The Osceola times., 1882-03-04

,-,-;rc on a new corset, or '-well, sone-
.hing else about which 1t /; not neediui 10
be too dennlte'
SUSPICION AND INVESTIGATION.
Tho real use of the postal accommodation
furnished in these places may always pe gu.
s;lv dissimulatcd before the gehera Pupi,c
In, for apy one determined TO discover lhe
secret. the vail which is interposedi Il very
aimsy one. Some OF them are Openly i au.ol
n,ii1i' lii' md one paper has recently contained
.nwaraI announcements like the following;
pJrrR BOXEs o.. 30 PER QUARrfR-In all res.
nact. Ike Postofice boxes; respectable, hrst
class establishment.
In some instances these adVerusenlen.s
contain the phrase "For honorable purpos-
es only.u indicating that the pfoprletoIs
desire TO avoid the injurious repu,ation az
e ,rhe establishments which thus seek
ppnenlv for patrons are devoted to no othcr
Hrsiness The only concealment mat they
',uorantee is that OF the names OF the mold
ers of the boxes. which Is no more ihan -
.tor,ed by the rules OF the postoilce' but
bcyond this. the fact that Tue Piace - l .ar
ie.s nublic is not. in fact, rendezvous l9f
,ho entire population Of big city, Is greatly
in its favor in the eyes of its patrons "A
Young man r.r,o~
,,;tb n strange young woman WHohi ne
meets in street, shop, or ear, Is uesllou p VI
Giving to his side OF the adventure aenio-
- ,nd i'm nine cases out of ten, especially
,,ho,e he is a little blase in affairs OF thls
sort NO one knows this better than himself
| Nor does he imagine that she Is sincere, al
| though he likes TO convince hlhlseli tua' sno
thinks so. In like manner he woula IAN
datter her. Hence the importance OF nav
in,, an address which has an air OF genuine
ness about il, and yet is free from any pos
sihilities Of a future embarrassing identll-
! cation. .,.,,
of the city. on one OF the prlhclpal cross
streets. there is large piece of gronnd, Tor.
merly used as a garden by florist. n small
hut stands in its rear, and ihe rest OF u Is
vacant but Tor some piles oi rubbisE, nan
hidden in clumps of dead weeds. No one
| would give the place second glance II
there we're not sign attached to the fence,
| ~ etter boxes to let.' on passing through
the gate and walking along rotton plank
| walk, the curious visitor solves the mystery
of the announcement. The interior OF the
hut has been lifted up like miniature post
office, and il much frcquented by young
men and girls, some of whom are scarcely
in their teens. Its situation is suggestive
enough of the desire of its patrons for
SECRECY AND oBsURITN.
Its presence there is at first n surprise and
then puzzle, ana many people VINO lrad
the sign without comprchcnding all OF Its
meaning. pass on without attempting to en-
tighten themselves. The street, between
the hours offiVc aud nine in the evening, Is
one of the greatest thorOughiares in the city
for girls living on the East side, who are
cmployed in stores and factories during The
day tune. some are pretty, and even beau
tiful. Before the dinner hour they troop by
TO their homes. and after it they rcappcar,
more claboratcly decorated for a promenade.
II then ihatthcy form easily ne W acquain-
tanccs. the first step in which j. an engage
ment 10 correspond. The letter station Is
opcucd at an early hour in the morning, -
that on their way to work they may drop in
and take
PEP IN THE BoXEs.
The postofiice authorities, 1t wa, learned
do not object to the establishment "ipriNatt
letter-boX stations. Assistant District At
torney Conklin said to 4 reporter that there
was no law forbiddlng 1t, and that even II
they were used for an immoral purpose they
could not bc forcibly closed. ON the othel
hand he thought their establishment nigh
bc n relief to the POstofcc Department, les
scning the demand for lock boxes IN th,
4 postothcc and also the volume of genera
delivery. II removed from the postoilco
kind oI business which
DID NOT REFLECT HONOR
q upon the public service. IL was in order Il
get rid Of this that the general delivery a
. branch offices in the city was discontinued
Letters that are not directed to certain
i street and number can only be received nov
at the main postoflce.