Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-06-01

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IL Vas ID the Bosion oflice when be
arrived, and must say" continued Mr..
Stewart bringing his fist down upon the
table, ''he was the worst looking speci.
men Of Humanity ever saw. The mod
ern telegraph tramp isn't marker. He
wore . pair Of jeans breeches six inches
too short for him, . pair Of very low
shoes, the Csudck jacket, and : broad.
brimmed butternut hat, . relic of his
life in Memphis. The wide rim was
badly torn, and hung down 80 that you
could see his car through the opening.
There was the slightest trace of dirt on
his upper lip, that he called a mustache.
His hair hadn't'been combed for week,
and he wore the blacklist white shirt
that was ever seen on the back of a hu-
man being. Nervously pinching his
upper lip-a habit that he had-he in
CURED for the manager, and was sent to
Milliken.
care you the bossT Tom asked.
Nilliken smiled and said he was man.
sger. Tom then introduced himself,
and asked when they wanted him to 60
to work. MiIliken stared at him %
though he couldn't believe bis ears, and
said, AT hall. past g. It was then we'll
along in the afternoon. Tom began to
look around the office for clock, and
Milliken said: Young man, you have to
work q pretty heavy wire.' Tom gave
what he called his mustache an extra
twist, and with all the assurance in the
world blurted out: AAll right, boss. Ill
be here at half.past g. He slopsd SO
quick that it made Iilliken's head swim.
1.-THE operators burst into peal of
laughter. They had seen and heard
and their remarks were any.
thing but complimentary to Tom. oh
said one of them, 'he won't last as long
as that Jerseyman that tackled the wire
the other day. Why, that fellow can't
read by paper, let alone by sound
shouted another. A third declared that
Tom was the worst he ever saw and
when the fourth wondered whether. the
walking between Michigan and Boston
was very good there was general roar.
"Well," continued Stewart, $3.50
came, and so did Tom. Everybody was
on the qui vive. Hilliken was just
taking from the vault the supply of
blanks for the night operators. As Tom
came up he pointed to pile of them,
saying: "Tske what blanks you want
and I'll show yon your table, Tom in
picked up tho whole bundle,
and followed Iil.iken to his table. The |
operators began to gria and smoker.
They all thought that he would get
aftestrying to catch one mes
.age. It was the No. wire to New
York. Jerry Borst, then considered one
Of the fastest sendes in the country,
worked the New York end. A. Tom
,eated himself he heard the callsB, and,
turning to Milliken, asked IL that vas
he cali for Bostos. Yea replied the
manager, watching Toas move1ents
siih inseose eusiosity. Thsreapoe Ton
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