Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1877-08-25

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Of FORM" remarked tho eminent
Secretary of State with . deprecatory
wave Of his willowy fore6nger, /" in
accordance with the requirements of
the system Of civil service examina-
tions adopted by the present Admin
istration, to subject your knowledge
of French to Q rigid scrutiny, for it
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the sine qua non, if I may employ
the language of Cicero and the Grac-
chi-that every foreign Minister
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credited, and in view Of which ra-
tonal requirement you will pardon
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Noyes, not conscious that there was
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II am happy to hear it, " said Mr..
Evarts, "for your proficiency in the
vernacular of Talleyrand and of
Theirs will undoubtedly enable you
to pass with eclaw the severe exam
ination which you will be expected
to undergo, under the strict rules of
the new civil service system, at half
past two o clock tomorrow afternoon,
at which your" etc.
"Do you mean to say that you
are going to catechize mo, like a
id third-class clerk !" demanded
the Hon. Index Noyes, with a flush
that was partly indignation, but
mostly apprehension.
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Hamilton county turned red, then
white, and finally looked rather
blue. He felt that he had committed
himself too hastily. If he had been
less emphatic in his claims to pro-
fciency in the French language he
might have arranged the matter of
the examination on satisfactory basis
to Evarts and advantageous to him
self. But now there was no room
for a compromise. He had burned
his bridges behind him. He must
either be bold and maintain his posi-
ton or surrender at the sacrifice OF
personal dignity. Being an Ohio
man and military hero, he deter
mined to keep his face toward the
danger. He certainly kept his colors
we'll to the front.
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with . tolerably effective stimulation
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