Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-01-03
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How they Do Business in tho British War
Office.

How they Do Business In tho British War
Office
According TO the following description, given
by tho British Army and Nary Rgisicr, tho
persons employed in tho War OEcs IN London
are not overtgsked
4" At the risk Of b.ing consIdtrol tedious we
will give a sketch of life in the War Office
between tho hours Of ten and four. L., us en-
ter the room before us 1t looks cool, aud there
ia n screen in the corner which will elfsctually
conceal US, while we make our observations,
from the eyes Of tho officials who sit at those
four mahogany desks It ia Just twenty min.
utes past ten, SO We may expect those worthless
Immediately. All here s one. lie is quiet
old gentleman, drsssed in black with white
neck tie lie hangs up his coat ,hatand umbrel-
la takes his aeat IN an arm chair, and gradually
lalll asleep. Vale We huyA baau describing
HIN tho other clerks have entered tlo room, and
arc prepli ng flg tho aIduous duties OF tho day.
Another dun a1ysa Jouug gentleman, look.
ing at the supeTscfipiion Of letter he had Just
tak;n from of his DISK. CJnlound the mln,
this is the third letter hays received from him
in four days He puts down tho note, and
pours some water into tue lumber containing
the rosebud which peeps through his buIt,nholO
when be u out OF office. lie yawns, sits down
and lazily glancts at tina Tunes.
i say observes an ind yidua', with horso-
shoe pm placed in the o,n.ro Of hi1 scarf, Old
Middle has gone to sleep; do nc you think we
ought to wake him up to send out the report
Mr.. Middle opsns his eyes, with start muir
murs something about a long walk, and file
up form whioh he signs and sends to the head
OF The department by a messenger. During the
next hour and half there isa dcl silence ia
To. room. All the gentlemen with the gxepp
ton Of the Chief who IS doing oyor maut,
papsr) are hard at work at the Times AT lss
the y,ung p0s'es,or of the rosebud rises iron
his desk with a sigh OF relief and yawns. Mr.
Fltz Twsddle, says tho chief clerk sudlcay
do mt you think you might try little index
ing7' All that's rather good idea t5pliu
his subordinate seeing way to kill time, Civ
me the book The book sgiyen and Fiiz rWad
dis tries a little iudeIng. lie soon gets IRE,
Of the occupation, draws carieature of hi
chief on some blottlng paper, looks at the clock
and lesurely puts on his cont, rosebud and hat
Going to lost a letter. he observes at the doc
of the room. lilo pays bis bosom friend Fran
Nomind visit on his way to the hall, and tn
two young gentlemen togsther leave for tn
Park The individual with the horseshoe scarf
pin now produces dutch oven and pork cher
Assisted by the othar clerk, who rel)ices in
long beard and rough head Of hoir ho cook
the meat ct the eai,iAl Ere. rd, banquet
then served on dirty towel 'l@y Wukmgs
says he of thu horseshoe, | think shall bin
a Slyr.' 'C.M al thing sr, when / wa
Down in Watwlcks iye replies W kings, .
found It If great use.
TIE merits of Warv,cksAiro end The charm
Of sporting are thea deceased for an Goui, wac
a messenger, holding paper inhis hand enter
the room, hat do you WANT ID the lbruI
inquiry Of Vikings Mr. Brownley, SIR, 50,
cao he have 22i, l6tth Foot, gJl.' No, h
E can't have 1t until Tuesday, replies the clc,l
and then continues an auec l0ta h, has been r.
, lSting--' SO the ,qaue told him to me suI
! touched the mare with the spur, and cleared III
e ditch like bird A capital leap, the ma
y with the harse,hlo observes but whoa | ".
down in Dtvunshre T.. and the atccdote
Q Whkingais trumpel. Mr.. Flz rw,di'e mo-
Q returns from his p-omenlie tie dyd b
afternoon into lhree portions, the fls' boz d
votes 10 holding ltyecs attended by Frank ~
mind, the second 10 yNwnirg, and The third to
g little in exipg MIR. Vikings euplo,s his TN
c in etiting The Town Talk Tor the Bunkur
e vile Mercury, and lh- sen,lcmal in the scar
u pio, having nothing 50 pirticuh. 90 10, repe
a uses the Times Toe sail hand ol the clio.
! sluggifhly mlyoi toward lcur, aul whom
points TO Tat tolr the room is deserted '