The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-18
Photographers TALES.
Curious Ideas Entertained by the Un
informed About Telegraphy.

lulOEuoQ ADOuU topography.
From the Chicago Journal.
zone of the best stories l ever heard
about an operator was told me few days
ago" said bystander. "The operator fell
asleep while at his key, and dreamed he was
about to go to heaven. He met st. Peter,
who asked him how many words he could
send in a minute. Idon't know what he told
him, but st. Peter said:
"'You can't get in here unless you can
send forty
"The man started in and attempted to
send the forty words, and the boys along
the line were breaking in on him all the
time. OF course the stuff was unintelligi-
BILE, and they were trying to cut him off.
Then there is a story about the old gen.
tleman in a country town who stepped into
the local telegraph office, and while he was
there the operator went out for few min
utes and left word that if any one called
him he should say that he would be back in
a few minutes. In few seconds the in
strument began to tick. The old man
went over to the instrument and said in as
loud voice as he could command that
the operator would be back in few min
utes.
Zone day man was passing the Gold
and Stock room, and, noticing the words on
the transom, said:
81 suppose the company make the opera
tors put cotton in their ears in that room to
keep them from securing tips on the mar
ket and getting rich by speculation"
A number of years ago the rivalry he
tween the fire engine companies of Quincy
and Peoria, in this State, was intense. The
crack companies of the two places finally
decided to meet at Springfield and settle the
question of which could do the best work
Both were unwilling to meet at the others
town, for the jealousy was so bitter that
they thought they could not get fair de
cision. The Peorians proved themselves
the better company in the contest, and after
that the telegraph office was crowded with
the jubilant victors, who were anxious to
send the news home so that they could get
out the band and meet the company when
it arrived home and escort it up town to the
thrilling strains See. the Conquering Hero
Comes" But the time was short and the
train was about to leave, when a big Ger
man rushed in. and, throwing down SOC.
piece, said:
Telegraph my brudder John dot we
won,n and then rushed out and caught the
train.
The colored member also furnishes a
number of amusing incidents which go to
make up the sum total. A colored man
went into an Office and remarked that he
wanted to send an "expatch" to bis girl.
every WELL" said the operator, picking
I'D blank. "What do you want to sayP'
Now, that's cool. l amt gwine to tell
YOU what / want to say to her. | amt no
fool, amt" and picking up his quarter
walked out.
A colored woman went into an Office and
inquired the rate TO a certain town, and on
being told that it was 75c. for ten words,
said:
"Well, what's a wordl / Just want TO
say: Arrived safe. but my trunk hasn't
come one. Please forward it at once by
express. care of Miss Rosa SNOWFALL with
ont delay. I'll write as soon as | ever have
time Is that wordF'
The peculiar idea of this person in regard
to a word must be attributed to the fact
that she was a woman, or else she had been
listenn to one of those "one-word-more-
and-I am done" pastors.
Surely only the Irishman Of jokes would
send message like this, and what must
have been the sensations of the husband
VINO received ltf
Your wife died last night, We will
wake her tonight. Come home. Z. S.
Don't open tbis for two hours, so as TO pre-
pare yourself for the melancholy news"
your life is a rich bouquet Of happi-
ness, yourself the sweetest flower" tele-
graDhed a Southern youth TO his girl in the
North. IF Northern winds whisper
Southern wishes how happy you must be.
Good night Happy dreams, sweet love.
Frank
II is said that the serious condition Of the
operator after sending this message re-
quirod the attention Of four doctors.
a cerE by the name Of Galusha ran away
one time and took some Of his employers
money with him. The man gave pursuit,
found the clerk with the money and tele-
graphed the wife:
E"Found Galusha. Hope for better
things"
When she got the message IL read:
Found girl; shall elope and get her
things"
A message sent to this city in care of the
Revere House was butcte cred so as TO read
in caro- o. the Rev. II. z. House. A man
telegraphed 60 friend in Dubuque that he
would ''Be at tie Sayary House tonight"
When the friend received IL ii read: Beat
the Slavery House tonight"
The operators themselves have a great
deal OF fun over the wires. and though they
may be a thousand miles apart a joke will
be laughed at and enjoyed just as though
they were in the same room.