The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-24
tFretn the OPERATOR
THE TELEPURP.
A BrandNew Invention-How a Yaller Dog
Was Sent Over tho Wires.

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Was Sent Over tho Wires.
A good story comes from Norwalk,
Conn. One day last week a gaunt, slab
sided chap, with particles of hayseed on
his coat and in his tow. colored hair, step
ped up to the Telegraph Office at the depot
and asked If the boss was in. The operator
assured him that be was, and his rural
friend went on to relate that he lived I'D in
Danbury, had come down from there that
morning, and intended bringing his bro
theirs dog, which a man in Norwich want
cd to buy, but had forgotten it, and wanted
to know If the dog could be sent down
there by telegraph. The man of lightning
seeing good cnance for little tun, at
once answered:
Certainly, sir; that is a matter Of daily
occurrence. All that is necessary for you
to do is to give me description of the dog,
so that no mistake can be made call again
in about half an hour and the dog will be
here"
at is yellow dog, with small ears, and
is about so high" said the granger, placing
his hand eighteen inches from the floor.
He then took his departure with the re-
mnrk that he would call again soon. The
operator then cent his messenger boy to
| look for a dog as near the description as
| possible, which he soon succeeded in find
ing. 1t was at once brought to the office,
and secured to the operators desk by
means of piece of telegraph wire. After
a little coaxing the dog was made to lie
| quietly down, and everything was in readi-
ness for our rural friend. Punctual to the
| time appointed he made his appearance,
and asked if the dog had conc.
81 will see, said the operator, and step
ping up to the instrument he tapped few
times on the key, at the same time insert
| ing his legs under the desk he managed to
step on the dogs toes, which caused tie ca
nine to yelp. "Ah! he's coming" said the
operator, and then tapping more furiously
on the key, he at the game time kicked the
dog clean from under the table, who, not
relshing this kind of treatment, barked fu-
riously and ran around the office with the
wire attached to his neck. Fifty cents,
sir" said the operator, turning round to
the coun;ryman. uncommon nice dog ;
must be worth $50; but he is the hardest
dog ever received over the wires; he is
so muscular, you see, that he broke the
wire in fact, piece of it is now attached
to his neck, which he broke Oft"
| During the whole Of this operation the
countryman gazed on the operator with
| eyes wide open and full OF surprise; but
WHEEL the dog came from under the table
and was seen by the countryman, that was
the eliminating point, and he was struck
with amszement. After looking at the dog
a moment or go he said "Say, Mister, he
amt so big as he was, and he is darker,
how is thatf"
ooh that is easily explained" said the
operator, "you see the chemicals employed
in making electricity of course darken HI:
original color, and the velocity with which
he passed over the wire caused him to con-
tract in size but after you expose him to
the air for short time he will soon assume
his original size and color
"Du tell !" said the countryman, and
after placing fifty cents on the counter,
picked up tho dog, and walked out of the
office, remarking that "the man who in.
vented them telegraphs must be very
knowledgeable man."