Show DELIGHTS OF OFFICEHOLDING Poes Friend Thomas Draws an At traetive Picture for the Poet In the Poe correspondence published In the September number of The Century dealing with the period of the poets residence res-idence In Philadelphia Is given the fol lowing letter from Poes friend Frederick William Thomas Washington May 20 1S4V How would you like to be an of flee holder here at 1500 per year paya ble monthly by Uncle Sam who however slack he may be to his general creditors pays his officials with due punctuality How would you like it You stroll to your office a little after D In the morning leisurely and you stroll from it a little after 3 In the afternoon homeward to dinner and return no more that day If during office hours you have anything to do it is an agreeable relaxation from the monotonous laziness of the day You have on your desk everything In the writ Ing line In apple pie order and If you choose to lucubrate in a literary way why you can lucubrate Come on and apply for a clerkship you can follow literature here as well as where you are and think of the money to be made bv itThink of that Master Brook as Sir John sareth Write ° me if you love me on the reception this My kindest regards to your mother and wife Your friend F W THOMAS |