The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-02-13
How | Got Married /;
OR, ooURTING BY rELEoRAPH i.

Everybody knows that for the last few
years telegraph companies in England have
employed females in the instrument de-
partments OF some of their principal stations.
The work is light and clean, and very well
adapted for young ladies'. Most of them
acquire the art of telegraphing in a very
short time, and there are now in he service
many who are able 10 send and receive
messages as well as the best of the male
staff
Young ladies are much the same every
where, and it would, OF course, be next TO
impossible for them 10 remain any length
of time in a room without desiring to hold
a fair amount of conversation. AS The ia
lure of their employment demands that tor
the greater part of the time they are al the
office they must sit at the instrument to
which they are appointed, they cannot
very well hold conversations with their
companions. So that when circuit hap
pens TO be slack, the young lady who has
charge of il. finds great deal of relief in
speaking 10 the clerks of the station at the
other end of the wire.
Alter had been some time in the service
and supposed TO be thoroughly ac-
quainted with the work, | was appointed TO
( a station which do not wish 10 be known
by any other name than that of Morton.
After had introduced myself TO those
/ who were TO be my fellow clerks, | took
possession OF the instrument appropriated
to me, and, as is usual, inquired The name
of the lady with whom was to work
Quick as thought received her answer
"Amy Watson. Who are you ~ Having
given my name and the station from which
had come, we entered into conversation
upon general subjects, such the weather,
descriptions of different towns through
which had passed, sc sc.
| soon found that, in addition to being an
excellent hand at ielegraphiug, my fail
correspondent was very entertaining in con
versation, and it was very easy to discover
from the way in which she acted during
press of business, that she was of a very
amiable disposition. These conversation:
went on for some lime, iii at length | wa.
miserably Guil when away from the instru
ment, and always eager TO discharge, a:
quickly as possible, those duties which oc
casionaily call me away, SO that | nigh
return 10 speak TO Amy.
| was most anxious TO see the being who
exercised such an influence over me, auc
4 at length, after much persuasion, and hay
ing oblaia ed the consent of her widowe ec
mother, we exchanged portraits. If | wa.
in love before, was doubly 80 now. Hav
ing Obtained the likness, | was more cage
than ever 10 see :he originel. To hear tn,
sound OF her voice-which was sure from
the expression OF her tace in the portrait
was soft and sweet-to see her smile oil
me, and to gaze into her large, bright blu
eyes, seemed 10 me the object most to b,
desired of any in the world
/ applied Tor and obtained leave of ab
sence for a fortnight and instantly proceed
ed TO n. We met, and everything Ina
had pictured was as naught compared 4
the beauty, amiablity and sweetness of III
original. Before Left, we were engage,
to be married and three months afterward
having obtained through the kindness c
my superior officer. transfer from Merlo
10 n, Amy Watson changed her nam
5 for mine.
i Since then we have Iiyaaena2ilv. for W
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