National Republican., 1885-06-20
cIERR LIFE.

Some plain truths may, perhaps. be told
I'm relation IN former cleri, Iife In tbe Wosh-
- 5o',o,,.,.a.,.. 80 a,aa.,,. 49,,
mg.oh departments - Voiu elearv anu
boldly, the knowledge being drawn from
my own observation while an ofliceholder
and from the revelations and conduct Of
ms, foiIo,v-soryonte
i"y ~" ,,'yv sV. 'a,.'. 'an.s'
II ViieIe 10 hoVnlHs siiIii''r III Vho serNice
noWadays, tnose VINO Know pest VIII say SO.
MY declarations are general There were
many exceptions. sui, regret 10 believe,
large majority, at the time write OF,
pursued the broad pain.
folltical or social influence was necessary
10 lne procurement OF once. Inc grant
seluom lminedlateiy followed inc appiica-
ton.
Knew case where persistent struggles
were made by strongest powers, continuing
through tull year, with promises aud post
ponements, hopes and Tears, and when,
ilnally, almost AZ the hour Oh despair, tne
OBJECT OF SO mueh soicitation received Ms
appointment, anu gan 70 tiilhk, goou easy
man, iuii surely nls greatness was a-ilpeh-
ing, 10 changc OF administration "nipt
nus buu, ana III single month from the
daie OF ms entrance he went out.perhaps
on account o. the company ne had been
iound IN Ihe TACT, too, was that the new
fresiuent possessed no more devoted parti-
sun sun Inah tno new clerk, Electeu IN so
stnrtliIG manner from tno mousse OF MS
lrlenus' ne coulu not receive inc sentence
as nhal, ana devoted several years thereafter
10 unavalling applications Tor restoration.
100 Old now 10 present himself under civil
service domination, nc can only hope the
hproEauon Oh tnat INV, OF, II possible, SUD
due ms ambition.
:, WIN such dliieulty ana delay IN obtain
lnS oncc-ior tnerc nave Dcen many llko
enses-suppose success at last The poor
IelioW mas had hard time OF IL, waiting,
ana ne is ueepiy IN DEBT. so ne thinks
oDout IL AL the hrst DAY at MS desk, and
writes ABOUT something else, and as he
walks homeWard takes heart OF grace. He
mas spiehdid position Tor llie, OF course
We've hunuIed year uraduaily theso
ucV.s uc can pc palu OH, or some OF thcm can
wait good Whilc yet. why not And
ses nc VII ,Ie Ieht y nice mouse, iurnlsn ~
nmnciy, ~ anu WIN W,Ie anu eIiluren liI owner
oi s1ch iuXurles) dress ana i've becomingiy;
A., ciorh is, eX oinSio, gentieman, anu
uuty requires lnnt nc ilnl,ate IN style the
hea1 OF ms depaitmeni, VINO Is always TO
sun eieIh ., the ilrst gehtieRnan ID tne ianu,
but uoqDle comes only hundred
Ilohtn III seemed large amount az iirst,
rnon gsew niqlIei, .ii " nun uiiishig
S es m tbe vfy nerve Sop nqGGa SG
press forward brnSe "S allied f by neS S0G ones aa
VIII not arrive IN time; Chance, the en-
Gnni,rsss, INN. e. uuvanceg, sniiles, sXtends her
nuil6s i., 10 eVnuuet 10 nortune, VINO, giitter-
iing nguIe, is near. rlaihIy, some ga,nDlng
pvginus, gn, "ilu ere Iolls rlySr OF g2iu rolls
~. ttnnp..uiSL""ny lr9ln inc cierN' i Know
iI ,hu' ne mas iost more than hail
ms ms saiary, month aiter month, ana MS
IaIiiiy compton, SO Inuch Oh the depiiVaton,
Mhieh 1 ne Salis an investment, ana he feels
80 DauIy ABOUT IL himself tnat he resorts TO
the glass, oilen ana often, and liquors and
cigars, ana many treats win Doth, take
tne renalnuer 1l ms salary Ihere Is luck
III lotterles. lie borrows few dollars OF