The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-01
III GOT A CLERKSHIP
..s SENATOR MADE A eLuNosR BY
the s ~ TIE APPLICANT PRoFlTEo.

'nl IT., 7ue APPLICANT PROFiTED.
..,or Blsnk wsneed Anything
"p'. secretary Chandler. He Wanted
uow the Young Man Was Lss
Easy and Remained.
o.t in the seventies. when Zach
p%n was at the head Of the interior
Cnana ,~ent a young man from one OF
depai' a.orr states came to Washington
tne Nv clerical life in one of the depart
w 'uis He had been quite a ward pom,
n il'ian in his western home and imagined
ncian .sa senators from his state would
pO'n lad - n do him favor. He spent
Do 81 DAVIS taking in the sights OF the
w'. '.al then went up to the senate one
s ssiornoon and sent in his card TO Sena,
M PLANK The senator responded
y, had the visitor shown into
,porhle room, and for some time
.po sat ON a sofa together, talking Ut
.owe news and the home crops. Then
~. Anew Young man broke the ice by inform
Wv he senator just what kind OF place
nDaewauted-didn' care much what de-
partment it was In
.or "such places are not to be found
VS. Wv dov. and there are hundreds here
s.Om about every state in the Union
ioOkipp for almost anything in the shape
"Come up to my house about 8
o'clock tonight" said the senator, land
we'll talk the matter over. p"
Promptly at the appointed time he
,nlled the doorbell and was ushered in
- the library, where he found the SEN
stor pufing a cigar and looking over
The Evening Star
"Ab. good evening, Mr.. - was
inst thinking of you," said Senator
PLANK 81 have written q strong letter
10 Secretary Chandler, requesting him
10 give you position in the interior
department'-picking up an unsealed
latter from his desk and handing it to
the younO office seeker-"and would
suggest that you call at his Office and
present it about 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning. have also mailed the secre.
tary little personal note, letting him
know that when l want anything in his
Office want it bad.
The young westerner was bowed out
Of the room with smiles and hearty
bapdshake. At his hotel he sat down tC
think over his good luck. Then he
thought of the senator's letter, and pull
ed it out Of his pocket and read
DEAR CnANDLER-Some time tomorrow
morning young citizen Of my great and glo
rous state will call on you with n strong In
dorsemCnt from me for clcrkship. have n
earthly interest in Linn, so turn him over 4
your tender mercy. Let him down easy
Yours BLANK.
The young man dropped the letter, ant
a big sigh struggled up from under hi
watch pocket. Il wonder what he sale
in the little note he mailed to the secre
tary?" thought the young candidate
Then he realized that the senator hat
given him the wrong letter. and he a
once determined to call at the interio
department the next morning and Sc
what the next chapter would bring forth
About 10 o'clock the next forenoon
the colored messenger showed youn
man into Secretary Chambers office.
Senator Blank told mo last night Ii
had written you and advised me to cal
on You this morning." said the youn
gentleman.
"Ah, yes" smiled the secretary goo
naturally, picking up from his desk a
open letter and CHANGING over it. 9Th
senator speaks of you in the highes
terms, and is very urgent in his reques
fOryour appointment Wait moment.
And touching bell he sent his messen
ger for the chief clerk. After INC
ment's conversation with the chief cler
the secretary said:
You are fortunate. There is q 81, 20
clerkship made vacant by resignatio
this morning, and have ordered you
appointment to the place
month later Senator Blank wa
walking through the patent office, an
III the corridor met the new clerk in h
olhce coat. The senator was surprise
and a trifc disconnected, but he shoo
nahds with his young friend and said i
was glad to see him there.
well, I'm glad to be here" RESPOND
"a inc clerk And, SENATOR" putin
Ills hand inside his vest and lookin
squareiy in the others eye, fright
my inside pocket / keep that little pc
sOnai note you thought you mailed
secretary Chandler, telling him whe
'0u wanted thing you wanted it bad.
explanations were unnecessary. II
senator went out of public life and die
,Ons ago, but the clerk manages
squeeze along through the hard times c
H." Si'SOO year. Washington Star.