Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-11
A LEAP-YEAR SCHEME.
Messenger Boys TO be Used as Escorts
by Young Ladies.

Dea5er Tribune
Denver District Messenger bows are al
ways obliging. Their EMPLOYERS have
concluded to put them to other uses than
that of answering calls. The District
Messenger Company have issued a card
stating that its messengers can be used
hereafter by ladies as escorts. The card
says the boys will be neatly uniformed,
and that they will all be handsome and
polite. The boys can be had for 30 cents
an hour. The scheme is said to be one
peculiarly adapted for leap-year. when la
dies are supposed to cast aside a certain
amount of their mOdesty. Those who wish
to go to the theatre and do not wish to ask
somebody else's brother to accompany
them, can find an escOrt-he NAV be d.
minutiye; but it is better to have half
loaf than no bread-by ring
ing for messenger boy. If
the boy does not make his ap-
pearance promptly, the young lady or
maid in the seTe or yellow leaf can
ring again. If the boy does not show up
then the person who has been ringing the
alarm can just bless the boy a little and
ring again. Then she can retire to her
boudoir and fix up anew her splits, curls.
bangs or skies, as the case may be. After
that the boy may knock at the front door.
On being admitted he may be out of
breath, but the lady, no matter whether
old or young, should kiss him behind the
left ear. She may, if she sees fit, call him
little wretch, but he will have the priv
ilege of saying, "My dear Miss Flip, am |
going to the ball or theatre with YOU this
EVENING" The lady may ask him if he
knows how to use opera glasses properly,
or if he can dance; but the bow can do
both; and these matters having been set
tied the lady with her gallant though
youthful escort can start out for the thea
tire or ball in carriage-if walking is
not good enough.
A reporter called at the office of the
District Messenger Company and APP
preached the superintendent, whose duty
1t is to awake the boys who have fallen
asleep in the chairs or on the stools, and
inform them that gentleman at Box -
Wants one of them to take a letter to his
lady love, or that lady wants .some one
to accompany her to the opera.
'HaYe you secured any boys as hand
some as newspaper reporters to act as es-
corts to young ladies'? p was asked.
eyes, SIR" replied the Superintendent,
as cruel smile played ON his handsome
countenance, "a fine crowd of noble look
ing boys"
''Do you think there will be any obiec-
ton offered by the ladies' to the boys act
ing as escortsp'
Il do not think so. You know it is
Leap Year, and no young ladies will Of
fer any objections"
will the boys be used for anything
else%'
"Oh, well, if young lady is timid and
should be out calling on her friends, she
can borrow a full dress suit for a boy
and send him out''
6 Do you think the innovation will
pay ~
No doubt OF it. 1t is a novelty, and
all society bellies will think it is the
proper caper to have one of the youthful
escorts
Are the boys well informed ~
Yes, they are well posted on social
events and theatrical matters. They are
well read, and you can make up your
mind that they will prove very agreeable
companions"