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Show . "" " . . --j - "W'-v" KICHAED RUSTV SEiGKS ' Ax .' Mit. BiciiAitb Kubx;vdesircd ;ab pftlce uuder ti6; new rAdministrationjhndUie went to Washington io;get it. At hpmb,. Husty was: kuovu as -plain ick? -liitik Ens.ty-rrhigh private in Hthei'yo.lunte.er Min.utp, Ouard!' atSqnam., (.rBipkyltad ased his spveu-doljur, tbat .severelyybearr tug a torch in the Wide .-.A wake precessions preces-sions ho hud served as? -under secretary at. the. town.-aiid court ty jcPnveptionar-ho was the very first man, jn: Uiis neighborhood, neighbor-hood, who had thought of 'Otd Abe" for President, aud ho deterntined to bo "counted in," sure,', aftr inauguration. And so, carppt-bag ,jn fmud,, one fine morning recently, jklr, JJusty founjl himself him-self jogging up Peujisylvunia, Avenue, in Itho greut city of "vuiturVs, hacks, aud magnificent distances "Washington is a very nige place! Biejc t. had lijs ,1'pppcrs" with him to wit, .a;few;ibadfy! 'spelled Pnd Worse written; vouchers "for hif good charactersand terling political principles, princi-ples, andkuq'ing himaulf. (rnlhisbjvn cs. ieem) sound'oiiiitlio goose' bptm reachuig Wasnngb.JiP,jed fprttforiittlc vernmeut;pffice bp, .ctiyeted .ih' his' native town, niiying carefutlyquvelopctT liis credentials, he 'started, them . tp the partmenttpt whjciutliey .,.'ere ( addresetl, and triumplmutly sat himseif dovvu in gurret room of his bparding house, to await an answer from the Hon. Secretary. And thus he icailcd. f One daytwo, threes five a week, 'expired. 'ex-pired. But no reply 'by? post, ar ho htul cxpectedl Now, this was a very-singular circumstance, (in Mr. Rusty's ppiniou,) and tho delay very unusual, in his, i experience. experi-ence. Indeed, ntter'a time, it came tc look very much like a Blight towards him. What tould it mean? Ho wrote to enquire en-quire why his 'Tittlejnntter" had not been attended to. np got no repfy to this eithqrl Again hp addressed the Depart mcnt on the same subject. But he received no answer. This was an outrage. Whero upon, having waited another week, lie d& termined, valiantly, to know the reason -why. . Mr. Rnsty . had not omitted to stir uj the Hon, Representative from his Di-jtript, (who assured him he would "look into hh case") and then ho waited once more. JI found the County Editor, too, wlu chanced to be also an ap"plfcant for place and he promised ta attend to Mr, Rnstj directly, Aud again he: waited. Still uc 1 wply- And thus -four Tweeks Ton, pn, aiu ! Rnsty? money run out. -Aini3he4'ahdxa8perateUf he startet Rustyticlmrd Jltus:ty,sir,'Jadds 1 mr friend'. - ' , c Yes; very happy, Mr. Rusfy. From 1 rtaiflhii?'?qucries thP Secretary, slily. - J "yo,sir-ua.f,: 'Oh--ah rim;alliuPi3, then?" . "JS'p.slr; .i7ok;,Siiuamf says'Rusty,! mP.dfestlyi .. ., t Vv'4."3. " ' 1 " "Stpiiini? Yfes, :,yc$p -J .rciiicmbcr , Sqnm-alaino,- 3r-lhi!ik? t 1 x. , .'Ko, sir: Conncclicut. , v 'rfbVWrry happy. h-iicytlcuttRivitysquam.JjU:k;npy,im h-iicytlcuttRivitysquam.JjU:k;npy,im : aVVUstyttfgVtH.ISb doe'k the Secrc- ; htffii uch'w-desirous to get out of the. s tt'hcr,sprescucqitrra!B ppss(blo..7A'nd. Mr.,Rust,y is duly feTcYre4i' with .his paV ; paov-i!icWk.-b:;i;po; heishi-; fpfhied) 'jtnkfcs cliarge"- ofhlf dpc.iiineiits:, ; ttusty ;rptjres. ill' high fgfccrnX4' biiyn. -jU(3raent, lip l)a ifoi.; "' .' -1, ' -' ; ;lIo.1trtiftSQgatiiA-'''Jnirpp.. days fi a week--h fOrtiiiglit; but he hears iothing; and;.tlicu hp VollVpcatocWarUJiQl.-r;5 : Fife Clerk' ; ro- ;2l; vjieroshp "Inquires ; ftbou tjhis'iitlio affair i Jfpt 21 has fip bushels oHiuopeued letters .on his? table; ; wlieit'Rusty'entcrs. ','.'-' i x -'X Wliatname,,sir?w hc;'"nsk$. ,:, yilu?tfe ;str, iHic rd RustyX, " 'iQur pince-hui!te is; toi:ieariii;as Jic;jioW j6es for the' first :time,'; frpiii thp-DJe clerk; itliatMeWrsIBusty ; tM-Justasi udty, d.datyf i rustj?," (lager bceirinaiiufap MUsly,;hndJu theorist pfupjjlfcaiits pur v friduai'frdm Squaw: isvaSvnyvdbwtt aihon'thetRsrC'; 'Ir, IT;1 " .ButMiJPiiP, Clbrk Ko. 21: is a patipni-inanandipplitpv patipni-inanandipplitpv lie has beep in, blfico dPzciivyears; aVd: 'vylli; do'anything,, to oblige' Mr;; iltusry,; anyiucid ihfpiraatfPu;X'Ad-s Ko..