The Portland daily press., 1894-05-14
UNITED 81 TELEGRAPH.
Elessricity Attxaets Two Loving and Trust
full bat Ear Apart Hearts.


EleSericity ATTRACTS Two Loving and Trust
full bat Ear Apart HeaFts.
There is lstIe Telegraph office num-
Der Of miles easb of here, on the Louisville
and Nashville railroad, where the tele-
graph operator has mere or less spare time
1t is usually lnore The operator there is
said to be in constant dread lest the NAM
agement of the company Will strike upon
some scheme whereby they can divide him
up and utilize him at tive or three Little
offices instead Of one, thereby curtaihng
expenses these panicky times. 1t was dur
ing corn planting time last spring that
stranger walked nesitatingly into the lit
tie telegraph office at the country station
The stranger was a newcomer from Ken
tueky, who had rented the Smith farm
across the Goose Neck creek.
"Say, yeung man," he said abruptly
"I'd like to telegraph
"An right" replied the operator, start
ing up la surprise It WAS an uncommon
thing thers Tor some enc to want ito tele-
graf, :" and the biographies became inter
ested in the case inSnediately.
'I-f-haye 1t here, " continued the Gus
TONER as he drew from his pocket crum-
pied letter aad held it In his hand. The
operztor reaafed for the letter, but the
other drew 1t back quickly.
You don't s'pose I'm goin to let you
read 1t do you?" he said indignantly.
II will have TO read it in order to tele-
graph it," replied the key manipulation,
and he explained something Of the art of
telegrnHshy to the new citizen in the Goose
Neck creek district. After deliberate
paRso the stranger reluctantly passed the
crumpled letter over to the man at the
telegraph tahic. The operator had on hand
quantity Of spare time, and taking the
letter he deciplered it's contents and count
ed the words one by one.
Theme are /, 1Ss words, he said finally,
land is win oost you SAT-. Sc to telegraph it
to Gympur, Ky"
Great eiiasi'' gasped the Kentuckian,
clu5ehiag to q chair for support Can t
yon telesxsa 1t csseaper'n thats You see, !"
he continued desperately, Hannah Ste
phsns pfalniaed 60 come here and marry me
just SOON as gCs tho place ready for her,
I've writ and writ, but dom get no an
swer, and she don,t come nuther. Now,
strangah,' he adaed, with dangerous fire
in his eyes 'sthe emery little postmaster
down thar wants Hannah, too, and want
you to oheip me git her"
well. replied the operator sgmpathet-
ical1y, II think can fix tt up SO it will
cost you Only 10 cents, and you will get
the girl sura.n
The stranger was overjoyed at the sug7
gestion, and the result was that the letter
was not teiegraphed, but instead there was
| dispatched a message, which ran as fol
lows
IA nice home ready for you Come on
| first train"
The telegram did it's work, and the I'm
| scrupul0uS snitor for Hannah at the other
end was ANONYMOUSLY beaten at his game,
| for few days after tho telegram had been
sent a buxcn young woman stepped from
| the train at the little Illinois station
There was loving little scene when the
lovers met, scene upon which we will not
| dwell. There is comfortable farmhouse
acrsas the Goose Neck creek where the
true hearted Hannah and her faithful hus-
band live happily together and there is no
| guest more welcome there than the tele-
| graph operator at the country station
| A Country Photographer.