The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-11-27
"SAY BLANK" SAID GLEASON.
Then Miss Jones Read a MIssiye Which
Was All Blanks but Signature.

vas All bianks But signature
When Mayor Gleason. of Long Island
City. entered his Office in the city hall
the other morning he found large
mail awaiting his consideration The
mayor had been away assisting TO NOM
mate the gold national democratic
ticket in indianapolis. and business had
been accumulating during mis- absence
After signing number of official docu-
ments and giving interviews TO sev-
eral of his constituents he turned his at
tsntion To the pile of letters lying on his
desk The first envelope picked up
was a square one. The mayor took mp
the letter and smiled as he read:
Hum he mused- Wants to teach
in the schools.
The next made the mayor frown at
first The frown was followed by
smile that extended into hearty .'Ha
ha,'
That's a good one" said his honor
wants TO shoot me. does he? Well.
have been down for shooting ever since
| entered Long Island City public life,
and ! am here yet.
Read that to me. Miss JONES' said
the mayor, turning to the young lady
typewriter
Miss Jones took the letter. and, after
glancing over its two pages of scraNl.
laid 1t. on the desk.
why don't you read il - insuir,-i the
mayor.
Il can't replied Miss Jones.
"You can read writing, can't your
he asked
Certainly"
We'll. then, why can't you read that
letter.
Because" answered the typewriter.
there are words there L do not under
stand''
The mayor took up the letter and read
it himself He hesitated several times
while perusing the pages. and. after fin
| ishing il. said to the typewriter:
There are some hard words there
don't understand myself" Then he
turned and winked at his private secre-
| tary-
Taking up a postal card, the mayor
| handed it TO Miss Jones, saying that
| there could not he any hard words on
Il postal card or the postal authorities
| would not deliver il. Miss Jones read
the card TO herself first and laughed
/ while doing so.
| Read it, if it is funny" said the
/ mayor.
Miss Jones read the card. 1t said:
''Oh. YOU big robberi You and your
robber gang are not fit to be in the city
hall. You robber! You robber!
would like to punch your head just once
for the poor people. You robber! you
| raised the city assessme mt from $4,000
| TO $4,000. You are a robher and know
it Oh. oh. oh. how would like TO give
| you just one punch!"
! While Miss Jones was reading the
card everybody laughed but the mayor
When she had finished. he said:
Il wish the writer had signed his
name. would send him my office hours
for being punched"
The mayor saw a big square envelope
among the others, and, selecting n,
handed it to Miss Jones to read. She
took the letter out of the envelope, and
after gIancing at the first line, said to
the mayor:
''Shall | read it, mayor"
''Yes; go ahead said the mayor.
MY dear"
Hold on there," calculated the
mayor; don't read that one" and he
reached out and took the letter away
from Miss Jones. Then the mayor tool
| up another letter, and- before hsifanlIie
it to Miss Jones glanced at the opening
line. The typewriter took one glance
at the letter and laid it on the desk.
"Why don't you read it?" asked th'
mayor.
Its fun Of hard woryls,'" replied
Miss Jones, blushing-
well, when you come 10 a hard worC
say blank" said the mayor.
Miss Jones picked up the letter anC
started TO read:
''P. J. Gleason-You blank. blank
blank. blank. blank, blank blank
Hold on" broke in the mayor; ii
il all blanks?''
Yes. sir" replied Miss Jones, all bu
the signature
whats that?"
''Once friend. now an enemy"
'.If the change is agreeable to him, i
suits me-" said the mayor.
Then he thanked the typewriter. an'
said that he would read the other let
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