The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-10-21
CUPID IN THE TREASURY DRrAnTMEST
tie Is tho Means OF Reforming Bright Youns
Man and Making a Pr tty Girl Happy. ~

wan ana MAKING Pruy Girl Happy.
(From the Washington Rspubiican.)
" The life of government clerk is at
best monotonous one, as in nearly all
the departments the clerks have the same
routine work day after day." said VEN
eraDle Treasury clerk, ''and when there
Is bit OF gossip to relieve the monotony
OF his life it is taken up with relish and
retoid till 1T blossoms out in many differ
ent FORMS"
"What is disturbing the monotony
now?" inquired the reporter.
"Weu, l am getting to that. Six
years ago last March bright-eyed, rosy
checked young fellow of twenty two re-
ceiyed an appointment through political
influence in the division am employed
IN. You know that was before the days
ol civil service reform. He was quick
ana Intelligent and it was not long be-
i0re ne was as familiar with the work as
Ihe Oldest clerk in the office. For q week
or SO nc was n most efficient clerk and
always on time. With sorrow L began
10 hotlco that he was becoming dissi-
Pateo; That his work was behind, and
instead OF the frank, independent ex-
preston that he had when he came in
Ihe ollce was careless, devil-may-care
sort of look. l demonstrated With him
and told him he would be dismissed and
justly, too, if he did not shake tho com
panlons he was associating with.
''H1s only reply would be: Il can take
care of myself; you needn't fret abont
mo- His downfall didn't surprise me-
much, for had seen number of youno,
men go just his way who had come in
the departments honest, sober Young
fellows, and leave it broken down in
health, and careless as to how they made
their living. Things won't on this way
until the present administration came
into power, and the heads of til sdiffer-
cnt bureaus were changed. Consequent
~ great number of new clerks came in.
Among these was n pretty young lady
with largo brown eyes and fascinating
smile. The clerks, both male and female
took took to her, and she
became general favorite The younp
men III the office never lost an opportu1
nifty to have q few minutes chat with
her, but that is as far as it ever went.
Though she treated all pleasantly mono
were ever invited to call on her. The
young fellow spoke about had gotten
SO that he selIom had anything to say
to any one. In the course of time he
made the acquaintance of the pretty
young clerk, and that evening one Of
the older ladies, with the best Intentions
IN the world, told the young lady not to
get too intimate with that man, as he
was considered 'rounder,' or in other
words, dissiputed.
"She said she liked him and thoupht
there was great deal of good in him if
he had the proper encouragement. He
seemed to be gentleman and that if he
dld anything wrong it was only through
carelessness. Alter this the two Young
people were together constantly when
not at the office and q most wonderful
change came over him. He stopped
drinking, attended to his work with a
will and when not somewhere with her
of an evening stayed in his room and
read. was pleased to note the change
and know that all would come out well.
She had only been in the Office about
SIX months when he came to me one day
ana SAID he was going to resign, as his
salary was not sufficient to support
wife as he would like to, and that he had
secured a positi as book-keeper in o
Wholesale grocery house in Now York,
him. We often spoke Of hin, at the
office, but no one ever dared ask the
young lady clerk about him, for they re-
mcmbcred how she went for the old Iadv
who spoke of him to her. Several weeks
since was surprised when the young
lady came to me, as tho young man had
before, and said sho would be pleased if
!, would send her resignation to the
Secretary. asked her jokingly if she .
was going to be married. She 6lusbipo-
y admitted she was, but would not say
to whom. | suspected and felt pleased.
Ihls mornfng she and her husband called
10 sec me, and it proved to be the young
man L suspected. He told me that he
mad been very fortunate since leaving
tho office, and was now head book-kceper
for the concern to which he went from
the department., and attributed all his
success to the pretty young bride at his
SIDE. They left this evening for New
York, where henceforth viii be their
home. 1t does my heart good to see o
like that"
Tnlc Thnt Had To BE the Last