Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-12-09
Phun Over the Phone.
st. Paul Globe,


be established between New York
and Washington.-Ezchange.]
When this occurs look cut. for Q
conversation something like this.
Ruth Cleveland Gn New York;
Helloa, Washington!
Washington-Helloa!
Ruth-Give me the White House
Washington-Who is this!
Ruth-Ruth Cleveland. I want
the White House.
Hsdn't you better wait a few
months?
Ruth-No. Iwant it now.
washington makes connection.)
Ben Harrison-Helloa! Is that
Martin!
Ruth-No. This is Ruth Cleveland.
Who are you!
Ben-This is Ben.
Ruth-What Benz
Ben-Why, Ben Harrison.
Ruth-Ben Harrison! Ben Harri-
son! The name is familiar, but
can't place you.
Ben-Why don't you knowi The
man who ran against your father.
Ben Harrison! Old Ben! Grandpa's
hat!
Ruth-Yes, yes; I remember now.
They tell me you weren't in it in the
late election.
Ben-Here! Here! You little
rascali I'd box your ears if I 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 Statesf
Ruth-Don't you know you're talk.
ing to Ruth, the daughter Of President.
elect Cleveiandi
Ben-Confound your impudence
anyway
Ruth-Ssy, Ben, are you fond Of
poetryf
Ben-Yes, indeed, psssionately.
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 al sad words OF tongue or pen,
The saddest Of these, They wouldn't have Bel.' II"
Ben-It's . good thing that you are
in New York and / in Washington.
Ruth-You won't be in Washing
ton long.
Benz had the pleasure Of escort
ing your papa out of The White
House years ago, and
Ruth (breaking in)cYou'll have the
extreme pleasure of escorting him
back again next March, and I'll b<
there to see that you do yoursel Il
proud.
Beu-You think yourself smart
don't your
Ruth-I want to ask you . conun'
drum.
Ben-Never mind your conundrums
Ruth-Come now. be good.natured
Enjoy yourself while you can, for you'll
be long time dead. ..
Ben-Well, what is your conun.
drumi
Ruth-I want to ask you, "Where
was Moses when the light went outr
Benz don't catch your meaning.
Ruth-Well, who struck Billy Pat
terson!
Ben-I 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 q few oI
Carter's Little Liver pillsf
Ben-D-n Carter!
Ruth-Tut, tut. Remember your
sex. That's pretty language for g
man who is seen in De.pew every Sun
day Reid-ins his prayer book.
Ben-Well, you mustn't aggravat.
me. I'm q sick man.
Ruth-Have you heard from Indi
anaf
Ben-There you 60 again.
Ruth-Kindly send Baby Mckee tt
the phone. No fun talking to you
III see you on the 4th of March. Re
member me to the old soldiers. Ta ta
Ben hangs up the phone and CALI
Baby McKee.l
Baby McKee-Helloa, Ruth
Ruth-Hellos. Nc!
McKee-How do you feeli
Ruth-Way up. And youi
McKee-Out OF sight.
Ruth believe you. Have you
any new playmates at the White
House?
McKee-Yes; grandpa bought me q
nice wildcat about the beginning oi
the campaign. Between you and me
he was the sickest looking wildcat you
ever saw.
Ruth-Then he wasn't at all dan.
gerous!
McKee-Dangerous! Nav! I heard
grandpa say the other day that this
wildcat business was all fake. / don't
know what he meant.
Ruth-What did you do with your
blocks.
McKee-Those blocks OF five that
Mr.. Dudley gave us!
Ruth-Yes, those Indiana blocks.
McKee-Oh, they were all right