The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-05-22

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md unsaI snob Is So. bl0oBaing In al
kz& iuxnFiAnf md fyk3rant gorgeous
neee. lie pkrga<tes the air and as
safIs The npst<1Is.
Tbs etrilian Is . mere heger Of wood
and dfnWer Of water In TIE orgAusxa-
1ion * thesc departments He Is :
pock mate. isrkey ard bftsker. The
cll5e<f orx7ers him kSt. rides him,
kicks him. A man who resigned from
a1ss war department. last week Told his
ffisuds tize S4lary wzS al right. but be
h4d ~ 40 ttz4 work u tso Lazy officers
uhose pay was better than his. and at
tbs same ttme endure their tyranny
and patrenixinE. He ssid be u0uid
rather 80 ont on the streets and black
hoola fur living than stay there and
- imposed upon dsy after day BY q
parcel 81 snoSn A. for the boot
Masking part Of Is. be declares be
would not have been surprised amy
e1ay 10 receive IN order 10 TeE down on
fho 6oof ard polish ap the boots oI
oue 81 his sstperiaHs, 4u officer. OF
course. In xorse rooms lseutcnaats.
ndiutants and ssslartermassers will
work sieie ~ sisie with civilians week
n<sxf usek and hold no more converse
With them than may he ABSOLUTELY re-
quired b The business 81 the depart
lI1ent II one Of there civilians insects
N efIictr on the street he must moi
presume to Offer recognition Of salute
I'll hin raixhfiness has signif5esi 4 will
fnkucsz % BE recognized. To-day the
oflIcey may be III 4 condsscending
mood and willing 10 speak. As he
posses by, bat tomorrow. as likely as
not. he viii Be- 20 high IN the clouds Of
emobbery's eonceIs that the humble
CIVILIAN Is passed over Ike q worm In
Tie dust. on course these are ex-
tferns eases. but they are bf no means
Al soof . 4 uew secretary Of the
navy or Of znr conaea info Office the
otnd begins "a schelne for control Of
him. The military contingent doesn I
intend 10 give The civilians half q
chance 20 ret the ear az the new ruler.
Time il taken b. the foreiock, and
within fifteen minutes of his appear
ance ID olIice the new SECRETARY Il ii
tow Of officers Of hixh rank making
IA roant1s III the tiepartn4er1f. This
g N imsnyxtaut oecas:un Tor al con-
cnrund sort az crisis III The dipIo-
,nafsv a TIE rivnI Actions. n Ire new
ehiel can IS properly Impressed With
fhe slirnitv and ss1periority az his tini-
foruaed assistants and with the SER
yile. rvseuInl lerel az the udious civil
iers. ail viii ~ plnir, SAILING IN fafnre.
Aaa ruie. this 8 exnctlv what does
haupefs. n.sd what has happened 20
many times during the last half GEN.
turv that nobody exp<cts ANYTHING
elsc In these DAYS. IN fact. the milf.
farv cunfinecntI Il in fun posscssion az
chs fIeld. n1ld the civilians make but a
fains si,osv al re4istance.
serre{arfe. Proctor and Tracy were
promptly taken IN hand. and with the
sasusl ress,lf The civilians flnd them
neIres sui nearer thn vail still farther
ffor, fhe ear and favor of the ruling
poNers. III n civilian wants 4 leave 81
sbscnce ar soms similar favor from
hentlatisrferx ne finds IL 20 his advan-
1nse 10 enlist The v,od offIees 81 4
csm mi&sinned ofiieer' n nm officer
comes aionr and taxes 4 fancy IL the
sesk ~ 4 r}vilIan clerk Or pers.hanee
81. fvnewrifrr ar even his room. he
starts In motion 4 little intrigue which
almost Invariably results in his gain
inx possession of the coveted article or
quarters. Il certain clerk ii the navy
department has been bundled from
pillar To post IN this manner for two
or three morsts. being moved from
room 10 room on four occasions. al
wrvs 10 4 meauer and smaller one.
and bringing up sinaliy in hot and
crowded little den with two or three
other tfnfortunates. and with the large
and handsome desk and new typ<-
writer with which his ioarney was
begun now dwindleSl 20 Cheap old
table. spiint chair and q typewriter
Of somewhat obsolete nattern and ssis-
piciou, state of repair.
inch bx inch ard foot by feat the
military and naval arsxtocrats have
crowded the civilians back, iii this i
the sort Of thing one sees in the va
and navy Departments. Al large and
luxurious room. thirty feet square and
with ceilings twelve feet kich. rich
carpets. huge leather chairs. !reseo,ns
that cost five dollars n square foot. AMI
All this o<rs.pied and used. soissv and
cxcIusivelY 1--WE or ssx hours dasiy. hv
petty officer who scarcely pYesensss
10 work. aud who thinks AMI knows
much more as society than az the
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adgnfnlnr ro0sn. s,r one near - ~
SANE .isx NAV he fptnd lar, ~ fsftsan
s.iyiE{ans xask5nw attn aext fonel. 4, !.
sirsk ana barely mem enonrh a., ssa..b
man L, s,sss Ms nsishl,,s a,,d v'ss,.h
hI* ,,up rhait' Thss sort N fxrsrr~
has h<ea - long nraeffeesi thaf az.
eIyilsan has learned 4, xs,bsnit wstheas
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