Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-02
TREASURY WEDDINGS.
An Order Which VIII Bring joy
to Many Hearts.

''The recent decision of Secretary Fair.
child" said Treasury official to a reporl.
er for the Washington Gazette, sin which
the bar that has existed for SO many years
against the employment of man and his
wife both under the Government is re-
moved, has really caused good deal Of a
sensation in the department, and may
lead to some extremely interesting devel-
opments. know" he continued, ''sever-
al cases wherein Government clerks have
become attached to ladies who were also
Ill the employ of Uncle Sam, and who
have hesitated to marry because they
were not satisfied that the salary of one
could comfortably support them both; so
they have continued to do their counting,
good deal, of course, in the Government
offices and in the time which the Govern
ment ought 30 have commanded, and each
has been saving and economically
waiting for the time when
they should have jointly suffi-
Gent sum of money to set up in house
keeping and have little start when en-
tering upon their married life There is
one case that comes very forcibly to my
mind, that of 81, 200 clerk who, before he
became smitten by the charms of a copy
ist in another bureau, was one of the wild
est and most reckless of young men. / do
not suppose that he ever had dollar three
days after he had received his semi
monthly pay, and he always was in debt,
though he could never give any good ac-
count of what he did with his money 1t
SO happened that this lady came in to the
Office in which he was employed one day
with an official communication to the chief
of his division. He was struck with her
appearance, and as the official matter was
one that came immediately under his con-
troll, the chief called him and presented
him to the young lady, and then told him
to furnish the information that was called
for in the letter which she brought. After
she went out, he went to his chief and
said:
"'Do you know, think if that girl would
have me l would get married.
''The chief told him that the only way
to find out was to make personal inyes-
tigation; that that was a matter that could
not be done by proxy, at least it was not
ordinarily done so, and advised him to
seek some one who knew the young lady
and secure an introduction outside of the
Office, which would entitle him to call upon
her. The chief thought no more about the
matter until about two weeks after that
the young man came in one morning and
said:
"'Do you know, called on Miss - last
night
"'Who's Miss -?'
why, you know that girl that brought
that letter over from such a bureau
"lhen the matter came back to the off
cial, and be asked him how he managed to
secure an Introduction. The young man
told him the story of how he had followed
the young lady as she went out of the de-
and then fortunately discovered that a
friend of his resided in the same square
He called upon his friend and suddenly
became quite intimate there, and finally
secured an introduction to the lady
through his friend. That first call was
the commencement of a friendship which
gradually ripened into a stronger attach
ment and the parties became engaged to
be married. The girl was of stronger
character than the young man, and final
~ made him tell her his exact financial
circumstances.
''She found that he was deeply in debt.
and though since he had made her ac-
quaintance he had Topped off many ex-
travagances that he had formerly been
guilty OF, they figured that even by the
most rigid economy itwould take him about
nine months to put himself square with
the world. They decided exactly how his
debts should be paid; and month by
month, for nine long months, he set aside
the greater portion of his salary toward
the liquidation of these debts. At the end
of that time he stood fair q nd square with /
the world, and did not owe any man q
dollar. Then he wanted the young lady
TO marry him. She demurred, because she .
said that they needed something to start
Mi hot h
enough TO furnish a little
house and az once commence upon
the serious business of life when
they should unite their fortunes That
was over six months ago. They had de-
clded that 1t would take a year for them
70 save money enough to have the nest
egg that they desired to commence their
married life; but now that the Secretary
has decided as have told you, thew will
not longer delay their union. and the we'd
ding may take place inside of the next
month"
1--WE had a funny experience in our
bureau" said the chief of one of the most
important bureaus in the Treasury Denart-
ment, that / really think is worth telling.
/ had a girl who was feeder upon Hoe
press. She had been IN this bureau ever
since it was started, away back in 1862
She was one OF the most faithful, industri-
Gus and capable feeders that we had. She
was strong and healthy, and during times
of pressure, when we were compeied 10
work both night and day, she was always
ready and anxious TO do the greatest
amount of extra work. You may imagine
that she was no spring chicken.
and every body supposed that she
had long ago given up any idea of en-
terlng the married state. Nobody ever
thought of her otherwise than an old
maid, and the younger girls in the room
used frequently to caaf her and say that
she had wasted the best portion of her life
IN the Government service; that she was
TOO ola TO get married, and that il was a
fhaine that her amiabie disposition had
NOT oeen utilized to make pleasant the
nome OIL some good man. She took al