Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-12-28
TELrGRAPuro TICiis.
An Amusiug Episedo nc n Hotel
Breakfast Table.
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From the San Francisco Chron!ele.l
Two young men, telegraph operators,
board at one Of our leading third-class
hotels, and being Of a somewhat hilar-
ious disposition, find great amusement
in carrying OH conversation with each
other Mt table by ticking OH their plates
with q knife, fork or spoon. For the
information of those not familiar With
telegaphy 1t may be well to state that
a combination Of sounds or ticks con-
stitutes the Geographic alphabet, anu
persons familiar with these sounds cali
converse thereby as intelligently as
with spoken words. The young light
nlnp-strikers, rs already stated, were
In The hlbit of INDUCING in table
| talk by this means whenever they de-
sired to
SAY ANYTHING PRIVATE
| 10 each other. For instance, No. !
would pick up his knife and tick oil
some such remark as this to No. 2:
"Why Is this butter like the offense OF
Hamlet's uncle" No. III give 1t
up." No. l-"Because it's rank and
smells to heaven" OF course the joke
is not appreciated by the landlord,
who sits close by, because he doesn't
understand telegraphlc ticks, aud prob
IDLY he wouldn't appreciate 1t much
If he did; bbt the jokers enjoy 1t i'm
mensely and laugh immoderately,
while the other guests wonder what
can be the occasion for this merriment,
and naturally conclude the operators
must be idiots.
A few days ago, while these fun.
loving youths were seated at breakfast,
a stout-built young man entered the
dining-room with
A HANDSOME Girl.
On his arm, whose timid, blushin2
countenance showed her to be n bride.
The couple had, in fact, lbeen married
but q day or two previous, and hat
como to San Francisco from thell
home IN Oakland, or Mud Springs, Oh
some other rural village, for tho pnr'
pose of spending the honeymoon. The
telegraphlc tickers commenced rs soor
u the husband and wife had seated
themselves. =,
No. l opened the discourse as fol
lows: "What q lovely little pigeon
this Is alongside Of me-ain't she?
No. 2-"Perfectly charmlng-look'
as II butter wouldn't melt In hel
mouth. Just married, I guess; dom
you think so2"
No. I-"Yes, I should judge she
was. What luscious lips shes got
If that country pumpkin beside hel
was out of the road, I'd give her a hul
and u kiss just for luck"
No. 2-"Suppose you try 1t, any
how. Give her n little nudge undel
the table with your knee" . .
There Is no telling to what extern
the impudent rascals might have gont
but for an amazing and
ENTIRELY U~NBonEsEEN Event.
The bridegroom'S face had flushed ant
u dark scowl was OH his brow during
the progress Of the ticking converse
ton but the operators ere too mucl
occupied with each other to pay any
attention to him. The reader may
form some idea of the young mem
CONSERVATION when the partner OF thu
lady picked up his knife and licked oil
the following tcrse but vigorous me
sage:
"This lady Is my wife, and as sooi
as she gets through with her breakfas
propose to wiring both your neoks-
you lnsolent wheIps."
The co%untenances of the operator
fell very suddenly when this message
commenced. By the time 1t endet
they had lost all appetite and appre
citation of Jokes, and slipped ont Of tn
dining-room In a very rapid and un
ccremonious manner. IL seems TIT
bridegroom was a telegraph operator
and "kncw how 1t was himself"