The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-05-29
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THE SENATOR MADE "A BLuNDER 81
WHICH THE APPLICANT PRoFITEn

WHICH THE APPLICANT 4PROFITEl.
When Senator Blank Wanted Anything
From Secretary Chandler. He Wanted
1t Bad-How the Young Man Was Let
Down Easy and Remained.
Back in the seventies, when Zach
Chandler was at the head of the interior
department, q young man from ono &,
the western states came to Washington
to try clerical life il one Of the depart.
ments He had been quite ward poll
tician in his western home and imagined
both the senators FROM his state would
beglad to do him a favor. He spen1
several days taking in the sights Of ths
capital, then went up to the senate on.
afternoon and sent in his card to Sena
tor Blank. The senator responded
promptly, had the visitor shown into
the marble room, and for some time
they sat on sofa together, talking Of
home news and the home crops. Then
the young man broke the ice by inform.
ing the senator just what kind Of placa
be wanted-didn' t care much what dc
parument it was in.
SWELL, I don't know said the sena
tor. Such places are MOTTO be found
every day, and there arc hundreds hera
from about every state in the Union
looking fer almost anythingin the shape
Of an appointment.
"Core ~ to my house about s
''e'ioo5 'oc1aht,' - said the senator, "ana
ve'll taix the matter over.''
Prem pt!y at tne appointed time BIZ
pulled S.:@. t'vorbell and was ushered in
10 fj1e Library, where he found the sen>
svot -: = q cigar and looking ove>
The z.|t1.-,s S:ar.
''AA, a&cG eveuina. Mr. -! was
;:lat thinking u ycu," said Senate,
Blank. / have written strong lettes
u Secretary Ct5at<i Ter, requesting him
6 give yoa d POSITION in the interiGs
department. --pi;king up "a unsealed
letter from his desk and handing it t.
the young Office secker-~t'and I woulc
suggest that you call at his Office art
present it ABOUT 10 o'clock tom ORION
morning. I haze also mailed The secrv
!5sry little PERSONAL note, letting him
s-ow that when l want anything in has
Office l want it bad -
The young westerner was bowed out
It the room with s1ziles and hearty
handshaze. AT his hotel he sat down to
think over his good luck. Then he
thought Of tho senator's letter, and pull
I'd it out Of his pocket and read:
DEAR CHA"DLEE-Sorae time tomorrow
morning q Yong citizen Of Ely great and SIC
rious state will call On you with strong il.
.dorsenlent from me for u clerkship. have &c
earthly interest i'll Lin, 50 Turn him over to
your tender mercy Let him dovn easy
Yours, BLANK
The young man dropped the letter, and
a big sigh struggled up from under bis
watch pocket. II wonder what he said
in the little note he mailed to the score.
tary?" tho1ght the young candidates
Then he realized that the senator had
given him the wrong letter, end lie at
once determined to call as the interior
department. the next morning and SEE
what the next chapter " ould bring forth.
About 20 o'clock the next foren Don
The co!ored messenger showed young
man into Seer etary Chandler's Office.
'Senator Blank told me last night lie
had written you and advised me to call
On you this morning." said the young
gentleman.
"Ah, yes" smiled the secretary good
naturally, picking up from his desk an
open letter and CHANGING over it. "The
senator speaks Of you in the highest
terms, and IS very urgent in his request
for your appointment Wait a momen6. ,:
And toach1ng 4 he'll lie sent his messen
ger fer the ciliet clerk After mo.
n1ent's conversation with the chief CLERK
che secretary said:
"YCu are fortunate. There is 81 SOC
clerkship made vacant by resignation
this mCLning, and ! have ordered your
appointment to the place.
a month later Senator Blank was
walking through the patent Office, ano
IN the corridor met tho new clerk in his
Office coat. The senator was surprised
and triIo disconnected, but he shoob
hands with his young friend and said h.
was glad To se:e L2n thera.
"Nell, In glad to be here,' respond
ed the clerk. and, a,aiator," putting
his hand inside his vest and looking
squarely in the others eye, fright il
my inside pocket I keep that little per.
6onal note you thought you mailed tx
Secretary. Chandler, telling him when
you wanted a thing you wanted it bad.
Explanations were unnecessary. The
senator went out Of public life and diei
long ago, but the clerk manages tc
squeeze along through the hard times on
his 81. $50 Observation-Disclosures Star.
The first Lesson of an Arab Boy.
The very first lesson which an Ara1
baby learns when he begins to talk is
to keep facts to himself. 1t does no'
sound very friendly put i'll that way
but it saves a deal Of tronble. Foreign
ers do not understand Arabs. They ash
them pointed questions and receive Pc
culiar answers They construe the az
swers to please themselves, and come
away to tell the world that the Arab
are a nation of liars. They are not na
u. Ia