eye on-in its
columns drew a thinking cap over him.
Dinner was all ready when he ept red the
house indeed, his family had bren waiting n
spell. In silence h. fill Il his place, and i'll 81
lrnce his vile flied hers. looking in as onish-
mrnt al her usually lnqrhcious sp use wh" was
naturally as much on The qi UfUc for n-ws rs
any she gossip living Mss Ann G,maga silent
iy sank into tn chair on the right ui her father.
while MIS- d ,lly--nr Miss DJera as she in
sis's upon being called-suppo orIed him on the
left.
20 dear!" inadvertently sighed Mr. G rmng-.
who feared her husband had failed. or done
something as dreadful aud. oh, dear y echoel
her daughters, with dolnrous fdcrs.
Tha usbIed sigh unLoossd Mr.. Gdmage''
tongue.
"Wisr
"H-y?'
"Wifr, I've been thinking" here he paused
"SaI was thinking you'd bern" b-nevolrntly
put in Mrs Gsmage, b, way OF filling up tn,
vacuum.
"Wrll, VIII t conclusion have Nou come to !?
said his only son Feed, knocking the cigar ashes
Off against The mduIt.shrlt
Fred tended store up town, and was obigrC
to dine earlier Than the rest OF his family, TO ac
comm lddle the m-rchanl" whose SuTcicH
clerk he as; but prrceivims his fathers nmusu
al mood, he had waited TO learn the meaning o
il.
"Well, don't know, il you think you cal
git ma ready" aud he looked hrplessly at Mrs
Gimage, as though the weight oi his undevelup
ed enterprise had pAralyz.d his faculties
Git you ready! Where in nature air 20
going7"
"To Washington said he. Eolemnly.
II he had informed them he thought of trav
cling to his grave, they would have bten n
more astomlsh-d.
"To Washington What put that in you
hyad?"
Yes pa l ask with mamma, what did
with unusual aacrly inquired the penSive An
ma, adjusting morc gracefully her dress.
why. you know new President has take
his chair aud every American has a right, All
chsuce--
"A chance !" put in, furiously, Fred, wh
viewed the half.divulged project IN d iavordb
light.
- :. Yes; my son; chance to obtain
Office"
20. - cried IBERIA, transported.
Yes, indeed, I'll git YOU ready When a
Iu he
though" said his wife, pr pairing 10 leave It
tutle.
al hope you'll accept nothing short of Il
Secretary OF State remarked the ias.idio
ANA.
"Or War; shouted Fred, who thought
might jump into Il G-nrralshir without goiI
through the usual grdLatlonss
Why not be Minister to the Coult of
James? always thought shOud like TO 60
England, AMI show them British girls what ma
ncr oi stuff we Yankees are made of. Com, P
say you'll 60 there codxed Dlleria, uncu
sclonsly dipping her sleeve III the gravy.
81 always knnwrd | shouldn't die a(ora
been lady" said MIS-. Gdmlgr, bringing
two shirts, and twice as many dickirs.
"Take off your boots ta'htr; I'll ba
'em,' exclaimed FEED, in "a sudden iii of COM
scrnsiUn
"Pul good polish on. Fred it looks so sc
teel. Will Larkrr always wears Sh'uy boot
"Aint you ASHAMED to mention his name
. inquired her mother in high IN geon.
"Will Lirker, indeed Dheria, don't y
speak to that fellow again; do look hghe
said Anna, parronzingly."
Why" iulerposed d 'lera.
"DIn't say another word about him again,
you dare = int'rpoSAd Mrs, G G,m,g', stanpi
her foot, aud tying up her husbands bill OF Il
for the journey.
"ril shoot him if he comes here again" cr
Fred, rubbing away on the boots.
81 can't abide pork and green's said An
putting an inelegant quantity into her mnul
her parents projected ahs,nce had not impai
her appetite--p,rhaps it increased it.
"-You won't have 10 live on such coarse ST
much longer" answered Mrs. Gimage.
"No. that we shant nothing but oyst
and champagne, when father gets into ofhc