The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-03
FAMILIAR THLEGR.iPH TALK.
It Looks Little Like Welsh When Put In
Type-FiEhtinE Circuit.


| There are pairs OF men who have been in
|'daily communication with each other over the
same telegraph wire for years; and who have
with the others temperament. his moods his
disposition. and his sentiments Telegraph
and stolid. looking things. Yet. through them
u man Is able to convey emotions OF sorrow or
loy, aImos. as plainly as thoy may be expressed
man at ono end OF tho wire. while no is receive
ing dispatches. that the man who is sending
swear swear words he is in good temper or bad,
system of Authorizations which enables thom
to say considrr;.bLe moro In a certain period Of
as compact as tho Phillips code, but answers
their requirements very we'll Their morning
:'g. M and tho fnrewell for the evening Z.
n the letters Of c9ars for good
tnui: INV t mnG; 81. And j. the he answsr
by tho time these courtesles havo taken
the receiving department. or from some other
wire. and the M ni9n before whom they arc
ast rnd wv w hrs VS. f2 darn An rs no
otter man SAYS: "No rest Tor wicked. min
PEN the las words indicating chat he wants
the sender to wait u minute while he adjusts
*" e. A.. meaning Go AHEAD" and the days US
Operators laugh over tho, wire. or rather
they convey the fact that they ARG amused.
sr"at @ NJ Is ndieatod by sondns
,ha" SLOWLY and ropeating it several times;
Snd ms is by fsng
and repeating it tells tho perretrntor, OF the
},oko at the other end Of !hs wire that tho
When tho feeling between two operators in
two cities. instead Of being that Of gentle af-
lection, that OF St-OnE dislike. the fact
lac made Just as apparent as though thcy were
within few foct OF each othor. No personal
collision can occur, of course. This is one OF
the, drawbacks. But u man can. call names
and make threats over a wiro with almost n"
nuarreilinr Is that Known as :nEhtins circuit"
for when two oporatol~ strive at tho snmet;mo
to call names ovnrn wire mother can succeed.
have am an ola s'S %o IeGS S
by birth. brought he story to this city. ono q
Toront to and tho other ut Buffalo: Alter n sue
s ,s . sNchpnge Of Hncomr!imentary re-
that is; they both tried to send ,opithots over
TIM wire M "nss T yS fG|sL for sco
NM at buffalo VAS ' young and stGbborn
Pd asoDI in for an PooP F"is Esn sIrqs;y
was wiro attached to tho cioc.;'s pendulum.
ii" circuit iI"connorte,i the l!ninlo wire with
tho clock wi:n and went homo t. nod. leaving
concludes with the ver,D'ious statement that
next ,nrniHs he hoard hear i he Bu" D man s iii
lighting tho clock. and that when tn" former
dii.c"nn &C, tho clock wlre and closed the
circuit the lnttcr snapped our iumlliant,Y.
Fighting circuit is iroInhiy the most an
tenry, tho worry ftniltv ot 1t il maddeninc.
HHro Is q q. man who has olcced GIiayour n
tho'sand 81 81 niles Tko ia" n cini:
t h "a@%s is TT sls"s s ,S;r iSf
time driven mon tothe ycrge OF frenzy. Their"
+ n On '9 %c IN tnS Ersaiy Yes Of thS mrss
able "lcrator VINO. after long and unsucccss-
~ IN Sitt,fmggl" !" gay sow"thinG m~in tonman
t" him, suddenly arose from Ms "nalr and
city, and ran down tho stairs into the street.
There h" ga%,%l wildly aroTn,!: looking for
hm IS'sS a. :aihioeS ~ ssntSmnn War %
having his boots Polished. rhG unhappy
%" nd r. s bs S " tS
always .Tettins your boots Dnckod." But That
Ing over IL wire bcGn without n bloodIrss ter
mination. 1t has Lcen, tho, ease on i numher
trim for tho, Town of the insntrr. and that
NJ the insultsr hoing pointed out TO him tho
sllch instances Iln exceptions Even though
n man may board II train full OF thought OF
hours. ride. and tho VISIT. instead Of being
sansninGry. may be ono Of harmonious peace
that no quarrel begun over u telegraph wire
has ever resulted fatally
They tell good story up Mt the big Western
Union Office on Fifteenth street One Of tho
night men Was sendinG press to Richmond.
Whats the matter2 You come SO heavy
can't adjust enough"
washington end. 'FWait a second" - '"'
Then came y pause.
...How,s that" asked tho Washington man.
operator. What did you do ?"
81 took off my cufls.S came back tho reply |
from tina WnAhin utDu lnnu nd oyan Tho raIav