New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-14
THE PENALTIES or HOLDING OFFICE.

Gor,ruor Lana ia The Boston Saturday Erentng Gazette
The gate which trained porter keeps, and
which only a welcome card can open to the literary
monarch, gapcs wide as u church door upon the
popular choice. A. sometimes top, swiftly spin
ning round % circle seems 10 De ltselI circle 80
the subscription paper for all sorts OF charities aud
benetits comes to MN with such Tapdty OF success
sion that he seems TO be always looking into COLI
t-ibutlon-box. Ana he contributes, not merely MS
button ia the hat" but ms autograph. mis- aching
ear his conventional presence and ielcitatlons.-
all dem ludcd rs right and with most yehelnence
by those who scold him loudcst LOT nestowlng
his ~ reed 20 help garland the tleth or SEVENTEEN
milestone o. newspaper. His dainty mlssives are
few aud deal with no pretty questions OF rhyme OF
fancy: he NAV not even pipe "a feeble hymn. Ills
correspondcncc ranges from the Georgia lreedmau
who bravcly wants o begin tho study Of Blackstone
and seeks a capital OF mUuoy and influence to start
with, to the crank who has written constitution
for the republic OF Inc millennium. His visitors
como, not with the reverence OF pilgrims VINO go
away content II the poet do only smile on Inein,
but they moan business p-reporters who want TO
know, You know and do not propose to 90 TIL they
do; disinierrsted sages who advise nm Tor MS
good -; Irsoiute men, who assure him that hs ~ So
aud that that won't do heart-broken peaders. W lro
make HIM hate himself for refusing their appeals
bogears from presidents OF colleges ana starters OF
political missionary new spapers to the boy that Is
getting stamps for the album eternal; ana estl-
inable gentlemen who bring letters OF INTRODUCTION
from eminent citizens aud are so courteous ana
long N INDEED that no no more refuse TO let
them screw their augers by The hour INFO MS ear,
tnan he can allow hmself to knock OF their spec
tacl ea -
and the terrible fear lest he shall. are the only SEN
sations OF which be Is conscious III Is not MS Div
icge but his duty, To put down his name for every
bulky volume that an impecunlous cauv1sser or
smart agent peddles. He hnds it one of his chief
bonors-for which he cannot be too grateiul-that
he IL recommended. especially by those VINO are
anxious to got weight on 'ne,r onn MINIS s "a
start" something. or preside somewhere lie
winces Mt the sight of his name repeated ID the
pewspapers 10 the nauseatiOn OF everybody es-
Iv III
that il s also function TO obtain work ana secure
place for the great army OF the unemployed; NOT
tho least sti ain this being In the genuine ais
tress and genuine worth of many u poor woman
and broken man. whose sal faces plead more than
their words for tue opportunity to earn their bread
with decency. Ii some OF his annoyanccs are Iight'
ruch as seeing to IL that the seectInen of Bunker
vile be compelled to break the snow.drfts In front
of u lone but mott be-put-down widow, VINO nus
anne ed ugainst them or to procure complete SET
Of the Parliamentary Debates Cor young webster.
Who is about to discuss whether the Duke Oh WeII-
ington greater ~ warrior OF as a statesmAn
CT to obtain supply OF garden-seeds from ash,
Ington for O plain man who has always voted
straight OF to write MS opinion upon coiiec,
ton OF autographs made by terrible BOY VINO VIII
probably publish and distribute in circulars what
Ia playfnlly written to please only him. these
arc light annoy ances, yet by accumulation they
have the capacity OF consuming tine. and OF spoil
indeed. | am quito sure the public servant can
bear the literary man all hollor In any compar-
ison Of this sort But between soS ana t Is no
nzo that :thero Is no palmer duty for him. bound to
service as he II. than to give attention To every
reasonable call, however humble or petty, 10 fnlhl
IL when no can and, when he cannot. to be courte-
on, IN his noncompliance. The old fable oil tine
pendulum is also for him n good one: IL there are
six,y seconds TO tick, there Is ull second in hen
TO tick each Que OF them. A little system and pa,
tienco will make his work easy and good ueal oI
each will enable him to 80 harmonic the iarget
duties of his life with its pettier exactions that it
will be- beyond almost any other, full, Informing
and growthful occupation, not least interesting IN
the very annoy anccs that give it touch OF humo.