Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-02-14
in search Of the Clerk 81 tn. yudir,.r,
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"Msrk Twain" writes from Washington 10
IA" Chicago RepaAloan-
IL Mas standing, all hx nvself an the com
miitee room, reaosng a Nastlaw book, and won
uerlng what AZ WA about and whethCE the
piainnn bad Done 80 and 80, or whether a Was
the d"fendanC ana which of them they found
guilty. and HOW in the mischief thea ever knew
he Ma guilty hen the word were ianslei up
80; and noting, with qualification, thc refer
encss to Perkins Ns. Bangs, No. Rep.~iiL ~,
wher'o by Al Mas apparent that If one dad noi
get mixed up enough in that book there we're
others that could nnt-h HIM; aud wondering
also at the beN llderlng IantOlOgN OF the said
aforesaid book Aforesaid, when a youfh - for
tune and - fame unknown fiourished in IN the
moot Tricky Way, and came 20 a halt hefors M.
This young man had "A moustaC be that dimmed
the lehtness OF his countensnce about a. youT
breath dams the brightness OF a razor. aud N
bored down into n Nith his fincers anl gave A.
twist which was singHlarly gratifying ~ HIM.
considering that no effect was produced upon
the moustache by the operation. Then n.
tatsd has little soup-ls:, 10 the Port side Of M,
head With his gioved hand. aud said
-. Hcllor
"Isaid HeIIo-
lie looked surprised. Then he said do
you belong here =
II Was Just finishing SEQUENCE about Per
kIns y. Bang. i finished il and observed
The weather l. sery nnr.'
He whisked nrrNously up and down the
room couple OF turn, and then stopped be-
lore IA" and said Are you the clerk Ol ne Iu-
dicIary COMMITTEE .
81 ssid, IA the uTbanesi manner.
IN view OF the Circumstance that on -
short an ScqualntaDce you brtraN 80 much so
licitude concerning my business, 1 viii ven
rrr 20 inquire " hat YOU may happen q
wsni with he clerk OF The Judiciary Commit
tge =
THAI l. not answering my question. Arr
you The clerk " tn Judiciary COmmittsef
''ln WV OF ths circumstance that On
short al ace uaiutanoe yoa b ayc--o mach 30
hcItude concerning my business, L viii ven
tuTe 10 inquire again " hat YOU mas happen ~
want - tn The clerk OF she judiciary Commit
tee -
That don I conc, m any body but me What
L want 20 know -. ar" ou, or are YOU tn
clerk OF the judiciary Committee
"'ln View, A. / SAID before, OF the circum-
StaUce that on 80 short an acquaintance You
betTay 20 much solicltude concerning my ba.i-
n'ss, VIII venture totnquire once again. what
you mag s3prra 10 rant with the clerk OF the
JuoicIaTy Committee "
"He scratched has head i'm apparent per.
pleEIty for n matter Of five seoon ds, aud thea
laid with delIhers and impressive earnest
mess
".weIi, I'll b. damned
AL presume 30. / hope 30. Stlll. bring a
stranger you cannot expect me 10 take more
than passing interest i'm your future plans
Z" He looked pnzzled and little chafed. H.
said. Look here, who are you.
- IA view OF The ciTcumssaace-'
- oh, tuIse the circumstanc''"
- Amen
- lie dad moi srply. lie seemed ed ans
sTnVyed. Presently he started out and SAD
by George he would 20 after the Micaicaa Srn
s'ols nte ip9eliv inte .lls wing said they
~tr- etc hieo acquaintance al nine, spa
ask him 10 say that l Wa w.ll. But ne r.s
FUSED 10 do this, notw IN landing all nv polite
ntes, and vss profane again. l never saw
such iirebran nd rs he was
NOV, what can that young fellow mean by
going around asking ree spectacle p-opl- AZ th-y
are ciei ks OF Senate commit. esl IL nv f.eltnss
are TO b. outraged i'm this May. cannot stay an
washington. don't like to be called IL ll6 by
Strangers with imaginary moustache-, either
thl- young party tufned out to be an ilnporta-
ton irom Kalamazoo. and h. shed 10 shin A.
a Sub-Clerk 70 The judiciary COMMITTEE. lie A.
a little ire Ia. IL might have been better n Az
had staid in the Archaeological Gardens
until he got his growth, perhaps. still. A. hIs
friends would like 10 have the opinion of A
stranger concerning him, l think he will ana k.s
a success her, one Way or anothrr lie ha-
spirit aDd persistence. The only trouble a.
that he has most 100 much shellO' about him"