Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-08-15
A VICTIM OF SPEAKING TUBES.
Sad Fate of Man Of Peace Who 10 situ-
ated Midway Vocal Route.

Sad Fate of q Man Of Peace Who 10 sftu-
ated Midway n Vocal Route.
There is a man in this town whose
work keeps him sitting at his desk oil
day. He thinks himself fortunately sit
uated, for his employers are considerable
In their requirements and liberel in the
matter of pay, and his work is enjoya-
BILE. The others who work in the same
room are busy men. They seldom speak,
but when they do have something to
say 1t is OF ~ pleasant nature. His mod
est home has been all that heart could
wish. SO far as comfort and contentment
60. All these things arc sources OF
grateful satisfaction to him, for he is a
man Of middle age and Is no longer con-
stunned by youthful ambition to possess |
the unattainable He is Of q placid dis /
position and Is. above everything else, a
lover OF peace. Thus situated he ought
TO be one Of the happiest Of men, but he
Is not. He Is wasting away. the helpless
victim or continuous and violent conten.
ton
Close to his desk. inclosed by thin
wooden sheathing, are some tin speaking
tubes that run from an upper story OF
the building to lower story. These
stories contain departments of the same
business. and the tubes are In almost
constant use. The tubes are cracked nj ,
about the altitude of this mans desk.
and the wooden sheathing is split In
places. The cracks In the tubes give a
curious querulous sound to every voice
That ascends or dcscends through them.
a fend OF long standing exists between
the Office boys and others who sneak
from the upper floor and those who b
speak from the lower story A pleasant r,
word never ascends or tlescends. All the "
harshness OF infection that accompanies n
the harsh words IL strangely multiplied
BY the cracked condition Of the resonant
speaking Tubes. and this man of natural. a,
~ peaceable inelinations has to sit and m
hear 1t all r.
Unfortunately his is n somewhat sensi. al
tive and sympathetic nature. 1t is i'm. O,
possible Tor him to remain undisturbed Oh
when this continuous war of words is te
going on through the speaking tubes.
provocative voice from above causes m
him to side with the floor far beneath AZ
him. and the reply that comes up grieves 10
MN. AMI ne thinks that the upper noor ia
has been nssailed with objectionable vi.
,lence, Then there isa rafting exchange M
u warlike expressions In angry tones X,
--hsde more angry to the car by the VA
'racktal speaking tubes--and the man OF
'eace groins and sighs for the quiet Of a 10,
odge III some yEst wilderness. He has
lcard These savage exchanges no long th,
nd 80 continually that his conception n
y 10 tho sound Of the male human voice rl,
; Ike that which comes to his ears VT
through these diabolical speaking tubes no
This has been going on year after year no
nd the feud shows no signs of abate- mr.,
ieht itS elect on the helpless man OF sps
eace IN deplorable He feels constantly ma,
" he were Il party 20 never ending eff,
narrci lie goes ont To his luncheon Nv
eling like man who has just been en-. wa
aged in riot. and he does not enioy arm
. FOOD. lie scolds his most obligina iuu
after without cause and gives him an s,pl
creased np 10y way OF apology. When +
, goes home, he kisses his wife and chill. mo
'en IN II perfunctory way and is irrita- yo,
70 at tho dinner table His wife saws r,a.
uly. MY dear, you are working too ADJ,
ira He Is not working too hard, but
- ashamed to tell what ails him. for fat,
knowa TINT 1t would be difficult for tb,
.s N'ns'iefaoo neiptneet TO under thes
ana the effect of tho continuous speak. the,
Z tube strife on bis nervous system. ASP,
he changes the subject and endeay- sten
!. $50 "N'eius ~ MS pest behavior, por,
- WIFE notices that his playfulness is A
reed and is sorry imitation of the vess
nnine article. and this Is more alarm. and
70 her than his irritableness. New abl,
,rk Sun. Ao.'