The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-06-20
From tie Boston Traveller.
OFFICE SEEKING.

From tie Boston Traveller.
OFFICE SEEKING.
Experience Of an 0ffice-seeker, in which
there is a great deal more truth than
poetry.
MIR. Richard Rusty desired an off Sc
under the new Administration, and be
went to Washington TO get it.
At home, Rusty was know as plain
"DiOk Dick Rusty, private in the Vol
untcer Minute Guard, at Squam.
Dick Rusty had lied bis seven dollar
coat severely bearing torch in the Wide
Awake procession; he had served as uu-
der Secretary at the town aud County
CouVeutons; be was the very 6rst man
in his neiehborhood, who had thought oI
ABE" for President, aud he determined d
to be "couuted in, sure. after inaugura.
tion. Aud SO carpet bag in hand, oUe
fine morning recently, he found himself
Jogging up PenosylVaoia avenue in the
great city Of "hacks AMI magnificent dis.
tauces."
Washington is very fine place! Dick
bad his papers with him, to wit. a few
badly spelled and worse written vouchers
for bis good character and sterling po-
iitisal principles. and knowing himself
lin his own esteem sound on the goose,
uron -reachin. Washington be sailed in
for the little Gogerng cut Office be coveted
In his uatige town.
Having carefully enveloped his cre-
dentials, be started them Up in the De-
partoaeut to which they were addressed
and triumphs sntiy sat himself down 10 the
sarrct room Of hi- boarding house to a.
wait an answer .rou the Hon. Secretary
And thus he agaitca.
ODe day. tSo. three, Eve. week ex-
pired. But no reply by post, as he had
expected Nov, this was very singu.
lar circuustance.-in Mr. Rusty's opin-
ion. and the delay very unusual in his
experience. Indeed, after a time, it
came to look very. much like slight TO-
wards bim. What coahI il mean, He
wrote to inquire Why bis little after
had not been atteuded 10. He got DO
reply to this either! Again be addressed
the department upon the same subject
But be received no answer. This was sn
outrage. WbereuBon having waited a.
mother week, be determined, valiantly, to
''know the reason achy."
Mr.. Ru>ty had not onittsd to stir up
tue Hon. Representative froU bis dis
trict, (who assured him be would look
into bis sa,e, and then he waited once
more lie found the county editor too,
ubo Glanced to be a!-o an applicant for
place, aud lie promised to attend to Mr
Ru,ty directly Aad again he waited.
Still 10 r"Ply. And 'bos four weeks r0n
90. and R1>ty's Elooey rau out
Astoni,be3 and czasperated, be start
en- at Icn.th FOR the Department in per
eou. He found at ica-t six hundred per
IONS there before him, oil reilly giourly heu,
upon an efrand siu.iisr 10 his own. He
waited sir mortal hours iD the great win
6 passageway, whore be was squeezed
elbosed. ard jam mcd, and nearly sufo-
Gated; bot stiil be struggled for biz
.'turu." He got ri. BIT of the inner door
last iu season to zee the Hon. Secretary
emerge and pass.out to bis carriage fo
home. Business was over for the day
aud the mob rushed down the stairs and
retiredi
But Richard Rusty. Of Squam, was ;
uau of business; so he followed up hi
object next day, and the next, and th'
next. At last be succeeded in getting
inside, when the folloHing eoiloquy en-
sued:
Good morning. Mr. Secretary" say
Rusty. confidently, and he grssps to-
Secretary's hand like a "oon of Malta
who has passed his twenty third degree
"Good morning" responds the Hon
Secretary blsndly.
"Mr. Rusty ty-Richsrd Rusty, sir,
adds our friend.
"Yes, very happy, Mr.. Rusty. Frou
1udiana!' queries the Secretary, silly.
"No, sir-Do."
"Oh-ab, no. From Illinois, tbepl"
"No, sir. From Squam-," says Rus
ty, nOdestly.
"Squami Yes, yes. remembe
Squap-Maine l tbink!"
mo, sir Connecticut"
"Ah, yes. Very happy. Yes, Con
necticut; Rusty Squam, ! know. now"
Mr. Rusty Gdgets So does the Secre
tary. Each is de.irous to get cut of th
others presence as soon as possible
And Mr.. Rusty is duly referred. with hi
papers, to File Clerk No. II, who he i
informed) "tskes charge" of his docu
.nents Rusty retires in high glee. L
his own judgment, he has won
He waits again. Three days-fge,
veek-a fortnight, but be hears nothing
and then be ventures to wait upon MI
File Clerk No. 81. where he inquiries q
bout bis "littlc affair" No Il has 6s
bushels of unopened letters on his tasl
when Rusty enters.
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