The Nevada journal., 1857-07-24
WHOLE NUMBER 374.

make an agreement If you will leave
off smoking | will use but one cigar a
day for week, and then give it up en-
tirely. What do you say %
81 do not see why l should not have
the same privilege as YOURSELF said
Matte, pretending to be offended. at
is probably quite as difficult for me to
give up an old established habit -
Then, after a moments consideration
she added "However. since | consider
that proviso in your favor, an acknowl-
edgement of the superiority of the
strength of woman's will over that of
the stronger sex, | will accede to your
proposition.
If Richard ever smoked that zone
cigar day for week." Matte never
knew it. On that eventful night he had
"seen himself as others saw him." and
with the sight vanished forever his love
of smoking.
FEMALE OFFICE BEGGARs-An I'M
gallant CORE pendent of the Richmond
South, writing from Washington, says:
There are some strange scenes, which
may amuse an outsider here, in the OPP
erations of the Office beggars. There is
no rest from their opportunities. They
keep a close watch on all the dispensers
of Government bounty. They waylay
them in private places, and they even
besiege them in their homes. Their arts
are pretty well known abroad, but there
is one feature in their operations that |,
strangerto political manners in Wash
ington, must confess was not prepared
for This is the large number Of females
employed in the character OF office-beg-
CARS. Ii is quite little stroke of poll
cy on the part of the masculine beggars
to avail themselves Of the tender plead
ing and eloquent arts Of the softer sex.
The fair petitioners show the bachelor
President no mercy and in the ante
rooms of some of the Departments, too,
you may see any number Of interesting
females, from the ages of sixteen to six
ty, demurely waiting to prefer their
suits. At almost every daily reception
of the office beggars by Mr.. Buchanan,
there may be observed one or two old
ladies in black, wearing the most mourn
full countenances, and keeping modestly
in the corners of the room, who, you
NAV be sure, are primedfo an affecting
appeal to Mr.. Buchanan about the over
ruling necessities of their family matters
which require him to provide for some
dear husband or hopeful son.
But the ante-room of the Department
Ct the Interior. some how or other, is es-
pecially beseiged by the female office
beggars; and the accomplished and am
liable manners which peculiarly distin
guish Mr.. Thompson in his official sta
ton, as well as in private circle, seem
to have drawn upon him attentions which
must be embarrassing enough even to
gentleman of his gallantry and frank
courtesy. THE ladies first" is his
standing order for all visitors, and there
is no exception, even for the big pollti-
Clans Happening in the other day to
see the Secretary, and while waiting in
the ante-room, | was amused at rath
er elderly lady, who was evidently on
an Office beggar's GRAND, and who was
constantly occupied in wetting her fin
gers and smoothing her hair down iii
front, preparatory, | suppose. to appear
ing in the august presence. On sudden
a blooming girl of not more than seven
teen summers rushed into the room, all
glow with excitement, and waved,
with an air of triumph, folded slip of
foolscap, which she designated to the
elderly lady, who, it appears, was her
companion as cher death warrant. -
After spelling and tittering over the
aforesaid document, which looked sus-
piciously like clerical appointment,
the old lady mustered up courage, and
advanced with quite an air Of expecta-
ton in the Secretary's room on her own
Grand In a space of few minutes she
returned in very collapsed state
"Well, what did he say p whispered
the young lady. He was mighty pc
lite" replied the old one, "but Lord
that amt nothing"
a very good story is told of one Of
the Cabinet officers. He had just got
out of bed at an early hour in the morn
ing, and before commencing his toilette
stepped into his parlor which adjoined,
when he was suddenly brought up by
finding himself face to face with an in
teresting female, who had been patient
ly awaiting him, and who had determin-
ed to be ahead of all tie other office
beggars. There is said to have been
sudden vanishing Of the figure in the
ghostly night shirt, while the lady
screamed murder" of course at the ap-
partition.