, 1877-01-27

'ncl, thpt he would promote MIC #, f,i4 own bc:
parinent. had nothing tn tao hut r. copy old
court-fnarttn records, when any h.cr called
for q copy Of hin trial, to which lc wae entitled
himself to tl!is effect: that he VIVA anxious to
give my elcr1sahfp to an old lame man.
who served HIN an clerk in 81. Louis, a. soon as
had got that better place, which, Of courac,
Mss y 70 ts "s s IT, ct, ..3 ysry %
But notllIng came ot oil my waiting. FINALLY,
On tho last day Gen. Chapman wns here {whcn
lie icit for good for California witt. his wlfe|. ho
an1 Gen. Dunn went In person to tslcn Secretary
nr!stow, recommending nc highly fof sofne po-
stfon. fcw, days later sciai nr AllI.o, pre-
sentcl me to thc Secretary. and, fruln what hu
said, Thought It about certai,y would get tic
position as Chief Of the scconL Division in tho
hcing daily expected to ns.nnc Ills ncw o!rlce
here, md tic said rlneo being also vncant Just
thc',. Under these circumstances, mud
rc1Ying on sure appointment ~ SOON as Car.
hdroeatc's elicc. sut wi,osn Carpenter ca,,le l!o
expressing l,ts readiness to agrce TO Allison's
recommendations, and knowing me as an old
experienced qnarterInaster, which Just fitted
s sT %as ta psass ss q s sa cssao ss s
who wanted to rcWard German Republican
politician, allt thus MIR. Moscr got the p1acc,-
tte President himself having requested bftHtuw
toGiyc the place to this candidate.
Meanwhile, ss Congress was here, other Old
friends tried to help inc, especially Charles d.
Farwctl, from Chicago, and with him Senator
Logan o sssea = taHs g'e19t Hn intsrest yar n
encouraged no wa1n,ly,-he offered TO &c, with
me to tile President any time | needed Ills os-
statauce. ll1s wifes sudden death aud Ills I'm:
tlcdIata departure froa, iIere deprived
me OF IN energetic atlvocate. Az onc
time, when there was sntlo talk Of Joseph
Wolfr being Obliged to resign his office "a tic.
cordcr Of Deeds of the District, Gen. Logan
and Farwell went OH purpose to The President
and other strong 'nloras,nents Is still On tlc in
tho Executive uf1cc. The next dny wns per-
sonally introduced to Gen. Grant bY the lion.
Wiley Wells Of Mississippi. Pit tho oilce
Ills effort. 1'csuniarfly l Ind some
nob1e, generous assistance iron Mr. Farwell-
l,u bought some old oi-paintInEa | had; and
contrired thus to live couple VI mouths with
ous Il III J.mes Monroe. 81 oho ito Masi
!. Townsend, of New York, a1ld Col. Joyce, Of
Vermont t,-al1 willing friends Of mine 10 this
day. II this terrible occurrence 0f late docs not
as Il scnsiblc n'an, could dream Of rishtnE a'l
these advantages for temporary relief, whicl,
Furthermore never could make use Of except
under daily fear Of
EXPOSURE Ann PUNISHMENT
not only Of myself, but by making MI my tcas
inc. After ts,cniv-two years Of married. Iifc, I
love my wife as dearly, II mt draTer, that, in
my youth, and would sacrifice. everything to
my darling children, only not what Is left OF nm
otherwise , Eoed 1 name: True, ny failure las
tie last foul. years have been to restorc my
position In the community, hut II Nemesis over
llangs nc aid Fccnns to make It uphill work.
