, 1890-10-16

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enough to Washington rs have his let
ter delivered ahend of all others. The
actor told the following funny story
about the affair to q Cincinnati Sun.Star
man;
"When / wrote tho letter Of congra,u-
lation to the general hadn't had occa.
sion to use or receive any of the stamps,
but the idea seemed to me to be good
one. was spending o week at home at
Brooklyn at the tine. One bitter morn.
ing, about 8 o clock, | was awakened by
what seemed to me the ringing Of all the
fire bells In Brooklyn. Showing my
head out of the second.stoTy window,
could see muilled figure .on the steps
below jerking the bell with savage fury.
"'What is it?' / asked. At that mo-
ment the bell wire broke and the figure
| fell backwards down the steps The
snow was knee-decp ard the wind blow.
| ing fllty miles an hour. As the figure
rolled down tho steps could hear few
choice specimens Of explosive English,
| in familiar accent mingled with some
thing about letter, special delivery.
Closing the window, / cropped my way
| down 10 the front door in o single gar
ment and q pair OF slippers, without
| stockings. After removing chairs and
bolts, opened the outer door and the
| sheet of snow.
"What is it? What have you got2'
Letter
"'What the Helen Blazes are you
bringing letter here at this time OF
night"
Especial delivery. Sign, please
"l backed into the hall, and slid my
hand all over the wall trying to find the
match safe. The yestibue was full OF
snow, and had commenced sneezing.
| Come in and shut the door | yelled.
match Just as got the gas turned on.
The messenger bumped up against me
in the dark, stepped on my toes and
shook shovel of snow of his shoulders
about my feet, filling my slippers and
dropping down my back. | finally sue.
ceeded In lighting the gas, signing tho
book, pushing the messenger out and
bolting tho door. Then | went upstairs
with my prize. examinined the long
one | had received. Then l devoted
about five minutes to wondering what
the dickens IL was oil about. After q
time it occurred to me to open 1t and see.
Tho hand was unknown, but the refrain
was familiar. Here ii Is:
SnEBoYGAN. Wis, Jan. 10.-Milton
Mobiles, Esq. Sir: You will doubt
less be surprised ut receiving this letter
from an entire stranger. But feel that
was born to be TN actor am 22, o
feet o, light curly hair, blue eyes and
have played several parts with the
| Sheboyga Amateur Society. inclose
notices. My family object to my going
on the stage, but [ feel that 1t is my
duty, and as would only join first
class company, my friends urged me to
write you. Should like to play lover $
parts. saw you play in Milwaukee
last fall. Can come at any time. | have
also written IL play. Could you lend me
| $40? Yours TO command,
J. ARTHUR JONES.
Stage name, T.. Forrest Mclnotte.
| 7. S.-The new special delivery STAMP
has just got here, and put one on &c
see how 1t works. J. A. Us.
by the time had finished reading
this letter had chill. Three hours
later had such cold that couldn't
open my eyes. | remained in my room
under treatment for three days. On the
fourth day became convaescent, and
the first labor l performed was the
writing of the following letter:
BRooKLYS, Jan. 30 William B. Villas
Esq, Postmaster General, Washington
ID. C.-Dear Sir: Quite recently, in {
moment of unguarded enthusiasm, and
in utter Ignorance ofLhe subject, / wrote
you letter congratulating you upor
the brilliant stroke of genius made mani
fest in the promulgation of the specia
delivery stamp. Recent events hay,
given me wider knowledge of the sub
iect, and opened by eyes TO the perni-
oil - ~
gigantic biunder. Idesire to withd raw
my letter and enterta protest agains
your making any use of the same as al
Endorsement of your new departure o
with view to securing situation II
the future. This nesu not necessaril,
interfere with our friendship, but be
tween friendship aud business the lin,
must be drawn somewhere, and choose
for reasons conclusiveto my self to draw
II at the a. NJ. delivery, Very truly
yours, MILTON MOBILES.
II cut the special delivery stamp from
the Sheboygan letter and pasted it OF
the envelope, and enclosing both il
another letter, sent them to q friend IL
Washington, with few lines OF cXpla-
nation and instructions. The next starry
night, my friend, following instructions
nired special messenger, and at 3 r.
NJ, he began ringing the postmaster
generals doorbell First u servant came
then the steward, then the general:
son, but the messenger was firm. II,
must see the general. Thinking, prob
ably, that war had been declared II
Hayti and midnight session of tn,
cabinet called, the general slipped al
ulster on over his night-shirt and wen
down to the door. The messenge,
showed the letter into his hand, anC
bolted on double quick. The obnox
ious stamp has not been called in, but
had my revenge on the postmaster gen
eral."