-2l're fertlic nextrbom;bv.erhdadflTp White ioudrs luin'ip Mr.,J ;Buff,;fpurUi clcii, K.P.. 5'Ojj ;bp two flights ' further;. Mr.Buff knpws nothip of Mr, liusty SqUam'scirfbuthink'si'al.M caii iniprnt Jiim; about j't, .Mr, ;Drab;caw't;sayj ; certaiibutdiro iiiquiVgr tBry fliglitsl etitVorlurjf pnssagoi- tp'tthe left-. iiortK ,7 'Rust-jiah'1 compass; with'f him, (and. rreally;' cpuli:Wjtu lie had!) liqt ho finds; lumatk and vcfyysliprt 'UrrtyJ , (vhosb.cluty Vit,, -h Ipv.ftfe tehd-ltOj -tfjcab- .ithing pan JjifPrni. ,Mfc Sjtunrrtty 'what Vdo aliplut it." Hp finds Mi lray. Mi ay rsend5 ,hijn to;kMr. Green., 'Mi.. Green jprvyards. liim tp Mr Bjpp, .(vvlipspeaksIjlnglih yory, indiffer ently.) iNfr. JJloor despatches him, to Mr; Brpvvn.jicrp ore jtljir.tysoycn J3.rownoii tEptsame floor) and lSJ.r.rtBrpwn hands hhn-over to Mr, Black4,.u-staits. once inorpt' j Jy.lncK, kiiossothiug wha t eycrpl; Jjtpty.br papere, nnd fieypr .hpftrdbf; djjirr-pt- theihbut ciyilly ife feVlj.ro; buOlc to" Mr. W jiite, wherc jip statVed from.,,' 'tv--r-.."ii a :f-' , , Byr this iijndRjchard 3llusty? js.disgustf cd hud, tlipropighly Jb'eatpb-i put with rmining pye;thP i's.tSistiJicpnplud. idto go Jplikwlpdguigs.-:. day hp commphcdspjicp,! the -multifarious wiudiiigsand turns of the great epni'tmeht- biiitdih.. Before- ho had time to get W bearings again, office honrsrhuve expired,mnd, ho returnstagain to hisibpniidiug-honse attie, . to ruminate upoii the mutability Pfliumaniuffairs. generally, gene-rally, and of oOice-seeking especially, coin eluding with th6rphiIoophical sentiment, that "Jordan is a hard road to travel." Desperate, next Urty, he finds l?ile Clerk No. 21," with whom he originally deposited his papers und iudigtmutly de-mauds de-mauds his dociiinehts. After waiting several seve-ral hours, aud making diligent search, with his papers in Ids' hand he is admitted to the presence of the Secretory, "with whom amid his despair nnd disappointment Rusty hS'"a bone to pick ."' J "1'ni Mii Rusty' he says abruptly, . as lie enters..' MGlad fd sec you," responds tho Secre- taryi - " - " "Ycs,4l ft'posc so," says Rnsty. "Where frpni Mr. Rusted?" 'V here from?" exclaims the applicant, who dpesn't uuderstmid why tlio IIou; Secretary has forgotten hinu "Squaw, ' ir," he adds, veheineii'tly. . Richard Rusty, Rus-ty, of Squam." , l uAh yes, I remember Massachusetts i . yea.i ? - - - -'-"No; sir-Connecticut.rt ' "Yes, yes, -exactly New. Eiiglatid, all tho same. When d'you arrive, Mr. I Rusted?" "A month ago 'n more. Now what I'd like to know, sir, is, am I to have my office?'' i Office? What office, sir?" "What office?'' roars Rusty, amazed; I "what office? Why the ono I asked for, ol i course." i Well, really Mr. Squam, wo are over - whelmed with business, you observe' t "Rusty is my name, sir j Rusty, if you please." "Very. very, indeed, I assure you i says the Secretary. "Sir?" exclaimed tho applicant, per- plexed. , 'Qreat confusion terrible rush foi i everything, you nee no time to eat ot ; i sleep but your little matter will bo duly ) atteuded to." , "Can't you do it now?" insists Rusty. f j "Impossible, uutfl I can examino yout vonchers." I 4,Herc they bo," saya -Rusty in triumph. tri-umph. , ; : 1 "Yes. Goto-Mr,aFiIe-ClerkNo 31, ray 'jrpU.'$qUmt:rY:ot,tg')v Auind'cl pilars, worii puVtVp good parfp' boots trbtiiu' .np a'n' dow'rt thesp steps, nnd 1, 1 ;tvo it up-rrTdo. JtJ 6 home, tomorrow; ;ni;if you pyor catch, me a-seeiUn? offican his higli old tbwnjiigain.yob may just cut n ny' throat, an' t wbu't grurabfel Good-bye: jj Ur. iton'ahlc Sec!tary4' . " ;"Go6d:byct" responda. tlio head of thp jcpartmunt, with ra ; smifd) and ,tMr; Hichanl-Rusty retires; r)acks jiis barpet-' hillin"d-rctur"to..id 'Sqfittui, a yiscr;nnd a ; bcttcrinhnj V'VV V'i'-V ; ): |