St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-13
Finally he mustered up courage to in
quire If these are the only nuisances by

Finally he mustered up courage to in
Quire if these are the only nuiSanceS by
whom the telephone girl is troubled,
and if she ever ''gets back" at them.
mo, there are lots of others; but they
most all partake of the nature OF these
whom ! have mentioned. They are
always looking for a, chance to kick.
They never miss an opportunity, either.
They don't seem to realize that they
could get along just as well, and good
deal better, il they would only speak
get us mad, and of course they get us
back at them in some way. There are
lots of little ways in which we can get
even, and we shouldn't be blamed if we
take advantage of our opportunities
once in WHILE"
"But are there not pleasant expert
ences in the life of the telephone girl?
The users of telephones are not all like
those you have mentioned, are they?"
mo, indeed. There are some of just
the loveliest fellows in the world. It's
just like hearing them laugh to talk to
them over the telephone. They are
just lOvely-never get cross: never
speak sharply, never complain. They're
all right, and, if there were more Of
them, the telephone girls would have a
pleaSanter time"
do you get real we'll acquainted
with many people over the telephone?"
Eyes. quite few Of them. | never
see them, but know them just as well
as if / had met them personally scores
of times. l know their voices just as
soon as.they call up. There are lots OF
them who come to the telephone every
day to talk and gossip with me. There
| is young fellow down in the chamber
of commerce. won't tell you his name
who never lets day go by, and who
never leaves his Office at night without
calling me up for little chat, or TO say
good night. l was on nights here once,
and there was Tribune reporter who,
after midnight, used to call me up and
talk almost by the hour. Then there's
real lovely old gentleman who has an
Office in Temple Court, just the incest
old man with white hair-I know him
by sight, but he never saw me-WhO IS
the dearest old creature alive. He says
the pleasantest things over the tele-
phone, and with such a fatherly air.
Oh, it's perfectly delightful. wish all
the old men were like him. l don't
know any of these people personally
that IS, l never spoke to them face to
face-but feel as well acquainted with
them as if had known them for life.
Many of them / have never even seen.
They always remember the girls at
Christmas time, too" -
''Do the girls often get personally &C
quainted with the pleasant fellows to
whom they talk through the phone? Does
anything ever come Of these intlmacles
which spring up over the wire?''
mo, not often. although they do
sometimes. One girl who worked here
about year ago got married through
talking with young fellow over the
wire. They got into the habit OF
'.chinning," as we call it, through the
'phone and got pretty well acquainted
that way, although they had never seen
each other before. This girl had one
of the sweetest voices that you ever
heard and of course the young man
noticed it too. He inquired around,
curious like. as young men will. and
finally got an introduction to her. The
end of it was that they were married
about six months ago, and happy pair
they make too 1 could tell you good
deal more, but there goes that crank
over in the Boston block" and the tele-
phone girls talk was over.