, 1873-06-11
An Instructive Scene at tho POSI-
Ofllco Yostertlay---Dlillculty'
About Advertised
/: Letters.
Some Truths that Thousands Of the
Citizens VIII Recognize at =.
First Sight.
The Unreasonnbloness Of Ono Owen
jenkins, and the Intelligent Con-
duct Of tile Gentlomanly
Clerks.


or heaying rocks ut him, or sitting on lis new
Mug hat there Ia not more pnticnt, 1ovable
bachelor in Chicago than Mr. Owen JonkinH.
He camo tearing into The TRIBUNE office, yea-
torday morning, in a boiling, tompoatuous, over
bearing stylo that Bhowod his foeltngs had been
injured In the mattor Of coruy, rocks, and new
plug Int oil as ouce. ..
It appears that Mr. Jenkins had been sitting
along, Mt homo, smoking. and reading tho Euen-
ing Post, whom ho perceived tho lettor-hst.
Now, tho 1ottor-list is IN uttor abou,tnataon in
his owes, 40 tho little hoy said whom hiB grand
snothor made him awa1iow powder III ton"
spoonful Of troacle md whom Jonlins aoos 1t,
he Just throws the pnpor down and mnkos cigar
lights OF IT. But on this occasion his
oyo no sooner struck tho attonuatod columns
than hia own nnn,o seemed to spring opt OF 1t
nnd riyot his uncertain 'gazo. or all sublunary
4uaryels. thoro ia none to boat that of q lettor
lying Mt tho postrolico for Jonkins, who is an
exemplary young man OF model habits, who has
boon in ono employ since the world began, moro
or loss and would no sooner think Of connecting
himself with the rowing correspondents who arc
not In full possession Of his number md stroot
tllan Of organizing trip to tho moon. But
nor loss. When le went to bod he laid on the
pillow, a hcad nohing With recollcctlonn g. O.
in tho 'colreo OF Ills lifo, and when sloop
visited Ills oyelids bis brains fornod eabalistio
characters Of tho letters owen ] onk Ms to
tAat extent that when lo arose in tho morning for
cd, and bad-tonporcd. 4 pleasant Hoilsing in tho
cold water, n brisk performance on tho Uranium
With pnir of bruBlca, and d tempting. break
faat, restored hlr. Jenkins ordinary placiiity,
and when ho presented him9elf to the clerk ut
tho delivery box in tho Post Office, no folt ut
peace with mankind,
s'Is this tho plnco thoy get advertised letters
at?" ho mildly inquired Of the clerk
"Yes, the latter ,curt!y replied, regarding tho
queationor with a look that as good as said,
And precious fool you must DO not to know
That
~ want ono addressed owon Jenkins. am
Owen Jonkins," ho added, apologoticalIy, US tho
clork looked 1T him in q lnnnnor TINT in a clork
waB dubious, but in man IN the street would
havo boeu rewarded with bnck-Eander in tho
faco; and ho began hauling out letters addressed
to "Owen Jonkius," to prove his identity, q
grave doubt having arison III his mind, from tho
clerks manner, whether he might not be called
upon to bring nlong sororal Witnesses az to his
rcspectability, or flo bonds that ho wouldn't do
1t noyor no moro, or something equally unuaual
and unplenuaut
The clork begun looking over the letters, and
squirting out Of corner Of lis lott eyo at Jen-
kins. With every lottor 10 would give squi9t.
ntoppea Ahort with letter lakon from tho leap,
buforo ho could mako W IN lis mind to nart With
II.
Whatsyernano ~ Ae asked, snappishly like
terrier ai,a7ling over bouo
0ve,, Inn .tIna alr u anii mr. fr;ond hmm,
by bnng to nrontiato 5 thu Ia,u rrsat u mau nv nu
-" This IL iron, hriuceyille, Ohio. Got any
fronds IN princevi1le, Ohio. Eh :"
parents at prouont live in Encland. Several
nunts md uncles lays moved to Scotland. Ho
has one cousin in MaurituB, growing sugar;
so1dior in tic i,ritisE arriy iast hoard from in
a station on thc Hitnalayau: still another ia q
sailor. whoso Inst yoyuuo WAS from Molbourno.
Australia, for q trading trim among tho Pacific
islands. An uncle waa captain Of colliery in
Pennsylvania, at last adyices, and one Of that
uucIo's song Ind left homo to como ont Wost.
farming, It must bo BIC latter. lie lad cot as
far as Trincoyiilo Ohio, and whilst eoioul1,ing
there. making iuauiricg. hal written a noto to
his cousin our friend and gossip Jenkins, ID
dressing It to tho Oiice In ignorenoo OF lis
placo Of abode. which hia fathor Lad nrohabiv
neglected to supply. but not having any lust
grounds for exploiting letter from Els cousin,
guile in Lia go,il. Jonkins answored hr;skiv.
MWo11 a;r fAi, hava M roaan r. o1noot ~, ,o+-
tor from onv ono jvinc in pr;nceyi1fa nmG hnt
It rpay 10 from a rolstfye who ia travelnr 1con.
not say. / don't waut tn onon anota6T mnn'a
lottcr' Wlet Is the usun1 ,nlo5" 'A0'N'A 1l''''
1l,c torrinr rot;rn1 ~ III. raj, orou1,r, r,;,t,
t,,e honc IN lila mnnt INT IL aev th6' aSas1
turned lis back. with thu 1ottor in III hand. and
IN want tf,o "fa ;n,o tha ttfn ~ ~ "t0 eso
.Whnta tn ho iiono no sir .''n n1ooao,,n ob,oct,v
nskc; Tnnfua of tho othnur ,vi,n now raya3
atoica,lv at noth;no ''''A' "-0 Nv" s"Aeo
Tho othor lie said hs r,,oBsod thero vcro a cooa
many owen Jonkinses in Ito world bnt fv f3hey
haiin,t all cnmn nrouma for lint iattor Y uo, =
would lnye to bo eiyan m tn Ihe nwan fenkina ~
who took it upon Rimsolf to eav fa n1neoteJ n
letter from Princovillo, o. ~
"Woll, but suppose hal enid tlat I expectod
YOU? simply told you that hpd % no reason to
expect Il. but. from tho number Of nv fronds in
ull parts OF Tie world. I might hayo ono from
Jericho Tomorrow. and i shouldn't be- 3 bit
The onliehtoncd and nnnreoiative clark on1v
knew that he nhouldn't 1iVn nm tho ,cttcr mil
the rjcLt Owon JonKiua t,srnod m wy ''''ol 1A''''
:. INT Cond ,racnna ,nN', : .,,a ro,>1,,n
..for aii T knnw nr vo1, Lnow T mn ,bo rnal
man. You must nroyo t1at m, NH N avnreS,
WI, mist lave eo,na ,r",, ~ aatt1;