The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-22

| Wputtuupus How Ol western speech Wul'n
thought recognized There was no mis!aking
| Il. II vas the voice OF the Gashwler.
- lee appointment Of this man. MI toorc-
| ,ary. would be- most acceptable to the people In
m, d.,strct. Ills family are wealthy and in
| HuontAl. and it's Just az well in the fan c'eo-
ton t. nave the supervisors and county judge
pledsou to support the Administration. Cur
del, gaies to the state Central Committee al 20
q man 49," hut here. pcrcevng from The
wandering eye Of Mr. Secretary that there was
another man in the room. ne whispered the rest
with familiarity that must have required al
the politician ia the officials breast to k,ey
rom resonting.
Ynu have some papers suppose p asked
tho Secretary. YEARLY.
Gnshwiler was provided with pooko'frl
and PRODUCED them. Tho Secretary throw them
! IN ihe table among lhe other papers. whore iAcy
--1I'h instantly 10 lose tncf rltutrc'. md
looked az if thcy were ready recommend any
body but the person they belonged to- Indeed.
IN one corner the entire Massachusetts dclcea-
ton. with the supreme Bench at their head. ay-
pcared TO he earnestly advocating the manurng
of Iowa waste lands and to the inexperienced
eye a noted female kciormcr had apparently
appended her signature TO n request for pen
sion for wounds received in battle.
by the way. suid the Secretary. / think |
have u letter here from somebody in your dis
trict asking an appointment and referring TO
YOU? Do you withdraw ity'
If anybody has been rrcsuming to speculate
upon my patronage. aaid the Hon. Mr.. CASH
wiler, with rising rage.
I've got the letter somewhere here" said tho
Secretary. looking dazeiy at his table. He
made u feeble movement among the papers and
then sank back hopocssy in his chair. and
galed out Of the window W II he though, and
rather hoped 1t might have lown away " 1t
| was from n Mr.. Globbs or Gobls or Dohhs Of
Rcmus." he said finally. after a suporhuman
| effort Of memory.
80. that's nothing-a foolish fellow who has
boon boring me for the last month"
| Then | am to understand that this applica-
| tion IN withdrawn ?"
| ." AZ far as my patronage Is concerned cor
tainy. In fact such an appointment would not
express the scntments-indeod. / may say
would be calculated to raise active opposition
In the decetrict.'
The Secretary uttered sigh Of relief. and
the gifted Gashwilor passed out. tried TO get
q good look at the Honorable scamp's eye but
he evidently did not recognize me.
| II was question in my mind whether I ought
not expose the treachcry Of Doblss friend. but
the next time | met Dobhs he was in such good
spirits that forcborc 1t appeared that his
wife had written TO him that she had discovered
n second cousin in the person Of tho Assistant
Superintendent ef the Envelope Flap Mo'sten-
ng Bureau Of the Department Of Tape. and had
asked his assistance. And Dobls had seen him.
and he had promised it. You scc.' said
Dobbs. 9" in the Performance Of his duties he Is
often very near the person Of the Secretary.
| frequently in the next room. and he is power
full man. SRA powerful man to know. SRA
re'y powerful man."
How long this continued do not remember.
Long enough. however. for Dobbs 10 become
quite scedy. for tho giving up OF wrist cufls. for
| the neglect Of shoes and beard. and for great
| hOllOws to form round his eyes, and "A slight
flush on his cheek bones. l remember meeting
him in all the departments. writing letters or
waiting patiently in ante-rooms from morning
| till night. H had lost all his old dogmatism.
| but not his pride. " might ms well be here
| anywhere. while I'm waiting" he said. and
| then I'm getting some knowledge VI the details
Of official life"
In the face Of this misery was surprised ut
| finding n note from him. one day. inviting me
to dine with him at a certain famous restaurant.
| / had scarce got over my amazement when the
writer himself overlook INC at my hotel. For
moment scarcely recognized him. new suit
Of fashionably-cut clothes had changed him.
without. however, entirely concealing his rustic
angularty Of figure and outline. He even
affected fashionable dillettante air, but so
mildly and DO innoccntly that 1t was not often
sye.
You sec" he began explanatory wise. " I've
| Just found out the way 10 do it. None Of these
big fellows-these Cabinet o1icers-know me
except as an applicant Now the way 10 do this
thing IL to meet EN- fust socially; wine EN-
and dine 'cm. Why sir"-he dropped into the
schoolmaster again here had two Cabinet
Ministers. two Judges, and a General at my
table last night"
"On votu invltaiion2"
Dear. mol All | did was TO pay for 1t. Tom
soufllit gave the dinner and invited the people.
Everybody knows Tom. You see. friend Of
mine put me up 10 it. and said that Soufliit had
fixcd W no end Of appointments and Jobs in
that way. You SEQ whom these gentlemen get
sociable over their wine. he says, carolcssly
BY tho way there's So-and- So-a good fellow
wants something; give it to him. And the first
thing you know. or they know, he gets prom
Use from them. Thoy get u dinner-and good
one-and he gets an appointment"
But whore did you get the money!"
"Oh"-he hesitated-"I wrote homo. and
Fannys father raised fifteen hundred dollars
some way and sent it to me. / put ii down to
political expenses" He laughed weak foolish
laugh here and added; As the old man don't
drink nor smoke, he'd lift his eyebrows 10 know
how the money goes. But I'll make 1t all right
when the office comes-and she's coming. sure
pop"
His slang fitted M poorly on him IA his
clothes and his familiarity WIS worse than his
former awkward shyncss But could not help
ask ing him what had been the result OF this ex-
pendture.
Nothing just yet. But the Secretary Of Tapo.
and the man at the hond Of the Inferior Depart
mcnt both spoke to me, and ono of them saidh he