St. Paul daily globe., 1892-11-21
PHUN OVER THE PHONE.

(Long-distanee telephouing will soon be
established between New York and Wash
ington.-EXchange.
When this occurs look out for conversa-
ton something like this:
Ruth Cleveland Tin New York)-Helloa,
Washington!
Washington-Helloal
Ruth-Give me the White house.
Washington-Who is this?
Ruth-Ruth Cleveland. l want the White
house.
Washington-Hadnt you better wait few
months?
Ruth--No. want it now.
Washington makes connection.)
Ben Harrison-Helloa! Is that Martin?
Ruth-No. This is Ruth Cleveland. VINO
are you?
I Ben-This is Ben
Ruth-What Ben?
r. Ben-Why. Ben Harrison.
Ruth-Ben Harrison. Ben Harrison! The
name is familiar. but can't place you.
Ben-Why, don't you know? The man
who ran against your father. Ben Harrison!
Old Ben! GrandIa's hatl
Ruth-Yes. yes; | remember now. They
tell me you weren't in it in the late election.
Ben-Here. Here You little rascal I'd
box your ears if were near you.
Ruth-That's all right, Ben, you just keep
your coat on.
Ben-Why, you young scapegrace. Don't
YOU know you are talking to the president of
the United States?
hutu-OOu y you KNOW you re ldlklng TO
Ruth. the daughter of President-elect CIeye-
land?
Ben-Confound your impudence anyway!
Ruth-Say, Ben, are you fond of poetry!
Ben-Yes inoeed, passionstely.
Ruth-Did you ever read Whittier's MAUD
Muller?''
Ben-Yes. time and again. when boy
Ruth-Do you remember that little couplet
which says:
''Of all sad words of tongue or pen.
hos
Ben"
Ben-It's good thing that you are in New
York ana in Washington.
Ruth-9ou won't be in Washington long.
Ben-1 had the pleasure of escorting your
papa out of the White house four years ago.
and
. Ruth (breaking in)-You'n have the ex-
treme pleasure of escorting him back again
next March. and I'll be there to see that you
do yourself proud.
Ben-You think you're smart don't you?
Ruth want to ask you conuudrum.
Ben-Never mind your conundrums.
Ruth-Come now, be gCod-natured. Enjoy
yourself while you can. for you'll be long
time dead
Ben-Well. what is your conundrum?
Ruth want to ask you, Where was
Moses when the light went out?'
Benz don't eaten your meaning.
Ruth-Well, who struck Billy Patterson?
Benz am still in the dark
Ruth i guess you're not feeling well TO-
day.
Ben-To be frank with you my liver is out
of order.
Ruth-Why don't you try few of Carter's
Little Liver pillss
iBen-D-n Carter!
Ruth-Tut. tut. Remember your sex.
That's pretty language Tor man who is seen
in De-pew every Sunday Reid-ing his prayer
book.
Ben-Well, you mustn't aggrayate me. I'm
a sick man.
Ruth-Have you heard from Indiana?
Ben-Tbere you go again.
Ruth-kindly send Baby Mckee to the
phone. NO fun talking to you I'll see YOU
on the 4th of March. Remember me to the
old soldiers. Ia ia.
[Ben hangs up phone and calls Baby Nc
Baby McKee-Helloa, RUTH
Ruth-Helloa. Nc,
McKee-How do you feel?
Ruth-Way up. And you?
McKee-Out of sight.
Ruth believe you. Have you any new
playthings at the White house?
McKee-Yes; grandpa bought me a nice
wildcat about the beginning of the cam
palgn. Between you and me he was the
sckest-looking, wildcat you ever saw.
Ruth-Then he wasn't at all dangerous?
McKee-Dangerous Naw / heard grand
pa say the other day that this wildcat busi-
ness was all fake. / don't know what he
meant.
Ruth-What did you do with your blocks?
McKee-Those blocks of five that mir.
Dudley gave us?
Ruth-Yes. those Indiana blocks
Mckee-Oh they were all right four years
ago. Papa got lots of comfort out of them.
But the new Australian game came into
favor. and the blocks passed into innocuous
desuetude. You know old 'Innoc?"
Ruth-Oh yes, very well; great chum of
papa's- BY the way, are you all packed up?
TAT this point some one breaks i'm and the
Interesting confab comes 10 close.