The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-05-01

advent, bearing their monster pe'i'ioh, iet
him remember that all malfeasance In office |
is not confined to the carpet baggers Of Al
ALBANIA. Let him turn his eyes Vermont
ward, and we will point him to Rutland
county postmaster that needs bis delicate
attentions, a withered branch that needs
cutting off from the healthy postofiice
trunk. Alabama can wait few hours, If
she only gets justice In the end-and that
is Just what these dismaycd Alabama pol
iticians don't want. Our Rutland county
postmaster will, perhaps, think he can
wait but we apprehend the unfortunates
who are constrained to do business al MS
office are of different turn of mind. Inc
laws of the United States make II crime
for any person "who shall take any letter,
"postal card or packet before ii shat
"heye been delipered to the person TO whom
sit was directed, with design to p'y into
"t1e business or secrets of another" yet we
have, in an adjoining town, postmaster
who does, in effect, precisely this same
thing. lie reads postal cards and commu-
nicates the results to the by-standers. lie
epen reads postal cards 10 the assembled
cro,cd, and that, too, before it had "been
"delivered to the person to whom 1t was
''directed."
An instance of this kind happened few
DAYS ago. The mails arrived at the post
office, number had assembled to receive
their letters and papers, the postmaster
stopped 'sloshing around generally" and
attended TO business, while the patrons of
the office awaited Uncle Sans favors. The
postmaster finished the business and turned
to lis ''sloshing" again. The mail had
brought to a respectable citizen of the town
a postal card informing him that certain
paper would be found at certain place on
certain day and that payment would be
expected then and there. This was "nuts
to crack" and afforded a good text for
"sloshing" and the most ercellent postmas-
ter made the most of his opportunity. He
wouldn't ''pry into the business or secrets
I" of another Oh no, he is not that kind
of postmaster at all We don't say that
he read the postal card. We don't say
that he read II to the expectant crowd.
We don't say that he communicated the
contents thereof to his admiring friends.
But we do say that he commenced to
"slosh" again, and we can tell the result
others may draw the differences The pa
irons of the office then present, after the
mail was distributed and after listening to
Uncle Sans representative, dispersed. In
the meanwhile, the citizen to whom the
postal card "was directed" was vending
his way postofIiceward, all unconscious of
the distinguished honor awaiting him, OF
of the fame he had attained. He was met,
b. fore his goal was reached, by one of that
crowd of listeners and told that there was
q postal card in the office for him, that his
paper was due at such a time and place
and that he was expected to pay it then ant
there. The citizen passed on, but only tC
be met by another and another, each Of
whom kindly volunteered him the same in
formation. He reached the postoffice, hi
obtained his postal card, but almost thu
entire community knew its contents before
he did Will Postmastar-General Jewel
attend TO this case Will he ascertain il
there are any more OF the same sort lef
and act accordingly {?