The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-04-25
THE NEW YORK POsTOrFICE.
Some Odd Incidents Which Enliven Unole
Sans Mail Handlers,


employees a temporary relief from the
daily grind Of postmarking, asserting,
receiving and dispatching. The New
York SIN 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 large table. The clerks
were amazed to see the body of 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
few minutes, and he was recognized as
former employee of the office 1t was
found that, having called to see An ac-
quaintance who was onduty 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 Postoffice Station A, adj
dressed to an aged German living in the
neighborhood, and was given 10 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 postofiice; and the German, on
calling at the station and making In
quiry about twas informed of the facts,
and furnished with slip Of paper on
which was written 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'h Observing on the gallery a
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
foot of the line, which was rather long
one. At intervals of ten or fifteen min
utes the office door opened, man
emerged and departed, 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 German turn arrived, and, en-
tcring tue room, he found himself alone
with a gentleman Of professional aspect
who, giving hasty glance at the slip OF
paper, said;
THAT all right-take of your coat.
"Dake Oft mine goat? Vat YOU diuk |
| come for' To got shaved2 Ivant -"
"Oh, that's all right-taFe off your
coat; cant examine you unless YOU
do.
"Den vos got TO he examined' so? |
Dots all right, s. sbose,' aud off came |
the coat
We'll take off your waistcoat and |
shirt; do you think | can examine you |
with your clothes on?"
Look here, mine vriend, you dink
vas lief? You want 10 search me2
Veil, dots all right, poem an honest
man, by gracious, und you don't Wind
no shtOlen property my clothes insite.
l vas never zearch before already"
a don't want to search you; | want
to examine YOU. Don't you under
stand''
"No, ton'd understand him at all,
but dots all right; dere's nv shirt off,
und if | a cold cotch dot viii your fault
peen.
The professional-looking gentleman
placed his hand affectionately on the
VISITORS shoulder-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,
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 a gentle thrust
among his ribs.
"No, dot don't hurt, but by gracious,
il"
"Oh, be quiet I'm in q hurry and
have got a dozen more to attend TO-
Now, can you read this card when hold
II out so?'
mo.
Can you read it nowP" bringing 1t o
few inches nearer,
mo, but you can choost bring me oui
mine Sbegdagles BY mine goat pocket,
und / read him"
ooh, that won't do. Your eyesight
Is defective, I'm sorry to say, and you're
rejected. Pat on your clothes again,
quick please"
Dot all right So vas fechected,
eh' Veil, dot vos nezezzary, / subbose;
but It's very vunny, choost the same.
Und now I've been reelected und ex.
amined, md all dose dings vot you dc
nit me, MAYBE you don't some objection
got to give me dot rechistqred 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 ap.
pointment as letter carrier?'
las letter garrierP No, don't van,
to be letter CARRIER. | haf good pusi.
ness got by mine own self; but nv era.
cious, want mine Registered letter
from Germany vat mine bruder sent me