New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-03-13

were otherwise Tor often u atters OF very S'o"s
importance are forwarded In this way, aud the
confidence placed in rs must be entire, and our
secrecy above even suspicion
He afterward showed me bis dwelling. Close
10 the Office was sitting room, and opposite thls
the kitchen, &c. Above stairs were the bed
rooms; and though all was or small scale me
arrangemeLts were az comfortable one could
wish. / observed this to my new acquaintance
and that al was neat and well planned.
Yes, he answered, il is so. The company
have not been spariBg in making us comtJftaDie'
AL ia as nice as could desire It to be. IL IS
really very necessary, however, that i, should be
go for being obliged 10 be always here ready
and on the watch. one could hardly do without
these little comforts. Ny brother and l are happy
enough together.
Il should think observed, the employment
must have much in it that is plessant-a charm
peculiar to ITSELF
You are right he said; at first it possessed
an iHdescribable charm. There was something
my stefious about it and 1t was with strange
feeling unlike anything | had ever known, that
| used to find myself holding converse with
others far off, and watching as it were, their
countenances in the dial plate. But the novelty
over, all this died away and though | still like
the employment it is no longer invested with It's
original charm
Were you long in learning to work . in
quired.
Not very long-it is not so difficult; but it
takes long time before you are able to read the
communications sent to yOu-that is to say,
quickly and easily The speed with which a
message il conveyed depends much on the per
son receiving it for if he is quick and clever he
will understand what the words are before they
are spelled to the end and so, meeting the other,
as it were, halfway, the communication is carried
on with great rapidity.'
Here the hammer Of the alarum, which, before
we went into the other room, had been set, began
making a tremendous noise.
Hal said /, some one is about to speak with
you.
looked into the Office at the needles. They were
moving backward and forward with their usual
click click
is it for you l asked.
Yes he replied; so many times to the right,
and so many times to the left that signifies -
station.
'What is it about l inquired, as I watched
the needles, which, by their different movements
over the small segment OF circle, expressed
everything.
tIt's about the down train tomorrow. We are
TO send up some carriages
And where is it FRONT
From the chief station in town.
The needles soon moved again.
Us il still the people in the London who are
speakiDgP
mo: now it is the - station
Inow had an opportunity of seeing how quickly
nv companion read the movements OF the needles
necessarily came the jerk, meaning L under
stand again and again at qulckly'repeated In
tervals Once there was an unusual movement,
and afterWard inquired what it meant.
1T meant, he replied, '"Say that once more"
7 could not make cut what was said and just az
imagined, the other clerks had made mistake
Now came the answer and it was astonishing
how quickly it was delivered. AS ones words
pour out Of the mouth in speaking, so here they
were poured forth by handsiul How the needles
rushed backward and forward, then halted now
came quick shake, and then of they dashed to
the side with bold decided swing There was
no besitation here. Rattle, rattle, rattle; right,
left, right: GA it went without pause; and soon
the people at - had got their answer from the
snug little parlOr at the - station
The evening had closed in, and there still sat
over the fire. A fre-s coal fire IN an hnguSn
crate has wonderful attaction for an Englsman
Who bas been a long time from bis home. Thls
WIS the case with myself aud therefore 1t was,
suppoge that hung about the hearth as one
does about q spot that is fraught with pleasant
recollections. IL was quiet, and cheerful, ana
coy. Presently the clicking noise was heara
again.
'Ah, ali it Is from the station, said my
conpariop rising. It is friend Of mine who IS
speaking he continued He wants 20 know II
shall come up next Sunday OF not. don e
Think shall,"' he said repeating the words he
was expressing by the wires. He asks me Il
al am alone "No-a-lrlend-is-h ere-"len
me
Il nm glad you have somebody with you and
are not alone, for It is most contoundedy dull,
came back in reply.
Almost every evening", said my companion,
I've have little chat before night comes on. he
does not like being alone. so he talks with me-
who have you got with you asked the lrend
go lonesome at the - station"
'Ho-one-yOu-k now'--was the answer.
Il tell you whst,' / said, laughing, Ill give him
q riddle. ASK him, from me, q When did Adam
first use a walking.stick ~
when Eve presented him with little Cam
(c0ael, came back as rePl y almost directly.
'Confound the fellow Z l exclaimed | am sure
he knew it before and we both laughed heartily.
'Confound- the-fellow-P -he-knew
it before-repeRted my companion by means
of the wires.
Look at the needles, said; how they are
movingg
'Yes, he is laughing, he replied; that means
laughing He is laughing heartily
Shake shake shake shake We laughed
too in return by telegraph, just as We were then
doing in reality. Another hearty laugh came
back, with Good night We wished Good
night in return and our bit Of chat was over.
And soon after, bidding my friend & goodnight
too l left him to pass the long hours till morning
in conpanionship with thar wonderful thing.
which, though hfeless, was 30 sensitive and
though inanimate, could yet make itself heard by
him who was appointed its watcher its low yet
audible vibrations being as the pusations OF
heart that at intervals, by its faint beating gives
sign of vitality.
PoLYGLOTTIC-The viIitors to the w ord s
Fair will see the following inscription on the
walls of the Crystal Palace:
"Dss rsuchen wrd picht erlHubi
"I nest pas p rmls de fumsr.
"Non permeesO di fumare.
mo 60 permilito fumsT.
Mao he pefmitudO fumaT.