The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-05-14
"DOT E1leOPHQNE."
The Unpleasant Experience Of an Un-
sophistocated Teuton.
[H'om the Operator. I

Az SapioSbottlAC 1jAJSIJoI1CS cl III OIl~
sophisticated Teuton.
[F'om tho OPERATOR
Noddings but droobles comes py
Chermans. 1 vas py yesterday in
der delegratf Office, und vile L wash
looking rounat at del k:omos on der
val, men sdeps op py me, und
oxglamct, "Halo ITCHY whose your
peezness here ? Somcding you don't
want, eh 2" L explained dot l. used
to vas oberader mincslof vonce,
unit of he don't got some dischcction,
vll loEe to LOOK py somo out
dor Improvements vot got happened
ladely. "Oh yaw, dots goot," he
repliet" call ride, come NIT me,
und I will show you der dclcfono," ="
und ho vas ferry much kind NIT me,
und showed me all der wonders by
dot create intention vot AIisder
Edison whitfield owet NIT Il cnac1-
knife-so dot oberaCor dolt me.
Vaelr alder I seon I'LL opowet der
delcfone, und We Vas going droush
der pat,ery rooms. dot WALLER
stopped him, unl onquired of L had
me ofer seen der earophone "Vots
dot :" [ onquired. "On," says him,
dots der ladcst owct )" den he
bicks him op bcak prass horn
from der floor mitowet some keys
omit, und says he, "now, Tucny, dot
vas II areograph, und you will like to
Witness der workings py dis Wonder
ful msdromendts, it will peen nezes~
sary dot We shall vcrst make ZONE
alrangemendts. Dis Instruments
vas used for sbealSiny NIT crate dis
tances, making sbeeches IN Poston to
a audience vot ish NIT Moo Yorky,
und dot forth. You will hafe to
practice Il leetle, Wrist let me hear
you sbedk IN it vonce." SO I raised
der pugle to mine lips, ml s'poEe !;
"Louder !" says dot oberador, SO I
yells louder dot time. "Dnt's goot.
Now, Tutchy, yon will 60 over init
der COURT howess, und get bermis~
sion for dot shanitor to ko op on dot
roof, urd bractice NIT dot caro-
phone, und in dot meantime, I will
go on top mt der roof py dis office
NIT u bisdle, und Won you ket NIT
der kourt howess (lots dwo miles
ayay) you will hollers wire und so
soon ash I shall hear you, I vill fro
me off dot bisdlo." All riot, I dolt
him, untI wash ferry much excitoc
apowet it. Veil, kot mo no droobles
NIT der COURT 'howess, und der
shanitor dolt me sthay SO long ash
| vant. So soon ash got me nit
der roof I puts der boogle to mino
mouth. und lollers nit ull my
might, wire But I hears mo no
bisdle, SO [ yells viro again, 50
louder as pefore, sdill I don't hears
no bisdle, don I got me mat, und 1
yells dwice SO loudt as pefore wire
wire wire! Shust den I hears me
yone awful. ..beak nc i,es. Der visslos
commenced der plow, der bells be-
gam to ring, horses und wagons vas
running away. Dot racket und
kon:usion I don't shall nefer forget.
Bretty soon I wash me surrounded
py more ash two dousant beeples.
und I puildt up my mindt dot folks
vas lsettipg exsitet apowet dot ear
craft, upd I vas fraid it wouldn't been
SUCCESS, 80 I yells me louder ash
louder, wire ! viro wire wire
Shust den I hearet beak noices by
der sdairs, upd looked me dowen,
and dare was eight or ten mans
C 'ming op der stlairs. Acr Wrist
one bad some prass puttons NIT his
k 'adt, undt 80 soon ash he kets nit
der roof he snatches me py der kol-
lars, und oxg|amet "5koundrel
lunad'x ! tempfool !! who you mean
py dose alarm vot ish valse? Twill
deach you pettor ash dot. Kome
nit mel" I tried to oxblain, but der
more ash I say der moro he kslls me
earophone fool. Den no said he,
''beat two of ono" dot sdole dot
fire drumpet. Vaell, ven he kot
mo dowen dot sdairs he took mo NIT
der shail, and put me in vone shacket
yot is sdraight. und keebet mo dere
dill dey dink I don't vas crazy some
more, und dots der reason, misder
edider, Wy you don't hear py me
quicker pefore. YosEF.
Prejudice often rules in the
physical treatment of Babies. They