The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-04
I0lTERlNG IN TIE LOBBY.
r.ryry rOUR HOrRs ~ THE R0TUNDA
M THE CITY PO>T OIfftE


1r,,d. 81 Hoy. - Midnight aud sunday
n, ,h. two hundred Thousand letters re- |
.,i,.l rom ont oi town. in the Now York Post |
o, o,,.hnlf ~" delivered in the city 10y ear |
of the two hundred and flty thousand |
| ,,.r. allied in the Post ON 20. for transmits
,,nnuto Of town. az out onc-third ar" brought ia
,,af.,,fs. Ia other words. the people them |
60. u.r the Post On'r IN person tor moili- |
,...,,a correspondence that figures up more
e,,tVohundrod and ntty thousand letters a
sa, Awcu IN 'ormcd official who has for many |
r- i..u ..Inn sctrd with postal affairs snid To-
M v.-i r.lay morning. If you want TO see
',t .tnua 100 TIA. Post on e luhhy couple of
,.~. We have 40 the way from half Co three
| on.t.r- Of . million OF slam bangin-s of our
| ,,,,r loore in the course Of each twenty-four
| bur-. anu thrrcs great deal Of human nature
in thr -iann.'rs.
p..-.l with the idea OF seeing n little lifo.
NOR. or Irs- adopt ID his suggestion aud won't.
a-1nt.u.d the door my eye frl ON one oi the
hand., n.-t velvet suits ever saw. II WIS black
ini l-ft.u-. lts cw WIS stylish aud It's fit per
6. lui. raised perhaps four inches from
g,. n.,t. .. door. revealing u symmetrical foot
..l .f .piuU .huhls sto king. Where had
..t.H.. g.ur. hc.or'Y 1t puzzled me- and
g.. .'.ut pis- ON. likethe L.Nite the Bible.
eh.n ,tvrot 500. .e issued from b meath u fear
hiIv anl iashionably made hat. and called me
bs unn'c
fu.a.I and recognized no lcss notorious
per- .n tuan Mrs lrru, Van Iuit Ilousn widow
" tt. late Or-on House. ESD. Counsellor AZ
Iar and pro-urcr- General of Divorces in any
rLitr without publicity. She gave me "a cordial
rri-pof tho hand and % hcHm oi recognition
which wis n'v'r born ~ insanity.
You are looking welt" said l.
Never hctter." said she.
And stouter'
"Yr-' said tho widow. with charming
U.ly tt. L have been gaining ever since !
..a, him.
An nh-urd scnse Of possible impropriety pre-
Guided any inquiry 10y me rs to whom the
"him referred to but as had no doubt she
thus imp.rsonnliz'd the late. lamrntrd. and
suddenly cutoff House. dropped him rs an
UNPLEASANT subject.
"Areyou living in Now York - I asked.
"Trr.u,rarily I shall be- permanon mt after
while Al pr sent am visiting with my friend.
Mr. Barker. ENJOY perfect health. and am rs
busy us a bee So glad 10 have met YOU. Good
| day" AMI III she trippcd as blithc and clipper
aeameadow lark in May.
| Wei. thought l. life in the lobby opens rather
r'h
But who comes hcrc9
A. booked. the thronc gave passage 70
solemn y r-onacc. with distinguished port, an
innln % r0uutrnnnce entirely shavcn, u head Of
Il lH.r WII|tH fNH driven snow, ana hu-ny
| a. NHt 30 the CIR ian maud.
su'h dicn ~ does not dwell even in the partial
nsura ni au Evaus.
r4rr- i- only one man on the fooistool with
81 10 port and such walk. ! know MN. and
alyan,'.l ~ ne.t our Minister Eytrnord. nury
ant Envoy Complementary ~ the court Of HIS
lurHrN NiO-. tue august Emperor OF all the
T,eM-' time met Mr.. Stoughton was three
nuitA- ag'. lie was coming down broadway.
INV H'-- Il eoen." said H. ito have al tho
and ID have trouble
II oos~d a, me with his little hazel eyes and
sv.- anyihins. said. MY young friend. az.
parHu e> are d".eitiul In the first plae"
4 have no trouble II II because | am phiO-
sihiAl. ! have hut "a few NOR" years 10 live,
and hav" determined that come what may
will not borrow trouble. and will not give my
any INN .or-sary pain be philosopher,
Three months pissed and the diving phi
ls pner npp"urs all oi a sudden full Of life.
ambitious. AMI IN a. So a. rIrgk. hurry.
