The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1861-04-19
Ricl,ard Rusty Seeks an Once.

Mr.. Richard Rusty desirCdan { flee VI
der the new Administration, and he wen
TO Washington to Get it.
Az home, Rusty was known as plair
I"Dick'-Dick Rusty-high private il
the Volunteer Minute Guard, at Squam
Dick Rusty had lied his seven dollai
coat severely, bearing a torch in tht
Wide Awake processions,--he had sery'
ed us under Secretary at the town unC
county conventions, he was the very
/ FIRST man in his neighborhood, who hat
thought of "Old Abe" for President, anI
/ he determined to be "cOunted in" sure
after Inauguration. And 50, carpet-bal
in hand, one fine morning recently, he
found himself jogging up Pennsylvanio
Avenue, in the great city of "yu.turcsi
hacks and magnificent distances"
Washington is avery nice place! Dick
had his opapers" with him---to-wit; a
few badly spelled and worse written
vouchers for Lis good character and
."styrling" political principles and know
ing himself (n his own estcem) sound
on the goose, upon reaching Washing
ton lie sailed in Tor the little government
tllNt llt EONtlNQ III llin LbMAs
Having carefully enveloped his creden-
tiuls, JIG B.rtcd themto the ne. artmont to
which they were addressed and triumph
antly set himself downin the garret room
OF his boarding house. to await an an
swer from the Hon. Secretary. And thus
he waited. u...
One day--two, three, fye--a week ex-
PRED But no reply by post, as he had
expected Now, this was very singular
circumstance, gin Mr.. Rusty's opinion)
and the delay very unusual, in his eXpe-
rience. Indeed after time, it cams to
look very much like slight towards him.
What could il mean! He wrote to inquire
why bis "little matter" had not been at
tended to.
He got no reply to this, eitherl Again
he addressed the Department upon the
sumo subject. But he received no an
swer. This was an outrage. Where
upon having waited another week, he de-
tcrmined valianty to "know the reason
why"
Mr.. Rusty bad not omitted to stir up
the Hon, Representative from his dis
Itrict (who assured him that he would
"look to his cuse,i) aud then he waited
once more. He found the County Edi-
tor, too, who chanced to be also an appli-
cant Tor that place, and he promised to
attend to Mr. Rusty directly. And a.
gain he waited, STU no reply. And
thus four weeks Iun on, and Rusty's mon
~ run out.
Astonished and cxasperated, he start
ed at length for the Department in per-
son. He found at least 600 persons there
before him, all religiously bent on an er-
rand similar TO his own! He waited siA
mortal hours IN tho great windy passag .
way, where he was squeezed and elbow
ed end iammed, and nearly suffocated;
but still he struggled for his "turn." He
got sight Of the inner doorjust in season
to see the Honorable Secretary emerge
and pass out 70 his carriage for home.-
But business was over for the day, and
the MOI rushed down the stairs and re-
tired. .....
But Richard Rusty, o Squam, was a
man Of business; 50 he followed no his
object the next day, end the next, and
the next. At last be succeeded in get
ting inside, whore the following eolloquy
ensued;
"Good morning, Mr. Secretary" says
Rusty, confidently; he grasps the Score.
tary's hand.
'Good morning" responds the Hon
Secretary blandly, ri.
"Mr, Rusy-Richard Rusty, sir y adds
our friend .- 'a#.a rlg.
ayes; very happy, Mr.. Rusty. From
Iudianai' queries the Secretary silly.
"No sir-no."
"Oh-ah, no. From Illinois tben!"
enc, sir. From squam," says Rusty
modestly.
"Squoml Yes, yes. remember
Squam-M Maine, j think"
"No sir, Connecticut"
"Ah, yes Very happy. Yes, Con-
necticuti Rusty Squam. Yes, know,
now"
Mr., Ru&y hlgets SO does the Sec
rotary Eachis desirous to get out Of the
others psesencs as soon as possible
And Mr.. Rusty is duly referred,