Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-13
ALWAYS PLACID.
The Receiving Telegraph Clerk who Re
fused to show any Interest.

The Receiving Telegraph Clerk who Re
fused to show any Interest.
From, tie Detroit Free Press.
The receiving clerks behind the desks
at the telegraph offices are cool, placid
fellows. They take your message of life
or death with perfect indifference,
mechanically count the words, and look
bit bored as they reply;
sit will be 50 cents, please"
had my eye on certain chap for
several weeks before / humbled his
pride. He insulted me. He insuIted nue.
by softly whispering to himself as he
counted the words in the following mess
age:
Grandmother died last night very sud
denly. How many OF you can attend
funeralT'
When [ handed IN that message ex-
pected him to exhibit little emotion.
While he could not have been personally
acquainted with my grandmother, he
must have suspected that she was n
nice old lady, and that her sudden death
had greatly overcome me. Why didn't be
look up with bit of sympathy in his eye
and say:
"Too bad know just how you feel, and
I'm sorry Tor you"
But, no. He whistled and counted,
made scratch or two with his pen, and
remarked:
Three words over-70 cents"
And as he made change he told one of
the boys behind the counter that he'd be
- If he wasn't going to the dog tight
that night. Then he picked up my dead
grandmother disnatch and banged it on "A
hook, showed me over some change, and
turned away to resume the perusal OF "A
sporting paper.
The next week ] went in with a dis
patch announcing that my grandmother's
will had been opened and that / came In
for S25, 900. That man must have seen by
my face that was highly elated. Hang
him, be never had the fifth of that sum,
and his salary had just been cut down $40
per month, but when be had read the dis
patch he calmly announced:
Forty cents, and you forgot to date it,"
Aud then he began talking to one Of his
fellow clerks about smuggling match. Land
how he won So by betting on the right
man. l don't say be ought 20 have swung
his hat and cheered over my good fortune,
but why couldn't he have extended his
hand and said:
"Eh, old bOyl In luck, amt you?
Well, Pm glad on it. Send around the
cigars and we'll smoke to your good
health"
made up my mind when went out
that would upset that mans equanimity
or lose a leg. ia tumble him of that
pedestal OF placidity il it cost thousand
dollars. I'D upset, unbalance and un-
hinge him or die trying. iigaVa him two
weeks to repent. II Isn't right to rush a
telegraph man out OF the world on a days
notice. ] went back one evening, and /
felt bit sorry for him as he glanced up
and then let mis- eyes return to his Police
Gazette. knew that his wife and child
were In Ohio on "A visit, and stepped 20
the desk and wrote
"DETRoTT, June 9, 1885.
~ II. Smith, Columbus, o.:
"Please telegraph us full particulars OF
the accident by which Mrs. George TAYLOR
and daughter OF this city were instantly
killed this afternoon. up"
felt bit sorry as j handed 10 In, not
knowing but the man might faint dead
away as he read the terrible news. still.
had vowed revenge, and | would not
forego IL. He received the dispatch.
whistled s0ftiv as was his wont, clal-
words as he counted, and then he drawled
out.
"a dollar and 20 cents, and where shall
| send the answerY'
''Did you read that dlspatch~ 1
asked, after looking at him for half
minute.
"Yes.1
"Do you know the partlesp
"1es, sir.v
"lsn't your name George Taylorw
"Yes, sir.n
Aren't the parties your wife and
daughterW
ono, sir. They returned homo this
morning, Here's your changei"
Change Of climate and water often az
feet the action OF the bowels. One or two
Brandreth's Pills taken every night are
perfect remedy In such case; they also
prevent malaria and are protection
against typhus lever, or diseases arising
from bad sewerage.