Litchfield enquirer., 1872-05-02

count had entered at the very moment when the veteran, twirling his hat dis consolately between his fingers, was being sent to the right-about by handsome sprig, ina bl,ie-stnped shirt-collar, and a double eye-glass on the bridgeo of his nose. To the horror of all present, not excepting the veteran, the minister had cashiered the sprig on the spot; and then, barring his head, had asked of the old officer what he wanted
 It must not be supposed that M. de Ris was in any way blind to the cheerful amount of unpopularity he was storing up for himself by this manner of proceeding !; nor was his life a very sunny one. Every morning he received dozens upon dozens of letters from old friends, asking for posts, official recommendations, favors, or calling upon him to assist in the redress of grievances in which, without knowing much about them, he had sympathized in his non-ministerial days. These letters put his stoicism to sore test Three of them, taken at hazard from single morn ing's post-hag, will give an idea of the rest. =
 The first was from the Legitimist Mar quise de Rosecroix:
 MY DEAR CoUNT,-If proof of the conf dence our party repose in you, ask you not to forget my young brother Gaston in the next distribution of diplomatic posts Prevail upon Count de Remusat to send him to country where the society is good; an attacheship in London or at St. Peters burg is what he would like best. If there be no vacancy at either of these courts, I suppose one could be made for him, either by removing one of the present attach6s or by creating an extra attacheship, This I leave to your discretion, but trust you will get the appointment gazetted at once say next week. Since l am writing, I must tell you that the prefect in our de- pertinent is a shocking man. He is one of those promoted by that horrible M. Gambetta. Pray induce your colleague ct the Home Office to discharge him. I think the post would suit the Baron de Sanslesou who is distant connection of ours, but not rich. I will speak to the baron about it, and tell him that you will arrange the matter.
 Believe, my dear count,
 In the best wishes of yours faithfully,
 CLoTILDE DE RosEcRoIx.
 P. S.-You have probably some post in Cochin China that will do for the brother of our earS, g very worthy nan, I will send him to you to Versailles that he may choose for himself. 0. DE R.
 The next was from an old school friend:
 MY DEAR FoRrUNE,-Your blooming out into minister is an unexpected god send. This is what should like; sub stantial governorshipi ill the colonies, which I could hold without going out there, pending 8 vacant prefectorate worth hay, ing, The sala4gy would tide ms over pres ent dlAoultles, which are considerable by reason of unpaid rents; besides, it looks bad at this moments not to be serving one's country. I beg to remind you also that I am only g Knight of the Legion of Honor; my appointment to the governorship would be good pretext for promoting me to the rosette.
 With best respects to your excellent Ex- cellency,
 Yours affec9ionately,
 RAoUL DE PLUMEAUvENT. The third note came from Mile. Oa- braile, of the Theatre des Eolies ~@aulois- ss, requesting Q place worth some 5000 to 5000 francs year for an 'imbeciIe" of a cousin, in which there was not much to do. and no money to keep for fear of unpleas- ant results.
 Of Mile. Cabroile's claims the count could dispose by few bank-notes sent in a bouquet, but how put of the old school friend who wanted to be governor, and the marquise, whose brother was for an attacheship? It needed all the new min- isters self control to resist the temptation of doing little harmless jobbery on be- half of those Yell-loved persons; but he did resist; for the Eren6hman who has got astride the hobby of performing his his duty immediately, is being whom there is no unhorsing, attack him from whichever point you will. Nothing could be tirmer set than the counts lips, as. he sat in his study and marked with a bold R, which stands for refused, all the letters that appealed to him on grounds purely personal. M. Narcisse, his valet, scarcely knew him again, and half fancied that some devilish enchantment had changed his master in a night, leaving nought of him but the outer cuticle. For ga11 and wormwood had 1t been to M. Narcisse, when, on venturing to sound his master about that little place in the customs, he had received the freezing reply. "lAsk me for what mouey you want, either for your self or your family; but do not presume beyond that" N. Narcisse had not pre- sumed beyond that, for there are certain infections of the voice which warn one of like spiked gate; but every time he en- tered his masters presence, and saw him coming over and taking note from DOT tentious manuscript folio, which was none other than the hardly won Tabular List, he said to himself that this was the cause of all the mischief, and he wished that document at the other side of Jordan; as, no doubt, did many another denizen of the office, especially M. Johus.
 M. Jobus, however, was on the watch. He knew that 1t was not mere Idle reading this daily study of the Tabular List; and that as soon as the count had learned conclusively that there were three times more clerks than there was any need for;thst posts had been created both at home and abroad, which were as good as sinecures, and which had no other possible object but to lodge some aorotsgss or Hnsmen of M. Jobus; when he had learned all this, and good many other strange things, then there would be a storm. M. Jobus foresaw it mentally, and he was taking his precautions, as man unfolds an umbrel- Ia; nor had he long to wait. The storm did burst, and broke with violence. One morning the count told M. Jobus that he intended recommending the government to dismiss two thirds of the ensptoyss, home and foreign, of the Cochin China office; but that in considering which officials should be dismissed, and which retained, attsntion would be paid to length of ser vice, the claim which M. Jobus seemed to have most disdained, seeing that all the names on his list were mixed up in in extricable confusion, promotion appearing to have fallen on no principle whatever, save that of repeatedly advancing certain names, and repeatedly passing over cer- tain others. M. Jobus protested at this 1 that he was honest and irresponsible, and the debate was of long duration. It end ed by the counts declaring that he would abide by his resolve; whereat, had he not feared that itwould be accepted, M. Jo- bus would most certainly have rendered his resignation. He did better. He bow ed, and said it should be as his Excellen- l cy wished; but in his cold eye it was easy to read that there was 8 declaration of