The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-02-08
rELEoRAPHINo ON THE FLY.
Difficulties of Traveller That May
Teach Others n Lesson.


Telegraphing while the train waits
did you ever try it? Mop Well.
you've missed something unique. ]
sried it once, successfully, too, but
let me tell the story.
The narrator continues his yarn in |
the Boston Herald as follows:
| was riding on train from A. to |
d. When B. was reached it occurred |
to me to examine my timetable, and,
behold, the train was due at d. ex-
actly on the minute when the Office
to which | was going would be closed
for the day, and the station q good
half mile away.
Telegraphing was my only re-
course, but how? Well, prepared
my dispatch on bit of paper, re-
duced it to the regulation ten words
and patiently awaited the arrival at
c., the last place to stop, and knew
there was telegraph office there,
The train was a little behind time,
and | was correspondingly nervous.
| No sooner was the train stopped
than sprang forward, fairly bound
ing over the platform to whore sup
posed the telegraph office was, but
to my surprise and chagrin the very
spot where expected to deposit my
dispatch proved to be the express
Office. | was perspiring, Further
end of station" shouted the office
boy to my inquiry. ] looked in that
direction. Up to that moment l had
had control of the situation, because
/ was ahead of the train. just one
rear OF the train. No time was to be
lost. Away l won't, casting anxious
eyes to the rear car as | fairly flew
past it.
approached the office window,
clutching my little telegram, | in
continently whistled the first two
bars of you Know" just to stir up
the boy and let him know customer
was approaching on the fly, as it
were, and sort of brace him up.
Well, / stood before the little win
dow, and, sure's I'm born, there were
two young women there, one of
whom appeared to be in charge, and
the other the one who actually does
the work of standing between the
telegraph company and the outer
world. The whistle above referred
, to didn't strike the tympani of these
two operators pleasantly. They both
actually frowned on me in silence.
felt myself actually whitening, but
, there | was and must proceed.
T Casting an atfectionate glance, not
; at the girls, but at the rear of the
{ train, some distance ahead, to see
, that it was where | had left it, Iven.
, tured to remark: "How much ter
, words to D-?" At the same time
= handed in my littlo message.
q 1t was received in dignitied silence
v and the counting process began
;. one, two, three, etc. 1felt as if age:
were passing and decades were like
railroad telegraph poles How nerv
d Gus got, and how the great beads o
|, Precipitation joined forces and be
It came rivulets adown my face ant
A neck, but yet the young woman
It slowly proceeded with the bushes
t in hand, and calmly took my none.
d and calmly took the message Wha
is relief as bounced for the rear car
IT but what if the lady operators whor
n l had offended by that innocen
}. whistle should be revengeful and de
" lay my messageP
was due in D in twenty mir
utes. On arrival, it was the work {
le only minute to take q cab and sa
"hurry up"
le Thanks to those young womer
g they were prompt, and | found tn
id Office open, and transacted my bus
T. ness.
i Moral No. Don't telegrap
while the train waits and expect I'll
operator to DO overlooking wit
comfort
MS Moral No. Don't whistle aye
is Know" as you approach Telegram
m Office, whether you are in hurry
%, otherwise.