Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1883-12-13
AT THE POSTOFFICE.
The postofice window probably az

tor obtaining the pecullaTitieS Oh tHe
people who daily call there. Neg
lect or Observation-Disclosures is common
trait in people. Among the many in
cidents at the postoffice window the
peculiarities of mailing letters is strik-
ingly observed The last agony was
the mailing Of letter with stamp cut
from a stamped envelope. This is a
serious violation of law As people
generally are curious in the shortcom-
ings Of others, we will mention few
mistakes almost of daily occurrence.
Sometimes letter is posted without a
stamp. and sometimes without address
and without stamp No state is given,
the address being perfect otherwise.
Postohice and state given bat no name
given. Mailing letter unsealed is an
other careless habit Sometimes let
ter is posted with the postofice only
written on the envelope. A letter is
sometimes put in the box without ad-
dress or stamp. An unsealed envelope
was received at the Dodge City post
Office few weeks ago with no contents
The envelope was properly addressed
and stamped and went through the
course of the mail in good shape. The
letter was thus mailed by the thought
less writer who is well known in
Dodge. There is the man or woman
who come to the postoffice with accus-
toned punctuality who never receive
any mail. There are those who come
daily for brief period, and who give
up in despair: for time when letter
finally reaches them after lying in the
office several days, having been received
in tie next mail after the repeated Wis
its were discontinued. This part Of
human fraility shows a lack of per-
severance There is the man who calls
for mail, and thunders in double ac-
cents because he doesn't receive any.
He has probably never written any, and
consequently accepting the natural
course Of things will never receive any.
He wants to make people believe he is
expecting mail There is the man who
receives papers and letters almost daily
Ne makes an exhibition Of his mail
matter to the crowd at the !'postoffice
corner, to show his Importance. The
wonderful perseverance, is shown by the
man who calls twice day for period
or six months and never receives as
much as a circular. He is never look
ing for anything He has got into the
habit Of calling for mail, and like other
habits it cannot very well be broken off.
There is the girl Or boy who calls
daily, never getting the scratch of
pen" There is the young lady who
calls, and when ''no" is given, turns
down her lip and says Ethere ought to
be letter for me- So there ought,
as general thing. Probably the
postmaster is holding out the letter.
and is doing SO for a ;'surprise' some
rainy day. Il am not expecting any
thing says one contented fellow, but
he requests you to 'look for me- all
the same, and he Is prepared for the
disappointment when he gets what he
expects. II didn't know but what
there might be something for me, says
an occasional caller. He is consoled by
the reflection, ''that it is hardly time to
get an answer yet A sour scowl
passes over the painted cheek of
damsel when she meets disappointment
at the postofice window There are
some people who viii turn around before
they reach the front door in the hope
that the postmaster has made a mis-
take and call them back and give them
the desired and long looked for missive.
"Well, you didn't look good" says
petulant female, when her countenance
changing to a blood red as she whirls
away from the window. "There must
be something there for me- says Mr.
Bucolic, and generally there is nothing
there Money is sent by mail, either
by money order or registered letter. to
procure some article in distant cas-
tern city, which would require an an
swer by the ordinary mail routine in ten
days. Probably four days after the
money is sent inquiry is made at the
postotfice for the package or
return answer. The question is asked
every day until the package arrives
This is a slight Impotence everybody, |
well nearly everybody. is guilty of. |
There is Mr. Impecuniosity, who calls
daily for a registered letter He is
banking on that expectation, and has
probably "stood off his landlady for
two weeks board on the strength of his
likely receiving money by mail The |
man who purchased a money order,
which he holds as a ''receipt,' is an
other one Of the postohicc patrons.
But the man who sends the money
order to the wrong address and blames
the postmaster because he doesn't hear
from his letter, which finely turns up
in the dead letter Office, is another one
of the gentlemen who think all post
office officials neSlectful and dishonest
The funny man is the one who stands
several feet back in the crowd upon the
opening of the postofice window, and
wells out the number of his box or
calling his name in the hope that the
postmaster will give him special wait
ne. He doesn't compare with the
oashful man who will stand by and
wait until everybody, twenty minutes
behind him have been served. He is
catching on to the fashions.
Callers at the postofiice window gener-