Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-11-11
POSTAL AMENITIES.
The Spirit of Accommodation May BE Car
rfed Too Far.

The Spirit of Accommodation May BE Car
ried Too Far.
1t is pleasant to have pu bile Off
cial-a postmaster, for instance-in-
terested in his work; pleasant also,
in a small town, to have him individ
ually interested in the little public
whom he serves. But this interest
may be carried too far to be agreea-
BILE.
That student, for instant, in col
lege in small country town to whom
the following little incident occurred
was no doubt assured of the amiable
officials interest in his love affairs,
but it is not equally sure that he well
coined it with gratitude. He was be-
trothed to a very charming girl in
the village from which he came, and
was in the habit of maintaining a
brisk correspondence with her. One
day, when he had just mailed let
ter and was turning away from
the postotfice door, he heard his
name called, and looking back saw
the benevolent old postmaster racing
after him, waving "a white envelope,
on which there was no inscription.
"Beg pardon" cried the old gentle
man, excitedly, as he caught up, "but
there's nothing written on this letter
you just posted. Don't you want to
address it to Miss Jones?"
This is matched by the anecdote
related by a lady who, during the
months Of her engagement, received
frequent visits from her lover who
lived in a town at some distance.
One morning, as she ran to the door
to get her mail, the postman, who
was openly reading postal card in
his hand, looked up from its perusal
and kindly relieved her suspense as
to the news.
"He amt coming this week." he
announced, cheerfully "but he will
next week, sure"
Still a third postal incident be-
longs to one of those country offices
located, as so many are, in the village
grocery and general store. The busy
postmaster, his mind distracted by
an unusual amount OF store business,
had failed to deliver her mail to a
lady who called for it, having told
her there was nothing for her that
day. Several days later when she
came again he apologized for his mis-
take and delivered to her belated
note, magnanimously adding:
81 should have been real worried
about it, Miss Brown, if it hadn't
been twas an invitation that ] knew
you wouldn't care about accepting.
'Tain't too late now to decline,
spose, if It's all over. Accepting's
different"
OF like nature, yet different, is a
little anecdote related by Mrs A. w.
Greedy After the rescue OF General
Greedy from the famine haunted
camp at Lady Franklin Bay, but
while he was still making the slow
journey home, his wife was over
whelmed with kilograms Of cOngratu-
lations and sympathy; but her hus
band himself was too miserably i'll
and weak to send her a message TO
some days.
Knowing that unless he were very
sick indeed she would receive wore
from him pcsjonally, she waited il
the keenest anxiety. At length
hearing one morning the sound of
galloping horse, she rushed to thu
door to meet the mounted telegraph
boy, who held in his hand the usua
bunch of kilograms. But this TIM
flinging himself from the saddle witt
beaming face, the youngster thrus
them into her hand, and showing
that he had an intimate knOwedg
of their contents, exclaimed as he di
so:
"His is on top"-Youths Compan
ion.
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