Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-02-19
slons, Washington, ID, o.

aud aay | have tho letters sent to
Rutland and will you get them Tor
me 7"
III don't cars yes, Mr, Haven Is
my lawyer and would not counsel my
daughter 10 get Into trouble with
Uncle SAM"
40 the next morning the letter was
mailed, ani in u weeks time ~ an'
swer came, q huge, document'llke
eplstle, directed to Mrs, Fear Glazler
II was short aud 10 the polnt, being a
printed form with the blanks filed In
q beautifully dnc clear hand
once Commissioner Of Pensions,
Washington, ID, c. May 10, 1878,
WIN the claimant please state partle'
ulars, giving name, age and color OF de-
ceased soldiers also his regiment and
company, and when and where enlisted 7
Commissioner,
per J,J,
al, j. that means Jumping
Jack" said Fear as she displayed the
letter to the llaycns, aud she conclod'
ed they must think the matter a
wonderfully funny one judging ilom
their hearty laughter.
"And now what = queriCd Mr.
Haven"
"Oh, | intend to answer ii indeed
I have my reply already written there
II is taking it from one OF the pock'
cts of her jaunty basque aud handing
it to the gentleman. ii should like
to see this Mr.. Jumping Jack, who
writes this splendid copper-plate
hand. when he reads it, presume he
is old and gray, and n pateriamllias
withal. OF course he is precise or ne
couldn't write like that. wonder
whether l shall get response, What
do you think 2
Mr.. Haven unfolded the heavy
sheet of letter paper handed to him
and read slowly what was written in
the elegant running hand. his wife,
looking over his shoulder lau Ching
immoderately:
Rutland, w., May 10, 1878.
Com. of Pensions, Washington d. Co.,
Sir-.Thc letter from your department
was duly received. 1t will be impossible
for the claimant to satisfactorily reply to
the Interrogation given, as the dapart-
ment resquests, she never having seen
the man referred to and not even know
ing his name; she is, however of the
honest belief that his color was white, the
claimant, in common with many young
ladies in the present enlightened age, be-
ing left to fade on the parent stem where
she budded, and now in full bloom there.
on; and of course supposing her hus'
band that was to be must have been KILL
ed in the late war, she considers herself EN-
titled to some compensation therefor, and
has concluded that her loneliness would
be more tolerable could the government
be induced to commiseratc her state OF
singularity in the way of granting pen
sion.
Another ten days passed, and as
Mr. and Mrs. Haven were again
making q social call upon the Glaziers,
NJ Glazier came in with second
missivc from the pension department
rot printed form this time, only
with the Official heading, saying that -
After due consideration and inves-
CATION, the department has reason to
believe that Fear Glaciers husband
was not killed as she supposed. In
fact it is believed that he is living in
Washington at the present time. The
name of the suspected person is Jacob
johnson, who is q clerk in this office.
This individual has been interviewed
and the depart ment believes that if
Fear Glazier could be induced to cor
respond with the aforesaid Jacob
johnson, the whole matter would be
satisfactorily arranged without the
interference of the government.
"What is to be done now ?" asked
Fear in her turn. The affair looks
serious"
"Oh, keep up the correspondence
cried both Mr.. Haven and his wife.
sit will be capital discipline for your
epistolary talents. The man is evl-
dently a cultivated person only be
cautious how and what you write
said Mr.. Haven. This is one of
your opportunities make the best of
it. You have so little of society here
as you complain, that pleasant, spicy
correspondence will compensate tor
many dul! associate. y
81 don't know about that" spoke
ND Mr.. Glazier, shaking his head.
"But, papa" intsrposed Fear, "dont
you veto the bill without due consid-
Grafton. Please consider that it has
nassed both houses, the executive