And how il the Ministerf' nsked |.
Splendid up TOP. YER better, said he. rs
ny a- q erir and NJ lively ~ spider
II congratulate yuu oi - ~ 90 Russia. ~
luni rsianl It t1e Rus7lau Court IL arusliu-
YES. YOU ore, right. Just after had decided
''ar'rW tI" 200 .--lpn nlti oush had not made
ny decision known; met Cunt n-GoV Curtin
H unSyl yauM S''uShi'n, SUD h". 90 "a
AuNw whirh oi IN" iuur great missions Won.
Il lnhr 10 had my choi'eo 81 tnvm allE ~,
sNi l. T." Russian. siid he. Why SAID /.
Because. '-Hid hH. for the ncAt year and "a half
aUl p's- liy longer. therr'll l." something 10 do
,i'ro. VIII WAS glad he said 50. because II
tall. a precisely with my own ld"a.'
Mh"n wall you probably SAL
en- jazz D ' our worthy ri p Pd s an mere
The worthy Postmaster did indeed como
along Jus, then and after hnsty greeting aud
aVh spor.d direct Oh to special on or. who
f~uani IN tho foor. he excus"d hims IT, AMI
WIN Nj Stonchton, prepared to so ur 10 MS
How- your philosophy" said I.
ID lac lac III. m nod -fiI
A. stood near the stump on e. on tho Park
row sal" Of thu P'~t ON e. saw man pix W
..aroi Of Ne. iacrolicd him. II WIS Tony
leoman-. one Of the oldest and best working
and ~" = lslmnsier has.
4 What are thosef'
4 t'u" and -e".'
/ " went tDhls room and in n few minutes h'
h'f instructed a letter. written 10y oli' of IN,
| 'hN.-i importing houses IN tho city, dated
| N1' !. month ago and addressed 10 nrm n
Sui Tony. Il saw boy read and tear that
Ivy p. tnd uad" M my mind to 70 Tor MN,
ant who found hy re'cren eto turir ct
.'' got the Letter was VT lten and given t.
arlr,nf.--cd iha, the litter had been in hi.
po k't sine. tNnt datc. that he found il
Igarr. -dd rany. that's one 81 the lctter.
WIl We mails Ion properly deliver
JA~l M twl marked men pass ~ me, au
on q t.'m look me full III the taco.
returned IN" look.
fr,-rntly he cage ~ to me-, and. in av'r'
Il A.fr, srt
AuYe.'
What ls n ?"
Wei, whom re'd O. clcrk I'll hire YOU. H.
I 4.ht II your business
LNcu-o mo,sr,it b my business. Youhav.
T. i''l IA the lobby long time aud an. '-- you
T. .i satisfy m" that you are here ou proper
L "ll Eilmalr business Jou must get out
NNNHri' NON ~
au on "r Blaokwood Of the Twcnty-s y'l
IN H.. detailed to assist Special Agcu
oA. w.il I'm Onloer Y Of the SuN stnf de-
II h"a 90 assist tp"eIM inirlligtn o.. Val you
l1' -.n" For instance do y9u ever hn'
lAul .y.ylhns | have found hla k sin
t---. watches. canes, cors"t- hooks, am.
n lH''hi mrdlnlu =. Llst wHrk ] found an cntir
fNi oi nov clothes. If md an article nen
i'f'.l .l," % in th window If on the oin'
..I' boa tAut window. Why. onrr found u Pan
s,At hht, ana the gentleman tpld me n cost hin
KIP 4 M.y ind found II. and was walk ng u
Z" H. ll- IT. the greatest place ~ the world
4t.i' 4.h n1 circus equal 10 1t. The quc"r'-
1 hF ever hre Wac watch and churm
10y i"l 10 box Key. and the box KEY a-stick ini
q" W. 'lor Now what do you think Of that J.
1h"rr flyl- here. | HupposeY'
II GI'ff lOu don't know anything hh0ui II