| Show government RED TAPE an unfortunate clerk ret petition ivion bernad in official style I 1 A government clerk entered the private office of the bead of his department to ask for a fortnights fort nights holiday the official received him with his usual affability fabi lity and told him to hand band in his request in writing oh I 1 did not think that waa nee necessary e 5 if I 1 applied to boain y iu person said the clerk oh yes in fact it is indispensable then I 1 will go back to the office 11 11 no need to do that see here are pens ink and paper nit ait down and write the clerk obeyed the petition ww was written out signed and folded now 1 said the functionary 1 you rou have ozil only y to present it to whom to tome me and taking the tha petition he wiped his glasses care carefully fully adjusted them read the docu document from beginning to end placed it on me file along with a number of similar applications and then remarked with the utmost gravity 1 I have read your petition and regret exceedingly that I 1 am compelled to inform you that I 1 cannot accede to your request 11 imagine the feelings of the poor berkl le figaro |
