The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1856-10-22

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We stepped ia,s ,Ae ielegpph olliee i
Portland, ohio, sson after 4 wan ssiablished
fortunsssly just "a tans to witness ihs fol
lowing ainusins scene:
White ,tle operator wss sxplaiaing TO "
ths snyssesisus working Of the gsIvanic cur
ssnt and the modss opsranG Of liz application
in transmilsng Intelligence between disisn
pIaces, a tall and paslicaiasIy pneainly spsci'
men Of the gssas hoMe. stalksd into The Of
sice. he was muscular, bFawny fsllow, ol
the species Pike, and 10 Judge BY The brusque
manners and pncou,k appearance had al.
ways dwell on The iroplier, or somawhsrs
rear snndown, outside tho pale Of civiliza-
lion. He ehowsd the symptoms Of rapid
walk, snd haslily inquired:
"Telegraph oaics, ehp'
''Tt is, cir, sePiied the eperssos politely.
aRuas from here 10 Daytonw N
dYss.n
'Good! have got right smart job for
ye. ] left thar afore sun up this morniu,, in
such an alfred spluiier, clean forgot my
dog a the tavern. He's mighty powerful
good dog, stranger, I tell yea cross be-
iwixt Newfoundland and regular bull
smart as mour.ain cat, and stout as grz.
zled bar. He kin whip his hsfl in wild cats
every day, en- is wuih hi ehmkomia 10 hunt
lnjuns, aa' that's Just whar Pine swine.--
Now ! want yen 10 teleeraft him down here
ia double quick shor metre, for the steam
bots is gwine TO leave in an hour, an l
wouldn't lose the critter for heavsa."
We observed comical expression Ait
over The OPERATORS counisnsnce ss he prs-
tended 10 note down description of the
missing quadruped, and snsweied, aAll
right, sir" 10 an assurance on the part Of his
excited customer tina. he would 'drap in or.
Ter the dog in half an hour.D
When he returned, the frat object tha, at.
iracied his attention was q stnmp-tailed pup
Of the mos. dimiautive proportions, which
was tied to the leg Of the operating tsble,
and ssluted him as he entered with shril
bow! WOW WOW!
"You are just in time, sir. Here is your
dog, all o. X. Only little ou, Of breath,
owing to, The rspidity Of his joprnsy,n said
the operator blandly.
"Whar n..interrogatsd Pike, striking an
attitude. expressive of asionishment which
was too pregnant for-words.
"EIere, sif,D tied 10 Ibis table.
"What! iha, teeuy sprinklin' NV, fizzled
har my dog! You don't mean to say that
that thar ded dssnea, short legged, little.
squint.eyed, lop.esred, NANCY beas, is my
dogs No. sir, that aint my dog. Mine Is
the best dog in Oregon-a wallopin', big,
splendid animile-a regular beauty-a two
hundred pounder, sif! Phew! cuss snake-"
AT this point the speaker, having exhaust
cd bis vocabulary, stopped 10 take breaih.
every singular! extraordinary singular, I
mus, say. Has yonr correspondent made a
misiske. and forwarded the wrong animal 90
aMisiake be cussed! It's regular swim.
die, sir. That blasted tavern keeper up thar
has sioIs my dog, and sent me this Internal
lials runt in his place. What's the dam
agem
"NothiGg, sir, as you have failed 10 get
the right. animal" replied the operator, who
joined us in an uProarious burst of merri-
msut as Pike left the Office, swearing, ''He
was gwine up 10 Dayton TO scalp that dod-
roiied, dog-steaIing, ,asern-ksepef.n