Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-12-19
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ought expcnd your Indignation. He has at diff
erent times taken several of your letters from the
office, opened and read them, and, after re-seang
them returned them to the letter box having made
certain discoveries in those letters, to which he fore
ed me to listen, furnishing sufficient ground for
his course, and justifying lormer suspicious !! He
earnestly requested me never to disclose who had
opened the letters and | should have continued to
observe secrecy, had not your accusations forced
me to this disclosure in self-defence. If you wish
to have my statement corroborated L think can
produce reliable Witness"
The'lady did not reply to this proposition, but
made precipitate retreat, leaving the clerk master
of the field, and was never afterwards seen at that
postoice.
Here is an odd bit Of information on the confusion
of names in our poStotlces.
CAREFUL HOW YOU ADDRESS LETTERs-wHIMsIcAL
NAMES OF PoSTOFFICES.
The omission Of the name OF the State from the
address of letter, often causes much uncertainty
in its motions.
There are, for instance, seven Phadephias be-
sides the in Pennsylvania, twenty-three Serias,
many Troys and no end of WaShingtons Jetfer-
sons, and other names distinguished in the history
of the country.
There are three New Yorks and eleven Bostons.
Indeed the majority OF the names of the postotfces
at least duplicated, and often repeated many
times. as we could easily show; but two or three
more specimens of this will suffice. Twenty-three
Franklins, twenty Jacksons and sixteen Madsons,
will help to perpetuate the memories of the distin
guisheu men who once bore those names.
The danger of letters mscarrying in conse-
quence of the omission of the name of the State on
it's direction is of course reduced to nothing when
there is other postotfice in the country with the
same the one addressed, especially if there
is any oddity about the name Thus, were we to
direct letter to "Sopchoppy," it would be likely
to find the place rejoicing in that euPhonous ttlc
even the State (Forda) omitted in the address,
although it would often involve the trouble of con-
sulting the list of postotticeS "Sorrel Horse,
also, could not fail to receive whatever might be
sent to it.
\ otaie rwould not be surprised to find "Sodom"
in Champaign County," and while on this subject
would say that temperance views seem to have
prevailed in naming poStoftices. W have two nam
ed Temperance, and three Temperancevilles, to bal
which, besides the above Sodom, there appears
only Gin Town." and "Brandy Station one of
each.
Some villages seem to aspire to astronomical hon
There are in our social frmanent one Sun, one
Moon and two Stars also one Eclipse, and Transit,
whether of Venus not is unknewn. So it appears
that the "man in the Moon is not altogether a tic-
ttious character, but may be a postmaster.
The twenty five thousand names contained in the
list of postofices would furnish many other curiosi
ties noticeable those just cited, and we refer
those who DESTROYS of entering more largely into
the subject to that work
1t is sufficient for to have called the attention
of the public to the necessity of eXacness and suf
fcient fitness in the address of letters to insure
their delivery at the place where they intended
to go. Much vexation and real Inconvenience would
be obviated if more were exercised in this
pect and the Dead Office would have fewer inquests
to make.
The following anecdotes are illustrative of the
amusing incidents which occasionally come under
the eyes of postottice clerks
TO MY GRANDMOTHER
A little bright-eyed, flaxen- haired boy, was one
day observed the vestbule of the postoffce
at Washington, with letter in his hanI and to wait
very modestly for the departure of the crowd col
lected about the delivery window. AS soon as the
place cleared, he approached the letter box and
car
if to watch the safety of the precious docu
mcnt. His motions attracted the attention of the
clerk stationed at the window, whose curiosity in
duced him to examine the superScrpton of the let
ter just deposited by the little fellow. The address
on the letter was simply, :" TO my dear Grandmoth
err Louisiana :; doubtless some good old lady, whose
memory, in the mind of her innocent grandchd,
was redocnt of cake and candy, and all the various
" goodies =" which grandmothers generally SO
ready to supply, say nothing of the various we'll
neant offices of kindness to which their sometimes
blind affection prompts Them Look here, my lit
lie man," said the clerk, what is your grandmoth-
cr'S name and where does she live?"
anal" :
'SYes, see that on the letter, but it will never
get to her if her isn't put on, and the place
where she lives"
"Wer please put it on, SIR"
Butt shall not know what her name is, unless !
you tell me"
"Why, sir she's my grandma-don't you know
Ter? She used to live at my house"
After the display of considerable ingenuity on the
'art of the clerk, and good deal of innocent
ion by the child, the old ladys name and place Of
esidence finally ascertaincd, and added to the
ddress after which the little went on his way,
ejocing in the assurance given by the clerk that |
low his " dear grandmother" would certainly re-
GIVE the important epstle from her darling
THE DEAD LETTER.
The following is contributed by "Dave," of the
Columbus (Ohio) postoffice:
During my term of service at the general delive
y of this office, it my custom, upon receiving
cad letters from Washington City, to make list
f the names of the persons to whom they were ad.
ressed. and stick it up in the lobby of the Office,
nth notice, " Call for Dead Letters"
One day elaborate specimen of Erin's sons,
those brawny fist and broad shoulders seemed to
enote construction with eye single to Ameri-
an railroads, lounged into the Office and up to the
GARD containing the aforesaid list. He looked at
a moment, and burst into tears. [ spoke to him
trough the window, and asked him what was the
latter :?
ooh Mr.. Postmaster, see we have daid letther
,r me- I spect me sester in Ireland's daid, and it's
OF wake since sint her tin pound note to come
Ameriky wid-and kin we tell me how long she's r.
in daid, Mr.. Postmaster?
[ asked him his name, found the " letther" and
tier request from him to Grade it, sir, and rade
aisy if you piaze," opened it, and told him not
y; that his sister was not dead, but that it was a
tier written by himself and directed to Miche0I
Eakerty, BosToN, CHICAGO.
And is Mcheal dead, Mr. Postmaster ?"
No, guess not said |.
"Well, who IS daid, sr?"
explained to him that letters not taken from the
flee to which they were addressed within certain