New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1883-05-23
THE NEW YORK PosroPrIoE.
Some Odd Incidents Which Euliven Uncle
Sans Nail-Handlers.


The monotony of official life in the
postoffice is occasionally varied by
ludicrous incident, which affords to the
employees temporary relief from the
daily grind of postmarking, asserting,
receiving and dispatching. The New
York San says that few Sundays ago
the clerks on duty in the basement were
busy asserting the newspapers, which,
after being received in the lobby 'front.'
ing on Mail street from the wagons in
which they are brought to the postoffice,
are thrown down wooden chute about
three feet square and twenty feet long,
and land on a large table. The clerks
were amazed to see the body of a man
emerge from the chute and roll over on
the table, followed by his hat. A hasty
examination showed that, though in
sensible. he was alive and apparently
uninjured. Consciousness returned in q
few minutes, and he was recognized as
q former emplOye of the office. 1t was
found that, having called to see an &C.
quaintance who was on duty in the lobby,
he had been seized by an epileptic fit.
He was standing close to the entrance of
the chute. He fell bodily in, disappear
ing in flash from the sight of his as
tonished companion.
A few days agoa registered letter was
received at Postofiice Station A, ad-
dressed to an aged German living in the
neighborhood, and was given to the let
ter carrier for delivery, but was re-
turned to the station because its owner
was not at home, and there was no one
on the premises authorized to sign the
required receipt. After several other
efforts to deliver it, it was sent to the
general postoffice; and the German, on
calling at the station and making in
quiry about it, was informed of the facts,
and furnished with slip of paper on
which was written a certificate that
would enable him to obtain the letter on
application to the general postoffice.
Armed with this document he made
his way to the big federal building, and
was soon wandering through its mazes
seeking for the Registered Letter De-
partment. Observing on the gallery
line of citizens standing outside the
closed door of an Office, each provided
with slip of paper similar in appear
ance to the slip he held, he fell in at the
u
one. At intervals of ten or fifteen min
utes the Office door opened, q man
emerged and departed, a voice called
''Next!' The man at the head of the
line entered, and the door closed behind
him. In about an hour and half the
patient Germans turn arrived, and, en-
tering the room, he found himself alone
with u gentleman of professional aspect
who, giving hasty glance at the slip of
paper, said:
That's all right off your coat.''
''Dake off mine goat? Vat you dink
come for? To got shaved? WANT
ooh, that's all right-take off your
coat; l can't examine you unless you
do
''Den vos got to be examined? So?
Dots all right, I 's'sbose," and off came
the coat.
"Welr take off your waistcoat and
shirt; do you think can examine you
with your clothes on?'
Look here, mine vriend, you dink
vas a tief? You want to search me?
Veil, dots all right. l peen an honest
man, by gracious, und you don't Wind
no shtolen property my clothes insite.
vas never zearch before already"
II don't want to search you; I want
to examine you. Don't you under
stand?''
''No, ton'd understand him at all,
but dots all right; dere's my shirt off,
und if l cold cotch dot will your fault
peen.''
The Notwithstanding gentleman
placed his hand affectionately on tho
visitors shoulder-bl blade, and applied his
ear to his chest, listening intently: then
he tapped him on the breast-bone and
punched him in the small of the back,
inquiring if it hurt.
Hurt? No, dot ton't hurt, but may
pc if dose foolishness don't stop some
Pody ellus gets bretty soon hurt
'DOes that hurt?' was the next ques-
ton accompanied by gentle thrust
among his ribs.
mo, dot don't hurt, but by gracious.
if
''Oh, be quiet; I'm in hurry and
have got . dozen more to attend to.
Now, can you read this card when l hold
it out sop
''NOn'
"Can you read it now?' bringing it a
few inches nearer.
''No, but you can choost bring me out
mine sbegdagles by mine goat pocket,
und I read him.
"Oh, that won't do. Your eycsight
is defective, I'm sorry to say, and you're
rejected. Put on your clothes again,
quick please"
"Dot's all right. So l vas reelected,
Ell? Veil, dot vos nezezzary, subbose;
but it's very vunny, choost the same.
Und now I've been reelected und ex-
amined, und all dose dings vot you do
nit me. maybe you don't some objection
got to give me dot rechistered letter?''
"What registered letter?''
'Dot rechistered letter vot vos sboken
apout on dis biece Of baper from station
'.The dickens! Who sent you to me
with that? thought you had come to
be examined. Didn't you apply for APP
pointment as letter carrier?'
Gas letter CARRIER? No, don't want
to be letter CARRIER. l hat good push
ness got by mine own self; but py gra-
| cious, want mine rechistered letter
from Germany vat mine bruder sent me
by station a.
Here said the professional gentle
man, opening the door and calling q
messenger from the lobby; s'show the
gentleman to the registered letter de-
partment;" and the bewildered foreign
er was conducted to the proper window.
1t happened to be the day for the ex-
animation, by the postoffice medical Of
! fcer, of candidates for appointment as
letter carriers.
A number of people in New York and
vicinity have been very much exercised
because of certain national bank bills be.
ing dated on Sunday. It seems that tie
charters Of number Of banks expired
on the 25th of February, and the new
bills were given that date. It moi
noticed at the time that the day fell on
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