The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1870-06-29

out Of danger.
renr hundred MILES mp stairs.
.Besding about electricity, lightning.
and ! sIs lelcgraph. the other day." said
Jjnclu Peter, reminded me of ussri0us
story vncc heard. when ! was in Eng
land"
Ii seems there was newspaper in the
city Of Glasgow, in Scotland, which employ
cd a London correspondent. The CORES
pcndent made it his duty to gather the news
every day and send il 10 Glasgow every
night by telegraph.
lie made arrangement with the operator
at certain Office. by which news was sent
10 Glasgow at reduction By the year.
One night be arrived at the lower door,,
at the foot Of the stairs leading up into the
telegraph Office. The door was locked, and
be could not open ID.
The telegraph office was way up to the
top Of the building. in the sixth story. The
operator lsd bed there. to which he retir-
ed promptly at three o'clock, and il was
now half rast tive.
The operator up stairs yawned and look
ed at HIS watch. ..Jinkins wont come to
night. said he; II may as well 60 to bed. :
And thcro was peor Jinkins all the time
poundisg away ON the door ut the foot d
the long stairs. unable 10 get IN.
..lliIlo, up fhcrer' he cried, looking at
the window of the telegraph Office, that
glowed with light. '.Hillo Jones Jones
Somebody has locked the outside door. and
can't get IN. -
What's the row. said a policeman
coming along.
..Pm locked out," said jenkins. "ilere
I've got batch Of the most important news
for any paprr--a murder. three fires. and q
riot--and lhc door locked in my face. and
| 1 can't get IN. What will l dog'
/ So the policeman began banging the door,
hat Jmlf* SO operator. mp 10 his uiiea,
was Is unconscious o. the tumuli a. II Il had
been IN The moon. lie was whistling t.
himself and yaNning prodigiously.
.Why don't you 20 10 some hothcr hof-
ices' asked the policeman.
..No authority 10 use any other line,
said the correspondent. .Ah!rvc got il =
he added, aud before the policeman could
ask what il was. the excited Jinkins dashed
OF down the street as Il 4 mad dog was al.
ter him.
Jinkins rushed brcathlcssly into another
telegraph oflire, six blocks off.
4 ay.' said be 10 the operator, I'm il
tix. Got news 10 90 % inside Of half al
hcGr. and the stupid operator at my ollic,
has gonc 70 sleep. and | can't Get in--an,
--and--and---'
We'll. that il iix.'
Tell you what want. said Jinkins. en-
dcasoring to catch his breath i want yol
10 telegraph down 70 Glasgow. and ask III
operator there 10 telegraph up here TO Jones
and bid him como down stairs and let M
in"
The operator marcd with laughter at tli
bot went IL Onre 10 his instrument, and bc
gan rsttling away at a great rate.
This u the message he sent:
glasgow. Wake up Jones. Station X
Tell him Jinkins, at the foot of the stairs
cant get ~.
Joucs was looking at bis watch again, an,
coilcludcd that he had better put out III
lights aud 90 to mis- little bed nom acros
The hallway, when claitcr, elaiier, went hi
instrument.
There's Glasgow calling me" saiI
Jones. and hurried 10 his instrument ant
licked or:
WHAT'S wantingT
Back came The answer;
'Jinkcns down siairs--,loor f,st-- lot hin
IN
on won't Jones down stairs with rush
and al last the anxious JiDkins got up an,
sent oh his news.
You see hos q man sont mc3ag
through solid door, and up four pains .
stairs, four hundred miles around. and B,
way Of Glasgow, and all within twenty mi
nutes.
Wam'tthat four hundred miles upstairs
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