Sunday Washington globe., 1902-01-05

The Agricultural Department in anticipa-
ton of losing its distinguished head, is run
ming race with Mikey Lewis and August
Machen for first honors on this page. There
came near being tragedy the past week
and razor was in actual service in a semi
family row, caused by a lady employed in
the department who was recently accouched,
and the husband of the dame, her sisterand
the latter's husband The Agricultural
Department clerk denounces her brother
in-law as publicly as her limited acquaint-
anceship will permit as a liar, thief and
forger." Naturally. as a government clerk
himself he objected TO these pet names and
sought the lady's husband to solicit dis
continuance of the same, whereupou the
husband, also department clerk, chased
him with a razorl No, gentle reader, they
are not colored people-pure white and
from the best families.
The trouble is deepening in the Agri-
cultural Department for a married female
clerk, whose husband it is alleged secured
the discharge Of lady clerk by informing
the chief of the division that she was a
married woman aud that her husband was
amply able to provide for her. Now the
husband OF the discharged female clerk
proposes to inform MI Wilson of the fact
that there are others" in the department
who are married, both on the European
and American plan, and he is after female
scalps la Comanche.
If this thing spreads there will be several
respectable male citizens hunting three
cent lunch counters whose reputed wives
are now supporting them on the salaries
drawn from Uncle Sam as department
clerks.
There are several married female depart
ment employees whose husbands are amply
able to support them, such for instance, az
the husband Of the lady in the Dead Letter
Office, who swan ashore safely in that dead
letter scandal over year ago. There are
others, in various departments, coutribut-
ing to the family exchequer more per
month than hubby" does in a year, but
these are deserving women tied to worth
less husbands The instances, however,
where lovers are acting husbands parts
and being supported by government female
clerks are limited, indeed, but that there
are some fagrant cases, the GLOBE has been
made aware. These will be ventilated when
our lists are completed of the cases of
nepotism prevailing in the several depart
ments.
We still retain some letters placed at our
disposal some time back, wherein a married
male employe of the Agricultural Depart
ment thus addressed female clerk of whom
he became enamoured. And sad to state
this enamoring business was mutual, not
withstanding that the lady knew her inn
passioned lover was a married man and had
a fairly good looking wife Of his own
However, here is the letter. The parties
involved will recognize it and perhaps
thank us inwardly for concealing the
names and perhaps not
'All day and not a word, line. can't
stand it sweetheart. l must hear from you
and KISS you and hold you in my arms.
The Secretsry (Mr wilson, may be su-
perior in his department but, dear heart.
my love is also supreme and it is higher,
truer, nobler than any purpose he may
have. You are my LIFE, my ALL, my
QUEEN, and am entitled to the great hap
piness DUE ME and which l can have only
when l am with you. I would gladly lay
down my life for you Give up to the Sec
retary-No and NEVER. He commands me
to stay away from you. He is thus taking
my life slowly with torture. live only for
you, YOUR love, and love you better than
ever-yes YOU, YOU, YOU. I am
Jealous - Cod that such thoughts
never again come to me-for LOVE YOU.
The great God can take EVERYTHING, ANY
THING, only leave me you and and YOUR
LOVE. kiss you. close my mouth over
yours. / FEEL yOui warm love, your PAS
sIoN--ALL and / LOVE YOU.
This goes on for four pages written on
both sides of the sheet, and is a pretty
warm number by married man to single
lady The GLOBE regrets that II has no
specimen of the lady's love epistles, but
from the developments Of the case we are
aware that she, too was a very warm num-
Der and was willing to have his mouth close
over hers.
How old man Wilson could have the
heart and the nerve to gut in his shovel in
such an affair passes our understanding,
but then they say as men grow old the
blood grows colder, or loses its heat and
this must account for his official inter-
ference between the married he and the
single she. The Agricultural Department
has several red hot love affairs on hand at
present of a clandestine nature It is the
premier department for gay and festive
I.otharios and passionate, languis ishing
Mariories. 1t can always be relied on for
frst. class scandal in the love and misfeas-
ance line, and it is per consequence favor
ably regarded by GLOBE scribes in search
of Sunday morning scoops.