The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-10-17

said, my name is Mr.. Lincoln-Abraham
Lincoln. suppose you call me old Abe
when you're at home"
She dropped her head and raised her hand
kerchief to her face, heaving the folds of il
with deep-drawn sigh, as in one small eve
one small tear stood irresolute, 'sHow YOU
mistake me. honored sir !" - -r
She paused q moment to recover from
her emotion, and another woman, less deli
cate, pushed her way up, and, with stout
voice and important manner began to tell
her qualifications and show her certificates,
and wished to have place given her in the
Treasury Department ....
I'D have q different order of things there.
Mr.. PRESIDENT. could do the work of two,
and do it well. It's bad thing" she went
on, ito have so many young girls there; it's
crying shame-it's O disgrace You ought
to turn them ell out, and put in their PLACES
persons of my age"
Before the President could ans wer a
very tall man stumbled over the feet of
two or three, and, as he picked himself up
and his scattered papers, he exclaimed
eagerly
'Look at these, Mr.. President-read all
these letters they will tell you that I am
qualified for high positions" and he stum-
bled again, in his hurry to get up to the
President.
81 need not look at your letters you speak
lOI yOulbeli, BIZ. LII was waste OF Ulm0 Tor
you to get these letters"
won't you read them, Mr.. President,
your Honor ?"
mo, sir. We have enough paymasters
that are known to us-enough, sir-enough;
we have more of them than we have money
for. and, out of charity to taxpayers, ought
to dismiss about fifty of them."
TT is an important thing to have man
you can trust, Mr. President-one who is
no tlu Oh ,e r.
money to get lost, if in the hands of easy,
careless people"
''Yes, it certainly is; and, Judging from
the manner in which these precious letters
OF yours have been flying about, 1 should
say Government property would be very, Uery
safe with you."
''But there is excuse for me now, sir.
Time is very short with me-"
''Time is short with all of us-or at least
we ought to consider it SO. No, sir; / can
give you no appointment"
The man began to tell the President that
he would never regret it; he would see how
faithful he would be, and he would be salts
fed that he was better fitted for Paymaster-
General than the one who held the position
now.
''Oh, you wish to be Paymaster- General!
WE'LL well! you wish me to turn out the man
do know, and put you in his place, whom
don't know! You may go, sir"
The President frowned and waved his hand
towards him.
''And you" he said, turning to the woman
with stout voice, ''you can't have an ap-
pointment. am sorry so many young girls
are in the Treasury building but that is some
thing over which have no control"
'And you, madam" turning to the languid
woman, 'you have not stated your petit
tion."
Another sigh, and then, as though rein
forced by sudden vitality, she produced a
parcel of letters, saying
"Read these, sir; they can tell you who
am I am too timid."
:, "That's nothing to me" he answered,
sharply.
''Just read them, sir.
II can't; have no time"
'They are from head people at the
South.
81 have no doubt of it.
''They plead for me. 1 have no confidence
in myself"
The President was getting very much an
noyed, and shook his head from side to side,
as he always did when he was out of pa
tience.
''If you can tell me, madam, what you
wish, will listen; if not, will go on with
the Others"
''Read this one" she said, picking it out
very carefully.
mo; cannot" Then, suddenly locking
up with an odd smile, he asked:-"Have you
one from jeff. Davis?"
She did not see the expression of the Presi-
dents face, and she replied, in a faint voice,
with her eyes cast down, 81 have not, but 1
can get one.
''Oh, don't put yourself to that trouble; I
can know as much from you as from him.
I'll take your word for it that you can get
one." And the Presidents sleeves shook a
little. "Please go on and tell me your story"
" Well-it is--it is-of great account to
me. It's about-about my poor cow-which
your cruel soldiers killed. and-and-I want
the Government to restore the loss-to buy
me new cow"
8 am sorry for your poor COW but we
cannot buy you new cow. I've had several
competitions. i expect next to have some
person bewailing the loss of cat. 1 have
plenty of spare time, of course-have nothing
to do, and ought by all means to see that
every loss is made good.
'pd like to go home, the woman said.
81 am perfectly willing that you should,
madam"
'But how can go, with my petition re-
fused?"
81 cannot grant it, frowned the Presi-
dent"
81 supposed you were kind d-hearted man."
persisted the timid woman.
'Ill not listen to you, he said, loudly,
calling forward some others.
''You are just about as much of q gentle
man as 1 expected to find you," added the
woman, as she fouted out of the room.
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