Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1885-02-07

senator t0Rid get her a clerkship IN one
Of the departments, he answered
promptly that undoubtedly he would.
81 should be so very grateful 10 him.
# he would, and to you, too, Mr.
Thompson, she added, wiping the
teats from her eyes " ! should like a
position in the dead letter department
better than anywhere else, | think.
There are good many ladies there,
YOU know and I've heard that some
OF them get as much As fifteen hundred
dollars a year The senator could get
me one OF those places very easily If
he would couldn't he ?"
Thompson was truthful enough to
acknowledge that the senator was not
omnipotent but there were some
things he could not always arrange Just
as he desired Vet what she wished
might prove to be within the limit OF
his power lie promised to mention
the matter to the senator the first
favorable opportunity
The widow had the mumps, and
was exceptionally i'll, too, considering
the disease but Thompson did no: let
his mind dwell on the fact much after
he had discharged his duty 1t was
not until ten or twelve days later, when
he awoke, one morning, with swollen
throat, that his thoughts reverted to her
at all Then she suddenly dawned on
his recollection. He was her first victim
The senator took his turn a couple OF
weeks later, having caught the malady
from Thompson But by this time the
widow was out again, and waiting for
him to secure her that place in the
post.oiiice
Sitting up in bed, reading his letters,
the first time in three days, the senator
found that the widow had not allowed
single day to escape without post
ing him a missive to let him know how
she progressed with the business in
hand Her three letter informed him
that she had been to all the senators OF
the committee on pensions, and that
they had all promised to help her
that all she waited for now was for him
to drop little note to the postmaster.
general, asking him to find vacancy.
She was so sorry, she said, that Mr..
Thompson and the senator also had
taken the mumps from her. 1t was
ridiculous for her to have them. any
how. She hoped II there was any
service she could render him, he would
sent her word instantly. She would
only be too happy to do anything in
her power Mr. Thompson, she said,
had kindly submitted to her care and
was nearly recovered.
The senator dropped her letters and
took up the morning papers, in which
he found personal " going the
rounds, stating that Senator Smith was
confined to his rooms with a bad case
of the humps, and that the Zones
Patent Bill would not be reported
until he recovered This annoyed
him and put him in bad humor for
the rest OF the morning, so that, a
couple Of hours later, when he was
waited on in manner which ordinarily
would have struck him pleasantly, he
was not in the happiest frame of mind
to receive He had got up, and sat in
undress costume, unshaven and un
shorn. his face tied up with a towel
looking savagely at the fire in the CRATE
when George, his colored man, brought
up the cards OF the entire committee
on pensions. The members had callet
on him together, and desired Georg,
10 beg an immediate interview.
ave hope We don't in,rude, Smith,
said the general, making his way into
the room, while he was solemnly fol
lowed by eight Others. But the bust
ness we came on won't bear delay. IT.
the widow"
''Its the widow !" repeated, together
the eight others, as they stood anxi
ously facing the patient
ave are taking our lives in til,
palms OF our hands in coming here,
continued the general "ior not
mothers son OF us has had the mumps
Blu, hold here petition of the com
mi,tee on pensions humbly praying to b
relieved now and forever OF the widow.
Humbly praying to be relieved @
the widow !" said the others
The petitioners" the general wen
on, putting up his eye-glass and unrol
ing,he document "'beg leave to state tina
for several days past, they have SEVERAL
and individually been held in a state c
complete subjugation by the perso
familiarly known as the Senator
Widow; that they are forced to belev
the said person has duplicated an
quadrupled and sextupled herself i
order to lie in wait for the petitioner
at every hour Of the day and nigh
and force them by her smiles an
other witchiul charms to swear allcp