The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer. (Bel Air, Md.) 1862-1864, 1863-11-13
Good Places Appreciated.

huIt is related of Sit Walter Scott that he
once had an Irish seryan', who was ad-
dicted, to drunkenness, and who. often neg
lected his duties. One morning while en-
gagged in his library, word was brought to
the great author that his man had Just
returned after a two days spree. Throw
| ing down his pen, he angriIy ordered the
delinquent son of Erin to be sent to him.
Pat entered. like ,hnmbleness persoui6ed,
and Sir Walter poured out the walls Of
his wrath: H 1@ I.)i o' 2Fa. n H9-""
H"You unthankful dog" said he, "here
I have been putting up with your misdo.
ing, and forgiving you from time to time !;
yet no sooner are you in my good graces
than you take advantage of me. But this
is the last time, sir; we must part ~
"Well," said the gentleman from Ire
land, eff we must part, I'm sorry, and
hope that no i'll will happen ye, but may
l ask, schere are you going to 9''''' I"'1H"
Pat had another trial. l'ii 81 i"a' 'E-
It is related Of our old friend, George
Davis, for many years Deputy Collector
of this port, that upon the accession Of
Edward Curtis to the relationship, immel
diately after the Inauguration Of "Old
Mppecanee," he witnessed the decapita-
ton of his associate deputies, one by one,
with great concern, anticipating every day
the termination Of his own connection
With the revenue department. He had
noticed that the official notes of the Col
lector aequainting those to whom they
were addressed that their services were
no longer required, were invariably ''done
up in a three-cornered shape, and he
knew the Collectors handwriting "like a
book" ,44.r.,f yat;lil..r ., e.l5i
Finally, one morning he. found one of
those queerly-shaped notes upon his own
desk +! He looked at it suspiciously -.
turned it over and over daintily, and al
though it was plainly addressed to him,
he contemptuously disdaiued to open it.
He had no desire to be acquainted with
the mystery GIFTS contents, and with much
affected indifference he proceeded to dis
charge his regular routine of business IN
til he saw the CollectAr enter his private
office. Then taking the suspicious note
between his thumb and forefinger, he en-
tered the presence of the official dignitary
upon whose VOID his very bread and but
ter depended, and the following colloquy
ensued p''H.es HH5 ~ 'frr1 f'N ~
"Good morning, Mr., Coilector-I hope
| see you we'll this morning Pr" n"I'iT"
Every we'll indeed, I thank you. How
do you do? 10 @'r 'aE'- 4ls5, q e.
"Quite well, Pm obliged to you. u: -
Then holding up the note he proceeded
to say 81 found this singular triangular
lote upon my desk this morning, which
| presume came from you, sir, l have
not opened it, and am not therefore aware
Of its contents. | have serious objections,
sir, to opening a private correspondence
with my official superior, and 1 have cali.
ed merely to request you, if you please,
to recall this initial note, whatever may
DE its purport.'t Al ,t,ghap5g." aiiara.,9
"Oh!' says the Collector, "that is sim
| ply u formal notice that your services will
be no longer required in your present po-
sition - af,, ef6nn3 s$t 3s ea,te3uiga
II suspected as much, Mr. Collector
said the audacious Davis, 'sand now / Am
still more indisposed TO receive il, because if
you, sir, aud the government which I1haye
SO long ant So faithfully served, don't
know when you have got y good officer, l.
know confonndedly well when l have got
good place, aud obifotto leaving it. /
can't do it, sir. Justice to my country,
myself and my faulty forbid it--5positive-
ly forbid$it, sir. Please, therefore,, Mr.
Collector, oblige me by accepting the re-
turn of your unopened missive, for surely
| cannot nov consent to aquaint myself
with The infofmationit contains.n loi a
The COLLECTOR happened to be in, good
humor that morning; and the quaint and
impudent imannerai nl which George had
treated the subject amused him go much.
that he. took back the note with a hearty
laugh, land Davis returned smiling to- his
desk, Ito await the result of his aadacitye
Helncvcr heard ofthe matter afterwards,
but continued 10 discharge the duties Of
Deputy Collector tor many Subsequent
years, neyerlosing an opportunity tottelll
bis friends how the government saved d
good officer and he a gobd place.. Hoapaga
.FA,B. thsss
yDN-, At no moment of difficulty does .;
husband, knowing bis own utter helpless,
ness, draws SO colse to- bis, wife p side for
comfort and assistance, as when he wants
q hutton sawed on his shirt collar