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"o' h'S wv Ho''. llaFllI HNl-litu lnlS
speech, Richlieu Gass waved his hand be-
nignly and resumed fiankine. as much as to
say good evening" SO Ncbat bowed and
Withdrew, a little disappointed it must be
confessed, hut sill believing it the best thai,
could he done; rs, an additional reflection.
he could not avoid thinking that his patrons
manners had grown somewhat stately since
his Congressional debut. But, whispered
good-natured crc'luIity, he has so much on
his mind, and then he has prornisetl-zhc
can do no more. No. exclaimed Nchat
almost aloud, as he strobe hopefully down
l'ennsylvanla avenue, i will not do him
the injustice to harbor such mean suspi-
cionS.'
The holidays Were soon over. as every.
thing else is i'll this transitory sphere, and
Nrhat hrimtul Of pleasing anlripatiots,
spent his money and enjoyed himsrift to his
hearts content; his little stock of cash had
between his bill and extras dwnd!cd down
to few dollars an,l he was therefore forced
to leave his comforlaLl" quarters at the hotel
and hire an apartment in an obscure board
ng-honse on the Avenue A man will
learn deal OF experience in Washington.
even IN the short space of Il month, and
poor Ncbat began TO comprehend that Ie
was but one OF hundred cxpcctants for
"tiIre; but naturally enough. imagined
himself the favored one, his faith in Hon.
Rirhllicu Gass was unSllaken-le had been
promised twice, and Rchileu Gass (so the
world said) was man of integrity and
truth.
Nehat waited patiently two or three davs
after the resumption Of the Congressional
session, an! receiving no note as relied on,
grew rest less. aud finally called lie was
not IN; the next day it was the same thing,
and the next. With some mSgiviur> Ncbat
br'"ok himself the following morning TO the
House. Judge Ga>s.' SO the page said,
WAS very busy, and wouldn't he please cx.
cu>e him. Disappointed and sick IL, heart.
he went back to his boarding. house and
amused himself with watching gay groups
HaverSlng the avenue, till evening came.
then he walked over to Ga>s's lodgings aud
rang the hcll-as usual, mot in How
m"cklng the negro stared AT him, and .hen
uncclenloniousIy slammed the door in his
face
Ncbat sat himself discnnsoaiely on the
stomp; the truth began to fla.I, upon him
undl>@ulS"d 10y pariality, RirhIicu Ga-s
was ,lecriving him. |, was Obvious. If he
had only told ne at the first groancd the
unhappy "ffirc.scrkrr; that he never in
tended to cancel the obligation, he would
have given me an opportunity Of leaving
the city tcf"re it WAS too late; but nv
money is gone, and how can leave this
cursed place. Better, far better would it
have been for mo it, His soIiIouuv was
here interrupted by the front door opening,
AMI who sl,nnlh pop out but the Hon. Rich
'ileu GasS himself Happily for that gen
,leman's conscience, if he had anv. he did
not recognise his dear friend Ncbat; bu,
hurrying "nwanls leaving him to ii coutinu
alton OF his reflections, by no means Of the
p!rasamtcst kind.
Nebat did not 90 to bed that evening.
but pcnned several letters TO the honorable
member, half of them defiant aud the re-
maindes supplica,ory; ended by burning
the whole, and wiring another which pleas.
cd him better. 1t dealt with much rarncsinr,s
on his claims and the manner in which he
had been treated, reverted to his limited
finances, aud concluded with dignili.,l ap-
peal. About one o'clock tho next day an
answer came:
MIR. Nebat will do me the favor Of cal
ling at my odgings tomorrow at ten
O'Clock precisely.
r. GAss, NJ. c.
Nebat did not fail to be there 10y the hour
indicated, and having sent up his card, fol-
lowed it in due form TO 'Gasss sanctum.'
'Ncbat,' my dear sir, was that genIlcman's
greeting, 1T seems have unint-ntionaily
wounded your feelings. Pray allow me to
express my regrets. regret very much to
impression Of my character. You are too
sensitive, Mr.. Ncbat; and to assure you
that your unkind suspicious are utterly un-
founded. | will confess it has been my inten-
ton from The first to assist you
The Office seeker bowed.
Il have been SO pressed, however, contin-
ued the honorable gentleman, passing his
hand across his forehead with an air Of
melancholy resignation, 'as scarcely to af-
ford minute TO myself. We public men
have so much to think Of as to generally
distract our minds from little matters. Let
me see! Yon was wanting clerkship or
something of that sort?'
Nebat's eyes sparkled affirmatively.
Can you write good hand 2
oh, Of course! was the office seekers
reply.
We'll, then,' said Gass, abstractedly, GA.
zing at the ceiling. Yes, yes! Let me
see! And, turning to his table, he dippep
his pen csrelessly 10 his inkstand, and, with
congressional dexterity, scribbIcl note.
Handing it to him, the member remarked:
This is q letter of introduction to nv
especial friend, Col. Grabb, mead of the g.,
&c. office You viii! please hand it to him.
The Colonel will do the work
Aud Nebat was bowed out Of the apart
ment before be could return his thanks.
The note ran IA follows:
Mrs. GULL's, Tuesday Aorning,)
January-ls4-.
Colonel: Allow me to introduce to you
my worthy young friend, Mr.. Israel Nebat,
who desires me to recommend him to any
vacancy YOU may have in your immediate
bureau. It'would CRAFTY me to see him
employed, as he is very poor.
Hoping you will excuse the liberty have