The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1885-06-17
HIGGINS AS A LADIES' MAN.
He Smiles on the Women and Promises
I. Them All Situations.
IWasalington Letterl


l. Them All Situations.
Washington letter.
But Higgins shines best as a ladies'
man. There is nothing Secretary Man
ming dislikes more than to DO annoyed by
the women who want office, or those who
have them and want to make themselves
solid by reporting some irregularity that
has come under their notice. The fascinat-
Ing Appointment Clerk undertakes to re-
lieve the Secretary Of these, and at al
most any hour in the day rare collection
Of females may be found In his office.
Some OF them are rosy -cheeked country
maidens in homespun gowns and lots Of
green ribbons on their hats, Others are
not Sd innocent nor as plainly clad. Some
are strong minded, angular women, and
others are decidedly weak minded young
girls, who have an idea that there are
great prospects for independence opened
up TO them In official life. While dealing
with these Higgins seems to be in his ele-
ment. His favorlte expression, as he
steps up TO them with sweet smile and
a nonchalant air, is, swell, my dear, what
Il
sometimes he will tap then gently on the
shoulder and say: "You are look
ing very sweet to-day. Come, my
little girl, you must have patience. The
world was not made in day. You must
give us time. just give US little time
and you will be fixed all right You are
all right. l give you my word for It.
Come whenever you feel like It. / am
always glad to see you" In this fashion
he runs on, varying his expression as his
Judgment Of the person addressed die
tates, sometimes more familiar, sometimes
more reserved--always fatherly. Yester-
day saw widow In his room urging him
for tho sake Of mercy TO give her some-
thing to do. She had little boy by the
hand, and looked very pl ain and poor In
faded black calico dress. Her face
showed signs OF care. think, II he was
sincere, his treatment OF her was the kind
est / have ever seen come from an official,
and It surprised me most after seeing his
peculiar familiarity with many others. He
treated her very respectfully, and assured
her over and over again that she should
have an appointm ent. Directly afterward
very stylishly- dressed and altogether
fashy -looking woman came in, and In
a moment the versatile Higgins was
seated in front Of her to listen 10 her
plea. / learned that she was an employe
Of the department, who was on "sick
leave" and had come TO complain about
the bad air Of the room she had to work
In, and TO insist upon being placed In the
Becretary's office. She complained that
the people In the room that made her sick
were "nasty, mean, spying things" and
that the chief had set some Of them tc
watching her because she happened to be
"away Sick" at the same time q gentle.
ian in the Office she had known for sixteen
years was of on sick leave. All tho time
she was reciting her wrongs her voice wal
most pitiful and she launched of into
q promise 10 furnish the necessary
charges 10 secure the removal Of "great
many perso MS" II they wanted to make
any vacancies
In this case Higgins became very re-
served, and while promising to look inte
she case, told her that she must worl
where she was assigned, that some ons
,ad to work there, and therelwas no rea.
pa why she should not as well on another