The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-09-05
IN THE ANTE ROOM.
Some of the Persons and Things That
Make the Senatorial Commits
siOner Weary.

siOner Weary.
When the imperturable attendant
had disappeared with the card of the
Girl who Observes, the girl sat quiet
ly down to await the appearance of
the commissioner. He did not come
Immediately, and, as she sat there,
she began to realize that she had
never before had the iota of an idea
of the pestiferousness of people.
Each person who came-and they
were coming Observation-Disclosures
that his little bit of business was
especially vital. After waiting per-
haps two minutes, the majority of
them began to fume and to inter
rogate the attendant, relates the
New York Herald.
One woman, having contained her.
self for five minutes in impotence,
stalked huffily away, assuring every
one within earshot that "she could
not wait another minute, as she had
an engagement" On her way out
she buttonholed another victim
and stood talking to him for half an
hour. Then she came back.
HAS Mr.. come yet?" she
blandly asked the attendant.
''Oh, yes, come and gone" replied
that individual, cheerfully.
why, the idea, why did you not
send him to me? You knew that /
was right there'-and she took her
departure, exceeding wroth.
Next came voluble foreigner,
loaded down with maps and plans
While he was waiting he spread these
upon the table, failing to notice that
he thereby kept others from using
it. When gentleman approached
the inventor was so occupied that he
did not see him.
Mr.. p" questioned the clerk,
perfunctorily, consulting the card.
"Oh, yes" replied the foreigner,
jumping up, you are the commits
sioner?"
mo, sir; butt
well, Mr.. - is very busy now,
but
But it will not take long, and it is
so wonderful that he will like to hear
about it,"
After many Interruptions the clerk
succeeded in explaining that the mat
ter would be duly considered if left
for a few days.
They are perfect martyrs
thought the girl. "I'd have shaken
some of those people before this,
and they have all been patient and
polite with everyone"
just then tall, conveyed looking
woman, escorted CO by wizened
little man, nailed the escaping clerk.
THAT one, poor man, seems to
have more trouble than all the rest"
thought the girl, for in the mean
time other clerks had come in and
out, transacted their business with
more or less rapidity and had again
escaped to the carefully guarded of
fetal precincts. But this particular
victim seemed doomed to encounter
the most longwinded and rambling
visitors.
In flew pert little miss, and a
pretty one, too, who looked decidedly
out of place In an Office
'Can / see Mr.. -" she asked.
and waited the arrival of the de-
sired person with far better grace
than some of her elders and should
have-known betters had done. When
young man approached she nodded
condescendingly to him.
Am 1 not to see Mr.. - him
Sn1f2" she uueStiOnad
"Yes, 1 think you can; but he sent
me to ask if you would wait a few
minutes"
"Oh, yes; and is he really going
to take my plan for the house? Oh,
isn't he a dear-this is the first plan
| have gotten up, and it's so nice"
"Well, Mr.. will see YOU in a
few minutes" and the young man
departed, leaving happy little girl
behind him.
But, alas! the young man returned.
"Mr. -- is so sorry-if you would
call tomorrow
well, ! suppose / must" she pout-
ed, but | never saw such a perfect.
ly disgusting mani"