The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-20
[oVANCE OF THE NAIL.
.-r,-spEcTOR OF PACKAGES SPIES
yvoEFUL TALE OF LOVE.

Er6TT1dl ElJnCoC Vi %----o
IL I'm, the Cincinnati Times StGr.
ii, s-here, if you postoftice robbers
~, ..on pryin' into peoples business, some
II rat yer necks vrung yet. ;"
- vas a female with thundrously
DC ,-oics and the same kind of face.
r.s standing on her front door step.
IN her hand package which the
ill s. Tho stood below her had handed
s' ~. moment before. 1t gave signs of
bssn opened, and the apparent at
IIs soroe Government employe to pry
ply u b,sinsss angered her muchly.
" u.i Toadam. its the rules of the"
Bu', YER rules. What do care if the
bloodv government building was
l ol9 ;om fun of rules, with rules float
c x19,, the cupola and leading out of the
io,rs1 What would that be 20 me: All
Inuon' and all | want to know, is, who
snoS that package, and why did he open
sU,r madam, was going TO explain
~ the rules of the"
sni5n't I say - yer rules!" screamed
Dirago "Didn't I say - 'em" she
-.,rasc5ed in the uppermost register of the
80 voice. "Pon my honor, some o.
- fallows have rules Tor walkln' In yer
~ I'M bet a hundred dollars that you've
" complete set O. rules for ly1n properly.
~ man who'll read postal cardll rob
Wy an anv man who'll do either of these
.sings nj PRIV into any poor WIDOWS busl-,
ialns' ca h-e-e-lp u-u-sl Boo, hoo, hoo.n
rs ST. ali her sex, she had begun with the
LlA nf lion and ended with the bleat of
pa va iansIv lamb She is but the type of
W s.+, 1gonen in Cincinnati with whom the
To- letter carrier is compelled to
MI ororv dav of his sad and hustling life.
pr5 a. usual. in the case above quoted, he
Wv, not 10 blame. he was merely the de-
ZINC agent of a great concern, which
s,ots 91 the earth under the title of the
Irnited States.
The man to blame for opening the pack
.-o ras ,Johr C. Angert, who is officially
Town as ''rater of third and fourth class
n,ottsr D This long name 10 some cities is
.5ortened to inspector of packages" This
iottar title is probabably more succinct and
ornTonriate than the first. At all events,
~ Anrert is an humble man and carries
he lengthy official title with surprising
enranimity. He is, in reality, branch of
' ma secret service of the postoff1ce depart
nent as his duties are to open every piece
/ n third and fourth class matter passing
tbrongh the Cincinnati office for the pur-
nNe II ascertaining if the packages contain
snv writing which would subject them to
| frst-class postage.
IS MANY be magin ed, the thousand and
ana curious objects which pass through
Mr. Angert's hands are full of interest to
any person who may be granted permits
non to spend an hour at the table at which
he works so rapidly and successfully. The
rster is an obServant gentleman and is as
ful of stories concerning his business as an
sgg is full of meat. By far, however, the
most Interesting Renaissance of Mr.. An
rert's list in new story of a courtship,
proposal and acceptance of the proposal,
overs' quarrel and break up, subsequently
reconciliation and marriage. As Mr.. An
,srt relates the incidents very well let him
ell them.
The ending of the romance, began Mr.
lngert came only few days ago. About
tx months ago opened box of flowers
pntaiung an unsealed letter" The letter,
course, was read by Mr.. Angert, ''to as
sstan whether it was engraved" "Well,
resi the letter through, that's the truth
the matter. 1t was a tender missive.
sggng the lady to accept the flowers, also
Gthe same time grant him the pleasure Of
Der friendship he had been introduced to
Der at a little party few nights before aud
bad been smitten by her beauty. | tied
the. box up with sigh aud charged twelve
cents extra postage. / buried the incident
away in my brain, as l thought, never to
be recalled except for relation to my fam
| lily circle.
But things began to come pretty swiftly
after this. A box of ton-bons would pre-
cede box Of beautiful flowers or gloves
each Contained letter, and 1t must have
taken all that girls pin money to pay extra
postage on the boxes of flowers and bon
bonS which were poured upon her devoted
head. The notes began to contain deep
red nnge Of affection, at first almost imper-
ceptiole, but later the glow and splutter
Illuminated the darkness of the life of even
postottica employe. At last came the
chnax IN the shape of proposal OF mar
rage written on tinted note paper i'm
oedded in box Of beautiful roses. The box
was DULY charged With the regular postage,
aud patiently awaited the next develop
ineht from TIE young man at Laporte, Ind.
LOT II was from that place the many tender
documents had emanated.
linen my heart beat light with gladness,
oAe orlgnt morning when there passed
yVough my hands a box of bon-bons ad-
uIesseu 10 My own dearest May That
.oeIleu IL. lid not require the blow Of a
Wy hammer On my skull to realize that
.nI proposal had been accepted and was
ven under way. Well, sir, such gushing as
lIe4a IN those letters for three months was
TTuough TO make a yellow horse turn green.
pu. IKE the hand of fate a great. dark
S1uu began to hover over the scene of true
1--we. Then one day came package, which
, .Vpened. The package contained letters
.usy were love letters. They came from the
:ouas man IN the functions town of La
EJave 70 'he young lady in this festive burg.
Icy were her love letters beng returned.
busGppea one red-hot guilty tear on the
T TSoue, hastily tied it up and then charged
" Sf extra postage.
81 ~ mat grave of love | buried the sad
cb o-saH which the turning of affections
bs rIu u leaves high and dry on the sandy
w uI.A VI memory. don't know who it was
rs Us oetter to have loved and lost,
M,n., .eu 70 nave never loved at all,
Of f foTo forgive him for writing such piece
witt 1''oy N attempting to console being
isrtiro oroKen heart. 1t is about as eff
orTselJ as an empty sprinkling pot in a
kDor 9 ~ put I'm depressing. Do you
ST. b" tlae began to feeI the keenest agony
ig Ie s+e iuture of the young couples. That
jcytise o.e' VI Ills feel sure must have been
II he ny some untoward word or action
sFectio.n lance. From the wealth of his
trulv ', o. l could see he was really and
hve' 9VOo young man, unworthy OF a tickle
Itself in.o tnis nightmare was jamming
| tired br sG every nook aud Granny in my
| for the oi.I' l grew feverish with anxiety
sl Sbe nj maybe she wasn't so bad after
thought 1 nus1 be gentle, young thing, l
eyes of tba w." to the great pleading, liquid
Of faIS ue lawn, and the wind-swept hair
bsi-anee lo goddess. | pictured the hea1taons