The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-04-19

our friend. t
eyes very happy, Mr.. Rusty. From
Indiana 2" queries the Secretary, silly.
"No, sir-nO." .....0...
"Oh-ah, no. From Illinois, then ?"
"No, sir. From Squam," says Rusty,
modestly.
"squamG Yes, yes. I remember. squam
Maine, think ?"
"No, sir. Connecticut"
" Ah, yes. Very happy. Yes Connec-
ticut-Rusty Squam. I know, now"
Mr.. Rusty fidgets. So does the Secre.
tary. Each is DESTROYS to get out of each
others presence as soon as possible. And
Mr.. Rusty is duly referred, with his papers,
to File Clerk No. 81, who (he is informed),
takes charge of his documents. Rusty
retires in high glee. In his own judgment
he has won.
BE waits again. Three days-fve,
week-a fortnight but he hears nothing
and then he ventures to wait upon Mr..
File Clerk No. 81, where he inquiries about
his little affair."" No. 81 has five bushels
of unopened letters on his table when Rusty
enters. ..-.
"What name, sir ?" be asks.
" Rusty, sir, Richard Rusty"
Our Office hunter is not little nettled to
learn, as he now does for the first time,
from the File Clerk, that Messrs. Dusty,
Custy, Dusty, Fusty, Gusty, Husty, Justly,
Rusty, Cager beer manufacturer,) Lusty,
Musty, and Pusty, are all before him-on
the list of applicants for, unfortunately,
our friend from Squam is away down among
the RS! .,......... -..... b
But Mr.. File, clerk No. 81, is patient
man, and polite. He has been in the Office
a dozen years, and twill do anything to
oblige Mr.. Rusty" Except to give him
any lucid information.) And 80 No. 81
refers the applicant to Mr.. White, No. A,
next room, overhead. Up goes Rusty. Mr..
White sends him to Mr.. Buff, fourth clerk,
No. Sc, up two flights further. Mr.. Buff
knows nothing Of Mr.. "Rusty Squam's"
case, but thinks Mr.. Drab can inform him
about it. Mr.. Drab can't say, certain, but
directs the tired but patient inquirer to Mr..
Redd, down stairs, three flights, end of
third passage, to the left-north. Rusty
has no compass with him land really
couldn't use it, if he had y but he finds bis
man. Mr.. Redd is very busy and very
short, but has no doubt that Mr.. Gray,
(whose duty it is to attend to those things,)
can inform Mr.. Squamty "what to do
about it," He finds Mr.. Gray. Mr.. Gray
sends him to Mr.. Green. Mr.. Green for
wards him to Mr.. Bloc (who speaks En-.
glish very indiferently.) Mr.. Bloc de.
spatches him to Mr.. Brown, There are
thirty-seven Browns on the same foor,) and
Mr.. Brown hands him over to Mr.. Black,
up stairs, once more. Mr.. Black knows
nothing whatever of Mr.. Rusty, or his
papers, and never heard of him or them
but civilly refers him back to Mr.. White,
where he started from.
By this time Richard Rusty is disguised,
and, thoroughly beaten out with running
over the stone -stairs; he concluded to go to
his lodgings. Next day he commences once
more, and gets lost in the multifarious
windings and turns of the great Department
building. Before be has time to get his
bearings again. Office hours have expired,
and he returns again to his boarding house
attic, to ruminate upon the mutability of
human affairs generally, and of Office seek
ing especially, concluding with the philoso.
phical sentiment, that Jordan is hard
road to travel"
Desperate, next day, he finds File Clerk
No. 2l," with whom he originally deposited
his papers and Indignantly demands his
documents. After waiting several hours,
and making diligent search, with his papers
in hand, he is admitted to the presence OF
the Secretary, with whom-amid his de.
spair and disappointment-Rusty has {" a
bone to pick"
"Tm Mr.. Rusty, he says, abruptly, as he
enters.
"Glad to see you," responded the Secre-
tary.
Eyes; I spose so," says Rusty.
Where from Mr.. Rustead?"
"Where from" exclaims the applicant,
who doesn't comprehend why the Hon.
Secretary has forgotten him. "Squam
sir" he adds vehemently. Richard Rusty,
of Squam."
"Ah, yes, l remember. Massachusetts
yes" ...
"No, Sir! Connecticut"
eyes, yes. Exactly. New England
all the same. When d'you arrive, Mr..
Rusted 2" b..
CA month ago, 'nmore. Now what I'd
like to know, sir, is, am to have my of.
fce?" a .1 o
"What Office p roars Rusty amazed
'what office 2" Why the one asked for,
of course?" II .r ... 4Vl
Well, really-Mr. Squam, we are over
whelmed with business, you observe -"
Rusty is my name, sir; Rusty if you
please" -.a'....- ...,er ..-,'-.o q
"Yery-very, indeed, I assure you," says
the Secretary. eaH 'aoiio1s) 'it61 iofs
"Sir!" exclaimed the applicant, per-
picked. asl @ Job 10 tl9t3 O ding mod
/ "Great confusion-terrible rush for every