The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-06-16
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TR III I'M II
The Curlosities Of Ny Office.

There Is something very lnexpucaDl
shout offices" You never can NOR
than hall. persuade people that they ar
really places oil business. A mill, fac
tory, or q warehouse Is thought q spo
where time q, oil value, and into Whicl
persons ought not. tO.intrude. An ohlc
is never so REGARDED. The popular notiol
seems TO be, that the announcement 0
any speciaLbuSiness being done there is
mere form, and that offices arc really
places for the distribution Of aims private
iy, and for the. purchase OF articles, th(
offer Of which anywhere else would b,
laughAblc. Everybody walks In and GU
accordingly. To any one who had nc
work to do, and who, consequently, could
Law himseliaLWholly. ont for GGinterr1p-
tons" with Rview 70 enjoying them, the
thing would be delightfully."- prepOsterous
All he would need do Is 10 put Q wire
blind In tho window, afilx name plate to
door, and then sit within waiting for
those who will come. People odder than
any he has ever Aesn on the stage orread
Of in novels, will quickly put their heads
10 at the .doorWay.u He need be under
no fear Of their not arriving. II II is an
entirely new place, itmakes no difference
1t does not matter whether It ls at the far
end Of a dark passage, or how high up
stairs II may be. II he viii only open 1t
rs an "oftlce," that is enough, II will be
found out as easily as sparrOWs find
crumbs Of bread. Seedily dressed men,
with portfolios under their arms, or with
small paper parcels in their hands, will in
i've minutes time be cropping their way
along that passage, or gliding up that
staircase. -
Twill give one or two Of my own expe.
rience. The first Is a very recent one.
"Sir," said tall thin man, clad in
worn, very shining gprb, suddenly ap'
pearing in the room, " have ventdred to
call 10 lay before you one Of the most as
iOnishiDg Inventions. Of modern tlmes.P
They ali begin in some such impressive
way as that. "A gas,burner, sir" l was
busy arranging some papers in a stand
up desk IN corner, and having both
hands lull, with pen held crosswGys in
my mouth, was for the moment quito
Ut his mercy. perhaps, sir, you are not
aware that in the case Of every kind Of
burner bat this l now show you, gas
gives of most nOxiOus eilluviIim, having
u peculiarly ruinOus effect upon the eye
sight" BY this time had emptied my
hanls and mouth, and was advancing
upon him. Fixing his eyes upon mine,
he started back in u dislressIul horror.
"lIeaven help US, sir," be exclaimed, "h0Io
you hare suffered G!reGlyi Your sight,
sir, would not last six months longer.
This must not be-"
Before could say word or lit fin
per 10 stop him, he rapidly glided past me
10 the table on which the lamp stood.
With nimblenesS which rooted me to
the spot in apprehension, he whipped of
tho shade, then the old burner. 10 one
minute the lamp wGs N ruin. at Is a
mercy Of Providence, Sir, that I.hsye
happened to call!'
"Slopp called. fireplace everything
as it was, instantly"
THE number OF cases OF premature
blindness" he calmly proceeded, that
have had the qualification Of preventing
makes my labor d most pleasant one"
Thinking he-might be deaf, I-bawled-
al don't want your burner; I won't have
1t Take 1t off, For he was lightly
tHlrlIng the new one In It's place. 80
There, sir, you will feel thankful to nc
as long az you liyel The only thing that
troubles me In the matter Is, l know ]
am running the spectacle.makers."
do you hear?" asked shall not
pay you for It
lie struck very effective attitude,
payment! 0iwhat consequence IL that!
could mot remove that ineStimsble burn
er for any amount Of money, when the
alternative ris the ruin Of your valuable
eyesiRhG!3 No, SIR; your eyes are worth
many burners. make you present oil
Il willingly. l am poor man, under
heavy trafelihR. expenses, and have q
family In want" He sighed. "Rut duty
shall be done. Tho price Is ten cents, or
dollar a dozen. know you will regret
this mombntaIy harshness In the long
years 10 come, when you are enjoying the
benefits Of that burner. But that d not
my afTaiE though l am sorry TO think oil
il. Good morning, sir. II at any time
no matter after how long an interval, by
some uncomfortable accident anything
should become out Of order In II, you will
lind the name Of the manufacturers stamp
ed on the side. Be good enough TO drop
line 10 their well.knoWn house at Bos-
ton, aud . man will instantly be semitic
attend TO It.
] was beasIn. This offer 10 send q
man three hundred miles after the lapse
of years, to put q gratuitously bestowed
ten cent gas.burnGr TO rights was toe
much ior mo. fhad TO make purchase
Your experience Of visitors In an office
however, Is not always Of so light 9
character as this. In my younger days, ]
had one Of quite o different sort.
II was past the dusk Of O gloomy whit
cr's day. The inner door somewhat sb-
ruptly opened; though It had been blOwl
open By the Vinda But In moment
was undeceived. A ghostly.looklng elder
ly man appeared in tho aperture. Whal
! had thought wasthe noise Of gust o.
wind, was q heavy groan that had burs
from his laborinE bosom. It was repeat
ted as he stood there.
Don't disturb yourself, sir," he Ialler-
ej; this is a liberty, l know, but necessity
has no choice. / have found this world toe
hard q place; l can bear II no longer. In {
perfect stranger, such GS am, this may
seem presumptuous, but every one has
privilege in bis st,momenLs. lregret L
distur6one who evidently has feeling
heart" Hestaggarod pace aside, laying
hold Of the manlelplece 70. steady himself
"One dollar would have postponed It In
definitely, but flpd that even 90 small
SUMS hopeless. IhavG veutured to CONT
here, sir, u de-" looking from ono 10 an
other Of two chairs, 10 sec which Woult
best suit his purpose. He selected the ont
the left hand, sinking slowly Into It
becoming paler every second.
! was Mortified. No doubt the maj
had taken poison. A view Of the coro
neTs inquest started before me; the bod!