The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-10-21

A Turkish post-offlce must be an OK
cellent place for the amusement Of those
who have the sense of humor. The
Cologne Gazette describes a scene at
one Of them, as follows: A turbaned
Ottoman slowly approaches the pigeon
hole of the postoffice. He bows repeat
edly to the official, and, laying his right
hand on his breast, exclaims, May the
noble morning be fortunate for you,.
STRIP i0 #
Official, returning the salutation, in
quires, "What is your pleasure?"
"Thy servant desires a few stamps =
postage stamps-in order to send letters
to Europe. Ny son, Abdullah Effendi,
glass merchant of AK Serai, has travelled
to London, and his family wishes to
write to him.
IL, myself, indeed, do not possess
the accomplishment of writing, but a
relative, the grandson of my first wife's
great-uncIe, the great pipe-bowl manu-
facturer of Tophane, is master of that
art, and he will pen the epistle for us. "
Every good; and how many stamps do
you want, sir?" ..
"Ah! my jewel, how many do I re-
quire? One, I suppose, will not be
sufficient for he will not return yet for
four weeks; SO give me two"
Every good; here they are-two and
o half piastres."
''What is that thou sayest, my lamb?
Two piastres iswhat used to give some
years back, when Abdullah WAS previous
Iy in London. Wait; it was"
"Quite right, Effendim; but since then
the fee has been altered, and the price is
now greater" soa
!. gre efea i ann annie Of my eye? The price
Herewith the TITS puts n,,.sss out a ron Of
notes, on seeing which the official ex-
claims, ''No, my diamond, no! We take
10 paper money here. You must pay In
Silver"
sch, what! You take no paper? Why
not? Surely it is good money of the
padshaw in whose realms you are. Well,
well, will give you hard money. have
some with me in copper"
"No, Effendim," replies the official,
eve don't take copper, either. You
must pay in silver"
"SiIver? By my head, I have none!
Do me the kindness of taking copper. l
will pay you the agio."
'Gmpossible, Efendim; / am not al
lowed to take it.
"Well, what am I to do, then, my
SOM"
"Go to the money-changer; he is sit
ting there in the corner. "
"Ah me, it is very hotl Won't you
really take copper"
81 cannot under any circumstances. "
every well, then you shall have sill
yer. Here it is.
'TIhanks."
This part Of the business being con-
cludod, the Turk asks:
'When will the letter be sent Off"
''First tell me, # Aer, when do you
intend TO write"
" "Oh, today as soon as 1 get back
from the fi5h-market, whittier [ must
first go, will have the letter written"
''Then it will be dispatched in the
morning, if you bring it here before two
o'clock this afternoon. "
Excellent! and when will the answer
come back?"
well, Efiendim, that will depend on
when your son posts his reply"
."Writes his reply, my lamb! Why,
what are you thinking of? He will do it
at once, of course. Do you think he
will keep his father waiting?"
every we'll; in that case, the answer
will arrive quickly. You may perhaps,
getrit. in ten days"
''Bravo bravo! Then I will come
back in ten days time. Good-by. May
Allah lengthen thy shadow, my heartl"
"Good-by, sir, and may thy beard
luxuriantly flourish"