The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-01-16
A TELEGRAPHER'S TALE

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ANA must you rehiIy ~ "w"S n''
remain all night III tiia' misty oIu po1 o'
yours, ana leave your iI'tio i i'onou"u "
imagine all sor'S OF n1rr'u .'iibgS ZAP
pening to her poor ora DoyE Ncuilh !
you stay at nome JUST ior '''iS oi'o
night 80, !, :, , -
"Couldnt possibly 90 ~ my ioVe'
Bald j, struggling mo my oVeIc1a.' H.
IL was ChriS'mas Eve anu i iG"ny
wanted to stay at home, but dn'y hfSt'
ever. gu
MY w'ie fingered Wy 'he porch, io''ow,
ing mo WIN nei 1{'1 anu mi ~ ,u"E 'i ; ;o
nouoe Wn' ~ 'iFna - ,Lo E'I9
pachi sec nei VII" ,I.o "at'1 ,,n o '"o jTnr
"hicp suenncn 'niy"S" '"o Gpo" "D ",
~ a. 'he 'nne ~ "n,o ".o I;, va"
Ie,egr"pho oup 81 ,,e "io.n W. a "' W
Innway Dnu ~ ',,o ,nta "i ~
hngns u"sy 'n'u pu.n nj nJ ,' III
nnI ,,"' '"" Ln nh raon1,r had
n"I Ii I'm, .'n'o 10 n tam ,,nn,I,s and
oniy Deon ma" 80 ro.onc;Iod 90 Iooy;no
"a' ~ ~ n ,o"s ,ha ,,;,'i,, l., ,l,ot .,nos,S1
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o'u om5 no nrnnii;ro ~ nina
" n1Jo sHi a ,ho NV '''e " '''''
'o,iu menu " ' ano m a;oL, ,,;,oo hrorob,
n urlYo y, Ino ',,, ''h" u'at n;,h, an''
iho " my p az NV" IN ;"I1Gnoijo
ihino wnn NJ. ~ ''9"o' on
ioarS, rof ,r w'''on = Wv" ~ '"'n
count. INC nib", H"e o,un "',, W.T. Nv,
less, ana away u, sp nV a ;uMus'' g., Any any
INC "u'o'" p ", "''' ,b ,',.',;,,
ITO III 'no''a"''' "''"'so i'"''''''o
bhnpes. ,,oh ,,,ro, u,o
vi eh'erl"B WV eo,'B'"p" o,i; w."
clerk whom h"o oo'ie " ioii''o WIN
reauy u go' .,,
lyon won nave mnch WORK 'o-high',
said no. THE Instruments are thwork-
able; no signals nave been receiver Tor
the last three hours dood night, 81,
when wiS ieit iiohe' ! io'h" t'lat u
was M ne hhd Snld' drew my cill,r 10
the stove ana taxing dowi! pook "ll'c,,
l saw on shell 'lled toih'erest hyScI'
In the story; but II mad hp power 10
quiet my wlid' wandering thouBh,7'
While was turning Hsuessly over lne
leaves, the stiffness was startled ny me
sharp, quick changing oil tle electric pciI'
the usual signal To prepare 10 read OIL
message. With shlver OF alarm
turned quickly to the instrument, but
soon perceived that the bell had been
rung by no earthly power, for the vibrat-
ing needles mnde no intelllgibo Sign,
and l knew that the sound had been
produced by current oil atmospheric
electricity acting upon the wires. Smll
ing ut the nervousness winch caused me
to start, | turned from my desk and
again sat down by the fire,
But smile ms would, and reason as
might, felt | wns ins, snccnnibing to
vague feelings. Thinking the aimos'
phcre OF the room, close and not, might
have something TO 90 win my peculiar
CONDITION OF mlna' hung open , .he o ,%
noo, o oep p,,,ht oooro ovav ha nhontom.
~ mv hra;n az a. 7 crossnd IL" tbrrs'
hold Tho m;jn;nhi ovnross crashed mnst
with n sna"J and fnrcc which sh"ok
ovon, En,Lo, ., ,La huIIm" ami n,,or.
81, in,,S .L,i'L J ,sn,',na.'d ;,,t' u,o
tm S ", ,'n Son. a,, "r"rP, ~ ~ wh;nh NV
sta,;on ,ras led VIII !, Id onno
- " Wv" III, HI ..,,,,o,a -, e,,,I,,
ne,o ~us s,in'eeS' a au;a ~, oInnn
uy 'ne Skiing y, .,,o "'' P'o' nn,n, "J -,
.ne Wncs; hearu oycn ~, WV a".,pS w. w.
nighs' FROM UNIV my hl,iu iuVol", ~ v,
the earhesthoss wilh wn ,'. NY M"u ; INV
asked me 10 remain NJ nome '',"' hiBh''
and her manner when she b'tde me
goodbye. What could be the meaning
OF 1t all
But resolved to stay where | was,
and get through the night as best
could. "lf this goes on, said ! to my,
self MS turned inside again, and poked
up tho Goals with more noise than was
necessary-"If this goes on much
longer, 1 SHAH have to consult doctor,
mats plain. hiled my pipe ana III
it, but the weed had lost Its usual tran
quillizlng power. Again the bell rang
sharply; but, us before, no ineligible
sign was made by tho needles. leaned
my elbows on the desk, and, with my
head between my hands, watched their
amending motions. An hour might have