Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1880-04-03

otCCtE why. L COulu nave sent u
district telegraph boy there and back
In half the time.
S. s. Where do you where do
you want to connect with2
Mr. Ecklor Sam Carpenter, cor
ner Broadway and Spring street,
Pennsylvania Railroad office.
S. s. VAN right. Wait a mo-
ment, please.
MIR. Eckler, supposing that this
interval going t" he another Bell tel
ephone moment to wit, 100 seconds
prepares to take another ZAP, but
the telephone bell rings so loudly
that he is woke before he can get to
sleep, as he puts it.
This time it 10 an utter stranger at
the other end of the wire.
Stranger Hello hello!
Mr.. Eckler--Hello! hello your
self.
Stranger Welt
MIR. Eckler-ls Sam Carpenter int
StTanger-Sam Carpentcrl What
Sam Carpenter!
Mr.. Eckler-You know! Say! No
fooling; Byne's in devil of tenn
perl
Stranger-Please have the charm
ing kindness to inform Mr.. Carpen-
ter that Mr.. Byrne would he pleased
to hear from him.
Stranger-See here; bavn't got
any time to waste, young Teller.
What are you hnllcring about l
dou't know anything about your
Byrnes or yonr Carpenters. What is
it you wantf
Mr.. Eckler-Gr-reat Heavens
Man! This is scandalous! Mr..
Byrue's in frightful temper this af.
tcrnoon! Please tell Mr.. Carpen-
Strangcr-Who are you?
Mr.. Eckler-Say-what are you
giving mel I've answered that ques
tIon sixteen times in tie last three
hours!
Strunger-Y"u're talking to Jack
son S. Schultz's office, hide and leath-
er merchant, Spruce street, now; do
you want usi
Mr.. Eckler-Nol
s. S. V. (suddenly)-Plcase DON'T
short into the Instrument; you'll
break the transmitter all to pieces!
Mr.. Eckler-I asked for con-
memorate with the Honrabe Sam
uel Carpenter and you've had
me concentrating with Jackson S.
Schultz. This is scandalous, | shall
about it.
s. S.V-Who are youf
Mr.. Eckler-That's played OUT
S. S. V.-Are you Park Theater
or Custom House?
Mr.. Eckler lresignedly) I'm Dram
attic News.
5, s. WHO do you writ to
cate with now.
Mr.. Eckler-Why with the same
party I've been trying to commend.
rate with all day, of course, Hon'ra-
bic Sam Curpcuter.- -Es.t
S. 5. V.-All ri.ht. Wit mo
ment, please.
MIR. Eckler, utterly crushed and
exhausted, waits half an hour.
All at once, ting. ting, ting! goes
the little bell, aud Mr.. E:kler, Joy
ously confdeat that this time he has
at last got into commemorative"
with Sam Carpenter, once more un-
curls his ear and lays it up against
the telephone, @H
V"ice-HelIo! hello, t'i
Mr. Eckler-IIelloi hello!
Vo;ce-Piease send down two box
cs silk plush; brand A.
Mr., Eckler-Whats
Voice-Please send down two box
es silk plush--brand A.
Mr.. Eckler--Where to. ,.sa - .
Observation-Disclosures & Stultz, s17
Worth Street, ''sg s. -ast -es
Mr.. Ecker (desperate) 90! gu to
hello! hell-o! 7....-' -as
Half an hour afterwards the bell
goes ting ting ting furiously.
Mr.. Eckler springs to the instru-
ment and presses his ear up against
it.
Mr.. Eckler-Helloi hellol
Voice Hello! hello!
Mr.. Eckler--Well9
Voice Are you going to send us
those two boxes Of silk plush, brand
A, or are you not2
Those two boxes of silk plush have
not been sent yet, but there is
strong hope Of being able to commu
nicate with Mr.. Carpenter on or af-
ter the 18th Of July next.-New
York Dramatic News.