but ngatn to my situation:
1t was tlcM that Logan and Farwcll went II
A1r. NET. EntF nrrIfHrrkkRr. h15lsnf, 9f1Dr1 u
afterwards Mr.. New gave me great encourage
l,ent; lio l,ud yncaticy IN q thtrd-class clerk
sntp, and should have Il. Il was SO distinctly
statsd t9 Gen Logan M Ncr toa me-
w1ttld try to l.avc rtnllzed-1,nt ns II lie would
try to ret II for ma-hut as lri,yste os,trfioh,
that thls position was MING. The first time was
II @ tls n mdie Sk q ,n month atm 4 , ferFet whether @
pay rs thr'l-cfass clerk, but he had ut lrc.ent
no work for mic. l could call once III u w!,!ic,
etes S, When payday catnc drew at tho rate Of
as trst-class clerk. After tbts received q
lapse appointment OF conc grade, and, on
telling Mr.. New, hg said again, "Wcll, will
have that fxed this very day." and on seeIaG
10 this day, lor layc received any uthpr M,
ponttnent In lieu of the rHt lapse tic, 20 t!,at
really do not know whether mn TN the per
lI}AtGNt toll Ut b{ll4 RIli tllE
But It Ii Impossible to ticscribc The
months !''iIopo deferred ,nsketh I'll, I'll,
heart slsk"}; NY whole soul wrappca VI
my fa cysr to pfi ct atfsn
llls aud t4ay on t!lc1r side living In fear Of my
health, which broke down severn! times during
that period. Ontsile the tHrre material facts
CONNECTED Will! II position, there was also this
lnsrdcn o,l my heart and soul: Every one eeeu,cd
to think that It ought not to be difficult fur nse
to secure d suitable position, my former service
| III tue public service, my known capacities, aud
| the number Of my influential IrfcnIai and, ~
nothing came out Of it, It looked as II It was ll
rect r..eetlunup upuu myself: as II something must
| be a1niss When other ,ncn with fur less rlatulz
| and influence could attain respectable of!lccs,-
only tptll notl did not ask or expect a
sInccuro! felt had knowledge aud cxpe
r!cacc enough to lay clain. to d better recusnl
tion than what almost any n,clnbcr of Congress
could get fne Tho most inexperienced youth
| green FROM tGe country! Stlll WIS ever rca.l,
to accept the situation of slIc tlay; when thus !
ttn,k tho place IN the Judge Adyotutc ticncral'.
| Office. accepted It III you'd earnest rs bumb1s
trst-class clerk, asked M fayors or privileges
tflat tho others were also not entitled to. ant
tried to avoid ail appearance OF prctel'son,
" expect ttlat thcse motives should be uttlcr
Etoxl md respected; thuught ctull not b
misunderstood by any Ecntlctllan ct tact ans
gcnospus feeling. Lit found out 10 my g-c;.
1 >
i,fssfolI was takcn IN q sort of silent gonacn
tl'ut was Oh NY proper shelf, anu tho dail
sight II The poor Copyists ut hIs dusk, ready |,
obey tho tap OF tho bctl, willing cytn to 70 oi
private erraI.tla Of tic chief, NIL this had prot
ably the tendency to throw tho remembrance o
former pro,nlses IN the background and to IL
further efTurts take turn Ut themselves.
FRIDAY EvEHlnu, Dec. A1--My hopes nm,
courage revived when you called mo down t.
the cnsh.rooill. thought. now. Ind per
EnancBt footing, anu the several humlIiatlons
lial suffered heretofore made mic feel reul
proud OF Wilut considered distinction, AMI
freely expressed my qualification ut tho t!tne,
letters tn Logan. Farwcll, and otlcrF, ut thu
tine. II still existing, will bear Witness tu.
now sent for my family. had received iu al
$500 from. Farwcll for my oll-pa!ntngs. l'y ii
sale Of q lot .lown In Virginia, u,,d BY disposIu
oi sueh articlCs of household goods vi IL did NJ
tween ssoo and t4oo th%s s consasrea esaifsa u !.
well uiI-.as lor!e ns l was Oh 500 pay, our Iii
tie capital would help US through year or twt
aud ! could rcarh 81 ,6oo or si,s0J woull il
| content. Us ini WIFI IL an excellent and hnrv
working ha.,sclseepcr, aul u. hal clut,y
enough lur tho boys {buylng laid In Z stock G
euiss trDsn my several trims to Europe) tic M
would Jtlht reach. and allow ,l,o to send thu buy
~ school Tor u cn.,plc Ut ytar4-eltcI would lay
,eeM Obliged to se,.d them 10 work uireIdy nov
My house r:nt y Sao Ircntei my littlu l4ous