Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-10-30

! luiuu u dDDOlub " OL1LC NoOOO Obi "oOb
l knew to be honest and who had suitable
ability. In any event honesty should be
the prerequisite, as the lack OF a little
ability might be easily made up by an
honest man endeavoring to do his whole
duty conscientiousIy. While this resolve
was fresh upon me there came to visit me
a very old friend, Il BIptist minister, who
had travelled so fast that he had not
yet shaken the Illinois real estate off his
capacjous boots.
- Why, what brings you here, Mr..
Shofe 2" (which was not his NAME, but 1t
will do just as well)
".WeIl, he replied, l came down here
firstly to see you and get an old-fashioned
shake OF the hand, aud secondly to say
that the folks of my congregation are so
poor that they can hardly afford me a
decent living, and | thought may be you
could give me some sort of an Ofice that
would pay me better
- Certainly | answered, quickly, for
[ knew he was an honest man and | was
looking tor stock Of tbat kind. Have
Gu IN view any particular ofh;eY
.. No. said the Rev. Mr.. Shofc. com
placently; | would not know what to Sc
ect # you were to hand me 4 list to choose
lrom.'
" Nor | what to give youi but will
tell you who will help you out. You
know Colonel Uhootsper, Of your county.
He is now on duty III the Treasury De-
partment. Go aud see him he is a man
IF resources, and will get you out Of your
j fhculty. Come back tomorrow and re-
port
The next day, according to promise,
Shofe put IN an appearance and said
that the Colonel had recommended nim to
pply for a certain position IN the Revenue
DIP rtment.
:. WHAT is the salary? n said |, while
s guinL in a mechanical way i pile OF
commissions.
Two thousand dollars a year
"'WeIl, do you think that enough ?
[ may he able to do better for you for |
,uew ne was an honest man aud thought
ne might just as well as not get a place
where be could earn more money.
".Ol, plenty, Uncle Abe, for that IS
more than double the amount I've been
earning for years past
Now | began 10 think" said our Mar
tyr President, " that | would have to
force him into a place paying a larger
>aary, and where the government would
ave a corresponding return tor his vsiu-
able services, for | was more than ever
II that were po>sible-convinced that he
gas an honest man but finally conclud-
d T. give him hes own way. aud be was
ppornted accordingly. off be went re-
Ioicjng. but ieit rather mean at my good
'ue-horse gift to my good, honest, reverend
friend.
:. Three years elapsed, and the a%nxietie e.
,tteuding the war had completely driven
rom my mind, for the time beng, the IN
.lueut Just related when my messenger
brought me a card bearing the familiar
name, Rev. Adam ShoHe,' and immediate
" there flushed across my mind all the
circumstances Attending my appointing him
o flee. | directed hun 20 be shown lu,
nd 10 walked, with creaky boots, Que OF
he best aud fuest dressed men | had seen
m many a day. | recogu zed his coun-
renance at q = auce, but 1t was MS marvel
Gus clothes that troubled me. They sar
EASILY enough upon his body, but somehow
Or other they dd not set 50 easy upon my
mind, but wn refore | could lot tor the
tie of me tell. it 1 had tried, which
didn't
..GooI morning. Mr.. President no
! niger UuucIe Aue.' as be ore-said be.
n a sort of graudIIoIuent manner
nope Won are well aud getting on nicely.
" On, yes SAID /; we poor folks exc
out a living after "a fashion intending O.
= We him the bit iu his mouth, for | knew
what an honest man be was, and how
much couldn't tell then exactly how
much. for | had lost the run Of him-we
we're indebted to him.
"'Mr. President, I've come to resign
my Office.
-. Feeling somewhat as though had
been struck By Lightning, [ managed to
exclaim, Indeed 2
a. Yes. | feel that there are many
others deserving OF the place, and that II
Is nv duty 70 mike way for them
80. Was there ever such an honest man
as that 2 said | to myself, chuckling over
my own stupidity on the clothes surprise.
. But, said [, aloud, Im afraid you are
not considering yourself, friend Shohe, ami
that when you 90 back to preaching you
will be as hard up as when you came here
three years ago. Hadn't you better hold
on a little longer, say a year more, and
let US both 20 out Of Office together ?"
- No, thank you. I'm gong to Europe
during that time, but hope to see you here,
as President, when | return and. after a
few more kind expressions, off went the
Rev. Shofe.
" About a month after, one of the rev
erend g~entlem4n's ne gh5Ors paid me a
visit, and among other things remars ed
casually that [ had done a pretty good
thing for Shofe.' YES | replied,
gave him a $1,000 a year position tor three
years
..Besides the balancen added my
visitor. Why IT be IS worth a cent be is
worth to-day 500, 600. and l can prove
1t if necessary
" What could the idiot mean To sat
isfy myself Of the talsity Of the charge
sent detectives TO where be lived, and
they brought back word that be h@d made
his Sc 600 salary IN the aggregate yield
iully 500. 000-but then l knew he was
an honest man, and there must be a MIS-
AXE somewhere -
BY the way" added Mr.. Lincoln, with
one Of HIS knowing wiuks; we have
plenty Of Sboaes ; left, but. the mischief
OF it Is, 1t is hard finding them out, aud
they are not considerate enough to resign
as did our honest friend Shofe."
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