Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1871-12-28
MAaisfellaneous. q
AuEks Appointment. or a Civil Service
EIAmlQa ion.

- --s-s ~.-s~' l S'o.S,is when your
winter, ncuu"HS The nItIcr uosu..s, 20.
such ot The spectators as had brought
r"cir let Viii IA. N. squeezed his Way
IutO a scat IA IA isOnt row ot the Sea-
ate Ga.lcrt. That 1t va, exactly that
hour MAS Sufficiently denoted bv the
occurrence OF = phenomenon that must
bc iamlhar 10 any one that has passed
'hutd dAk ia either house. lAe i'm
mcu>c crowds that attend on partlcu.
.ar occasions, unwilling 10 risk losing
their seats BY leaving them ioc refresh.
mvujs. bring their luuches with them,
ami promptly al the above hour there
~ a sudden suow-stolm oi napAIus
over the Sa.Ieri,s. followed 10y a unIveT-
sal munchlug of Sandwiches and un-
screwing oi pocket pistols.
The gentleman who sat on my right,
and Who was a thin, seeoly-iooking IN
divldual. IN black suit, AT once at
uacted my attention, by the sadly ab-
stracted manner IN which Ice coutem
plated repast lac had spread Out with
great care upon the broad top of the
railing in front of US. Holding up the
leg of fowl, the siuews Of which re-
minded one of the hind ley of race
horse, he soliloqulzed IN II Voice OF un
utterable melancholy: And this is
what my landiady calls Spring chick
en-. Well, If muscles ike these cam /
make chicken spring, l do see what
could Presently he began 10 cut the
cords ola bottle OF ginger pop. AS
he did this his eye happened " tail up
on the figure OF n fat Senator who had
just entered ana taken his seat beneath
US. The melancholy man, with u most
vindictire expression, hastily directed
the sizzling cork downward, just in
time To hit the fat senator on the back
Of his bad head, much 10 the latters
disgust and Indignation.
Noticin. my look of astonishment at
the improperly Of his conduct, the thin
man remarked explanatorily, You see
he's the Senator from our State. Up
ON my saving 10 the effect that the fact
was probably more his misfortune than
his fault, my neighbor dragged an old
six hat from under his seat, and point
ing TO a discolored looking piece Of
Grape that embellished 1t, exclaimed,
IN the same charnel- house tones, Yes,
but that is his fault, though. You see,
my friend,' he continued, my brother,
Murker, was one OF the durude,t incest
fellows you ever struck, and that Old
winu-bag down there was the death on
him. The old cuss was running for
Congress down IN our parts, and lie
kept promising my brother that he'd
get him position here in Washin. ton
if he'd turn in and help him during
election. Well, you see Murk always
had hankering TO live in q city, SO lie
commenced fooiin and cussin' anu
chlnuin' Ia groceries, and howlin
rouna crossroads and sich doings, un-
til the old cuss was iected. After a
while Murk started down here to get
his appointment, and when he got
here that old blatherskite told him that
under the new law. lie couldn't give
him a position right out, but he'd give
him what he called a designation 10 30
aud be examined for one. Well. Murk
didn't very much like the idea VI being
examined, but he'd been to night
school morn the member had. 80 he
thought he'd try it on. He went up
to the Treasury Department, where
the thing was TO come OFT, and they
showed him into a room where the
inquisition is held up there. He asked
the board" if the examination was
pretty severe, and fat little cannibal,
with gray hair, told him not very, but
that they would give him five years to
prepare. Murk thought it wasn't worth
while to prepare As it wasn't going to
be severe; SO he said be guessed he
was ready then. A soon - he sad
that, ths whole crowd made . rush for