The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1872-02-01

From the San Francisco Chronicle. /

Two young men, telegraph operators
board at one of our first class hotels, and be
ing of . somewhat hilarious disposition,
find great amusement in carrying on CONVEX
ntion with each other At the table by tickins
on their plates with knife, fork or spoon
For the information of those not acquainted
with telegraphy, it may be we'll to state thai
combination of sounds or ticks constitute
the Geographic alphabet, and persons famil.
iar with these sounds can converse thereby
- intelligently q with spoken words. The
young lightning strikers a already stated
were in the habit of INDUCING in table talk
BY this means, whenever they desired to
stance No. l would pick up his knife and
tick off some such remark Is this to No. 2:
''Why is this butter like the ofense Of
Hamlet's uncle?" No. 2. 81 give it up"
No. 1. Because it's rank and smells to
heaven" OF course the joke is not ap-
preciated by the landlord, Who sits close BY,
because be doesn't understand Geographic
ticks, and probably he would not appreciate
the joke ii he did; but the jokers enjoyed it
immensly, and laugh immoderately, while
the other guests wonder what can be the &C.
casion for this merriment, and naturally con-
clude that 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 young girl on his arm, whose
blushing countenaDce showed her to be .
bride. The couple had, in fact, been marri-
To San F.ncisco from OAKLAND Mind
Snr;nrs or some other rur,l v;ii,e. for the
n,rnose of snecd;no their honevmoon The
telerr.nh;c tscIcr, commenceJ a. soon .. The
hu.6srd and III. had ,..te5 th.mssIve.
M ! onensi m. S;.co,,r.e a. foiIov,.
.Wh., . lov.lx ,;s,i. n;rscn ri. - .ioro.
aide of meNsin't .he,s
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sm,.;ne mi .ns;r.Iv unfo,s zen even, The
h-;3.,,oo,n;. TO- h:,. an.h.1 .nd . d.-I
scovI "a. On HE brov du,;ns the h.. nrosr. ..
II ~. s;cI;n, convsr.,.;o.. h:,, H. nr.,s,o,.
were ,, too mneh ocrnn;ed Nth each other to
nav .nv attention 10 him. The re.Ser NAV
form some idea Of The vouue mem. con.ter.
nation vhen the nsrtner ot the Isdv
p;cked nm Is, knife and ticked of the follow.
he terse Init vioorou. mes.aee.
ssThis l,dv s INV vife and "A ANN a abe
,ets tbronc vitb her bre.kf.st I nronose tn
Sr;nc 10Th vo,,r necksNvon in.olent Thelns
The oountenances of the oper,ton fell verv
snddeniv When this mes..,e oommenoed. r.
he time time IL vas ended thev h,d Lost ali
sDue.ite and .Dnrsc;.t;on of ;okes. and Ain.
M ont of the dsn;n,.room In . yerv mid
md unceremonioua manner. Il ems The
bride.room m a teleor.ph ouer,tor and
"knev how Il vss himselfH
--
nrs. Aa.saesa.
That there ia a fascin,tion in Nm. Mans
fields presence. none Who have vitneped
her demeanor and IL ea.c in court can hesi-
tate to assert, even il it, source Is mystery.
A flourish Of her delicate lacs handkerchief