The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-06-30
Telephone COurtship.

place of business is not far from Water
street, wished to speak to a young lady
who manipulates the keys at the tele-
phone exchange. He rang up the Seen
trail" when the following colloquy took
place:
'Well what is it?"
"Is there young lady employed at
the exchange by the name of Annie?"
eyes, SIR"
81 would like to speak to her."
You are speaking to Annie now; what
is it? Who are YOU
IT am Charlie W at T &
Co.'S"
well, what does Charlie w. at
T II Co.'S want?"
"You are acquainted with Harvey
W are you not?"
81 am; but am not acquainted with
you though"
II know you're not. I'm friend of
Harvey, and he was speaking to me about
you"
"Oh, he was, was he? Didn't say any
thing bad about me I'm sure"
ooh, no, quite the contrary. met
you last evening"
"Did! where?"
"On the square near Gaylord's store.
eyes; met pretty good looking girl
didn't you?"
Indeed I did. Harvey wouldn't tell
me your full name; only said, There
goes Annie, that daily may be heard
singing "What is it?" at the telephone
exchange
Sensible Harvey"
"What is your last name, Miss Annie?"
at isn't lasting for L intend to
change it when get good chance"
well then, tell me what your full
name is, if it isn't too bold question"
cts too bold"
ooh, is it?"
1T is
sob come now"
81 can't. haven't my full name with
me. l left it at home this morning when
I came away"
where is your home if I may in
quire?"
"Charles W."
Eyes, ma am"
81 haven't given you permission We
to inquire"
ooh, that's so; please tell me where
you live just the same, won't your
have no home ut present, but I'm
waiting for one and a husband to be
thrown in. Did you get my last?'
A young man who is clerk in an Office
of the firm of H. 4 Co., on Superior
street, and whose bell rang on account
of the crossing of wires at the COM
mencement of the aforesaid dialogue,
put the little ebony instrument to his ear
and took in the whole conversation,
which had the effect of provoking him to
smile, and thinking the tete-a-tete about
ended, thought it about time for him to
put in. He gruffly asked: "T-& Coz"
"Well?' came back in feeble accents
Don't you think that this thing has
gone about far enough, sir?
"Who are your
81 am the superintendent of the tele.
phone, and il l hear any more Of this
nonsense, out goes the machine from
T--& C's. office.
Silence on the part of Charles.
"Do you understand?'
Eyes; but say, if you let it go this
time, firmly promise that hereafter I'll
only talk business through the telephone.
Please don't say anything to the firm
about this, or / would get into trouble. "
"All right, I'll let it go this time, but
avoid this telephone counting in the
future"
Annie understood the whole thing; and
now, when she calls up L. Il Co. all she
can get from Charley is, "well, 'eh,
"yes," or mo-" ald bis messages are
now as short as farmers blessing at
dinner.
A clerk connected with one of the
courts in the city, heard the story from
the employee of H Co. He conclu-
ded he would have little fun with
Charley; he called up the exchange and
endured for "a Co., and got an an
swer, when the following conversation
took place:
SIS that Charles W."
"Yes, sir; go ahead"
81 am clerk of the court; we have
warrant here for you"
"What !! y
"A warrant here for YOU"
"What for?"
Attempting to obtain goods by false
pretenses.
''Oh, no, there is some mistake-what
are the particulars"
"You are charged in the affidavit with
an attempt to gain possession OF the full
name, by wire. of young lady employed
in the telephone exchange"
Snap went the key. and the connec-
nection WAS cut off quicker than the head
OF turkey at Thanksgiving.