The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-24
GENERAL DELIVERY.
in Its Odd Phases at the
POstoffice.
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

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From the Cleveland Plain Dealer
Hello, VIII; got any letters for Nellie
Bly"
The speaker, pretty girl Of 16 years.
danced up to the postoffice delivery window
and received two or three dainty missives.
mo two alike to-day" remarked the
clerk with r smile of recognition, which
re.ulted in his receivi a knowing wink
from the flushed face Of the girl.
sNoue of them her own name,n remarked
the clerk. "Pve known her ever since the
first day came here. Nice girl. Got a
rich lather, too. She gets two or three
letters here every day besides those which
90 to her home. On the fiirt, you know.
Rnow ali their names and have them all
ready. She is not as bad as the town women,
who viii stand at the window for an hour
and reel off names by the yard. l some
times think they invent them on the spot.n
''Went my mail kept here after this
Mike Coli IS, No. S4 Blank street-g ling to
move might" interrupted moody voice.
The newcomer wasa laoorer, evidently,
and hard up.
"Where are you to move top asked the
clerk.
II don't know. Got to move ,ranyhow.
II call for my mall
It was O'clock and the man who did not
know " here he would pass the night walked
past the crowd hurrying to their hot sup
pers aud comfortable firesides in gloomy
silence. The next conner was seen by the
clerk when he entered the outer door and
was met by a shake Of the head.
"He's been coming here three or four
times day for years and never received a
letter vet. If he received one l should re-
member it for the rest of the day. re-
marked the clerk. Hes one of lot of reg
uar callers. One like him received postal
card about year ago and since that has
been calling on an average once every two
hours. He couldn't sleep if he did not call
at the window-'No, sir, nothing tonight"
mo, that is not u regular. He comes
often, but it's not mania with him yet
and he's not kicker.
"Kickers Well, 1 should say. They
come in droves and the circus men are the
worst. A dyed in the wool circus man will
stand at that window and blare away about
our being mis- servants-not public servants
mind you, but his individual private serv-
ants-until | become sick. Funny how
people will hustle and scheme for position
like this, amt it? Same on the police force
and the rest. don't advise any one to strug
gle much after a position in the postal
service. A fortune wouldn't induce me to
work back there" indicating the spot
where the distributor were busily engaged
in sorting the mail.
"Will this go to Chicagop' inquired a
gentlemanly stranger, holding up a sealed
envelope.
Eyes, sir" nodded the clerk, who added
as the stranger passed on: 81 suppose he
means to inquire whether it is in time for
train No. 8. was safe in answering, anyhow
if his letter was properly addressed. It's
bound to reach Chicago some time. People
make this a general intelligence office some
times. lam asked all sorts of questions from
the time OF t aims to the pric3 of board.
The old country people, especially Germans,
are good at asking questions. How would
you answer person who on mailing a
letter to some remote quarter of Europe
inquired when he weuld receive a reply.
They do that and worse, but the Germans
never miss calling for advertised letters.
They must make study of the list"
"Anythin' fer Gawge Wasn'tn H.
Smith" Inquired young colored fellow in
an immaculate shirt collar and checked
pants in voice which caused passers by to
turn and retrace their steps to see the
fun
"George-whatw inquired the clerk
with his hand On the "W" box.
Smith, sah," replied the colored man,
purpling with excitement. "Gawge Smith,
Gawge w. Smith, Gawge ". H. Smith, or
Gawge Washington Horace Smith. Inevah
He moved of with satisfied SMILE tax
ing with him shalf dozen letters the ad-
dresses OF which began at the top of the
envelope and were sprawled over their
entire surface
81 hat fellow is making 81 week as
waiter, but he gets more letters than some
store Clerks who write to every girl they
can get to answer them. He struck town
about three months ago looking as if he
had been shot through board into sand
heap. He's only one out of 100 speci mems
around town. You would be surprised to
know, though, how many people about
town apply for letters under assumed names.
Some of them are well known men and
women who don't care to have their cor
respoudence known. See that man tear his
open? Tney act sometimes as if they
would tear the envelope in two in their
eagerness to get at the contents"
In spite of the delivery system two and
sometimes three men are kept constantly
busy at the postoffice window passing out
the mail A string of applicants extending
back twenty feet is not an unusual sight,
and the time is not far distant when a re-
modelling Of the interior arrangements Of
the building will be necessary to accom-
modate them.
Find it Interestingly" inquired the clerk,
as the reporter was about to leave ~
found it so at first watching the crowd, but
it's an old story now. More interested now
in avoiding kickers. We are expected to
stay right here and stand it any how.
like to meet a chronic objector who
amounts to something to free my mind
upon occasionally. If they won't he paci-
fled send them to headquarters and then,
after they are gone, have it out with the
boss. No chance to hit back, of course, but
lsuppose it's what we're paid for"
NATURAL BRIDGE OF ARIZONA.