The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-19
REASONS FOR PROMOTION.
Three Appeals Made by Government Em.
ployses to Their Chisfs.

Three Appeals Made by Government I'm.
pioyees TO Their Ch'ohs.
WARRINGTON. Nov. 18-There always hangs
over Government clerk the uncertainty
OF promotion and dismissal. There are never
any candidates for the latter and there never
lived a clerk who did not hope for promotion
and feel himself entitled to Il. The Govern
ment has employees In many districts In tho
country far from the maddine gayety Of WASH
ipRton or any other town life The Vows OF
these far away Government en- ployees are
often primitive, but they know all about pro-
motion and want Il. They differ from the up.
o-tiate city clerk In their childiike fnith that
tho head OF the -depa rtment In which they are
en,ployed will be delighted to grant a pro-
motion lust as aeon IA he Is fully informed OF
the special merits OF their case and they spend
much time. ink and paper in clearly explaining
20 the department why they need and should
have Immediate promotion. IL often happens
that their appeal does not convince tbe
adamantipe chief, but that H. OF course. due 10
the density OF the chief and not 10 lnck OF merit
nr ,ho 90, =, ,ho an, r,ovaa ''''
on ,ne pur' o' 'no emp.oyee'
The latest IL from man away ont in Wyoming
,rho n,.,r,ad n,dow rha ,.,Io- s,.S ~
then became acquainted with his stepc hldren
and he thinks that the only thing to assuaes
a
dren is promotion; and he sets forth this little
family matter In letter OF three pages OF fools
cap. The applicant starts his appeal by saying:
write 70 INFORM you OF my sad bereave-
meht' Inc dearest one on earth TO me has been
With rbsumat;sr, "" ot rho hs.s. sr"U,a., u ne.
doctors said. She was apparently we'll onIy
knee On sunday ovening C,ct Ia,h No.
started n rho Pos, for ,he mail IN mia ava,
she was sitting by the front window and had
not raln that | know Of II was iust dn,k
and we we're anxious for the mail. but l told
her did not like to lsave my sweetheart alone
that wns afroIJ sbs would g., lonesome Or.
said for me TO go. 80 kissed her good bye sew
eral times and the last time l ever saw her she
only the woman can who loves you intensely.
love was boppier ,hsu the y,evsn anu our
The letter tb.p er,nhico,,x rs,.,.. how =.
got So@e and 1 ound h.r now Ho ne
s 9fss nnS shs snS Of
rem are or buria raS s,S Sn mas,rg ohi,d
most frentIe He foils 10 s2ns. wb nS{ reht a.,
AT the ioss OF their motbeT or sbs sieh, w az
SheiT stepisiheri had beau. IN t tonS 3.
''' ps,n,tal s so,,sr SET ~, w. wo ~" u.
psn'tsi =. ,"ii ~. t,y Nurh ~ Al uohe
Uranium sour INTO aiory gone
Henceiorth expect to devote my life to her
children. A more noble and handsome woman
never lived. IL you ever get out this way and
would care to hear IT, will tell you the story OF
our courtship md marriage, than which moth.
ing could be more honorable. A sweeter and
sadder romance could never be written,
hope for promotion. as II would seem to be
right under these sad circumstances. md am
told merit II, and could make excellent use Of
Please attend TO the matter at your earliest
convenience and pay no attention to anything
that any one else may say From malicious re-
ports. utterly without foundation. and the
death OF my sweetheart. Il would seem that
the fates are decidedly against me. Believe
me. yours IN deepest sorrow"
A man who has Tor years managed to hold on
10 llttle agency out In Idaho is quite frank In
writing 70 his department. that Il have been
more or less laid up and unable to work for
several years, but seem TO be- getting worse all
the time. and hope you will see the necessity