The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-11
BOUND BY THE RAZOR.
A NEW AspIRANT FOR THE PosToF
FICE AT MEMPHIS.
It Ia No Less a Parsonage Than the Bar.
Der Who Once Cared for the Face OF
the New Postmaster General-Getting
His Bond Ready.

Who will be the next postmaster at Men,
phis?
THE APPEAL prophet can only promul-
gate that he will be Republican, with all
signs now pointing toward Gen, II. +. Pat.
terson.
A reporter met Gen, Patterson yesterday
and asked il he had yet received his COM
mission. mo" said he; 81 am still
quietly tsansacting business at the old
stand. and expect to be for some time. Do
expect to be the next postmaster? Yes;
like all the other aspirants, feel a degree
Of confidence: but do not believe an APP
pointment will be made for some time yet
Very likely Mr.. Fowlkes will serve his
term out"
But there is another Richmond in the
FIELD formidable aspirant upon whom
Gen. Patterson and his opponents will
find il advantageous 10 keep their weather
eye peeled twenty-six hours OF every day.
The revelation reaches THE APPRAL
through a gentleman who inadvertently
stumbled upon the fact, inquired Tor de-
tails, and then related IL TO a reporter who
found him shortly aiterward, musing on
the possibilities OF securing an easy berth.
"Well, sir, I'm stumped I've found
the next postmaster at Memphis; now the
question is, how shall steer him into
giving me a fat berth2 The discovery was
entirely accidental. | was sitting in q
chair in the Peabody Hotel barbcrshop
this evening when an exciting question
came up about the director OF mails and
other postollice business at this point
The knight OF the razor, who gracefully
swept my face with a well lathcrd brush,
called TO Jim, on his right, and wanted
10 know what position he expected 10 get.
"'Oh, the money order department, TO
lie sure, replied Jim.
"My curiosity became aroused, and
inquired OF the barber who was doing me
up what il all meant. Ii was tedious
operation, was the drawing Of him out, but
finally got there, and what tell you is
vouched for by all in the shop al the time,
and one or two who heard 1t from the out
side.
There is n certain tonsorial artist en-
ployed in tho shop who came from the
city Of Broiherly Love and backbone Of
trusts. While there IL was his privilege
and pleasure 10 be barber oxtrcOrlcnaire
TO His llighneSs, the present Postmaster
General. When Mr.. Wanamakor was
first mentioned ia connection with the
postoflice department, the barber seemed
carried away with delightful expectancy,
and cautioned his associates and other in
innate friends iohold their breath, as they
would see something When the appoint.
ment was no longer matter Of specula.
ton, he could contain himself no longer,
but went of into regular dolir-
ium OF joy. Then the secret OF
his hilariousness leaked out lie felt NOR
ally certain that from his former close and |
delicate relations with the Postmaster |
General, lac had a cinch on the Memphis |
Postoilice. 80 certain is the new aspunt |
OF success that IL is said he applied to the |
proprietor of the shop this morning TO be-
come his bondsman Tor $1,000. lie has |
not showed up nj the shop this afternoon,
and the suppOsl' ion 10 that lac is out com. |
plctng his bond, 20 M not 10 he annoyed |
with such triiling matter Of detail when
the commission arrives"