The Branding iron. [volume] (Atoka, I.T. [Okla.]) 1884-1884, 1884-03-15

XAlllO tucICIIIs SSCOtIGuU. SIX
ecn in Ireland, and thirty-six in Great
fBritain taken as whole. against twenty
one in the United States, which comes
next in the list of nations as II letter
writer. But the English pos,-ollicc was
not only not dismaycd at the continents
ofpaper and oceans of ink represented
by the 1900, 100000 of letters de-
livcrcd. but undertook. besides. so
much of other varied business as
TO merit the title Of ;hc Governmental
ragbag, where all odds and ends were
indiscrimnately thrown. 1t not only
4 lent and still sends your letters, your
I papers. your kilograms, and your money,
but will save the latter for you il YOU
are so fortunate as to have any: or will
sell you an annuity. If YOU wish 20 pro-
vide thus against old age, or will invest
our money for YOU in Government
y onds. When You wish to do any Of
these things, the post-oilicc j, most
pleasant and respectful: it is YOUR SER
uvan.. But il has. alas another aspect,
\ grim and surly. where it is your master.
!. II is q tax collector without rebate in
t<hc past or deduction in the future, and
] rclcntlessly mulcis one in certain sums
J for certain things. For instance. the
4 mild and wholesome home brcw'd,
!" which was wont in the past TO wet the
whistle Of the thirsty pedestrian. can 10
( longer bc connected under ones own
,,Ninc without FIRST paying yearly IL
~yrnsc of n dollar or tpao TO the posl-oiice;
and the breWcr. too, who makes hogs
F'hcads where the co8ager or publican
4 makes pints. must also contributes
Aan's four-!ootcd friend be he of
Syh or low degree, is also ignomiuious-
Y made the subject of license, and the
/, owner of every dog must pay into the
post-olicc a yearly oilering of s'l.Jo.
But. think YOU, in ease of non-payment
your faithful friend is snaiched away
:. from YOU by a barbarian with n net or
liasso? No, indeed! Your dog is left
Cnd YOU are the one imprisoned and in
prison you stay till You pay the license
and such additional fine ~ the Magis-
tratc may direct. Ii Is needless TO say
that English streets are non disiigurcd
! by iiinerant dog prisons, d!led with suf
fering animals, which of all the four
4 IS =Seings, deserve vt The hand OF
+ s,hc most Ccntlene~s iuld conSidera-
II 5n. will sSy this for English law,
that in this arresting the master. who Is
responsible, and ignoring the dog, who
az is blameless, il is more Just and civilized
! Nhan ours.
W The pos,-oiiice yearls demands of you
$3.50 for each male servant in yGuI
employ and $40 for ench carriage You
h NAV be- so fortunate as to own, AND
should you be SO unhappy rs to belong
To- an ''eletc aristooracy' and have +;
! coat of arms, you may pay cl0 morC
4 Rnd paint your crest on the panels q
~ Your coach. II is NOT necessary, though
y TO b, lawfully entitled to a coat armo
; in order to cmblazon it on YOU
4 cqupage. Pay the tax and nc ques
tons are asked. And this reminds m'
4 of story, for the truth of which | cal
! vouch.
A certain Bristol doctor, having ar
y rived at the dignity of brougham. or
e dered such ar eq,iipagc at the shop of
local manufacturer. When il was nca
2 Ceom pletion. says the maker: well
doctor. shall we put your arms on tn
carriage?" 20, to be sure" WAS til
: answer. Then send us II sketch q
what they are returned the maker
"and we will put them on "'Ah! bu
their selection ] would prefer 4
cleavc entirely to you ssid Escu
j t]ap. The maker. concealing his aston
ishment and amusement, politely RI
. I squested his customers attention to
heraldic book in his Office, asking hir
III Ito select for himself. The DOCTORS cy
was so struck with the different plate
that he demanded that afh should
reproduced on his brougham The hel
aldic painter of the establishment subst
~ quently fatty refused to prostitute hi
art by painting two coats of arms on on
carriage, and combined the two escutcf
cons into one, 50 that the happy docto
. 4 e,pw lolls in his carriage in blissf,
6knowlcdge that the admiring world ca
see upon his carriage doorihe arms {
1.-THE Ducsl House of Beaufort quartere
upon those of the ancient Berkele
family.
Fire arms rs we'll as coats of arm
Imust pay their tribute to the post-oflic'
isand every shotgun in the kingdom rel
4 vtcsents two dollars and iifty cents n yes
Ito the Government, and not only mu
THE hunter pay for his gun, but also fc
tAs game and his gamckcepcr, for eaC
y tof which he must take ont o yearly
ense
"A, The post-oilice did not arrive at i
resent efficiency nd a bound. 1t spran
|iOt ''full armed from the brain Of q
bcius, but attained its splendid dcvelo
tillent through generations of slow pro,
tress. Letters originally were sent |
c,rivate messengers. afterward by icon
ION carriers" who began about Il
'iear 1900 to traverse the country wit
[ Hir pack horses. Sometime befo
DIV rs, however, travelling "by post" th
is, with relays of horses, came into b.
ng, and sometimes letters were tn,
Asent as is proved by the writin,
"Haste, post, haste, " found on the bacl
of letters written about the sixtcen
century. Post haste" we now use as
synonym for great rapid,y, but it IN;
- ENll be questioned five should be sati
n kEh IN this age of steam and electric
ith the speed of the post when the g
weston originated, which was abo
Tc,ee miles An hour. bristol (Eng
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