The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-07

wish were man! Not often, for their
clothes are so ugly! But there is no doubt
about it that a man can impress where a
woman can only please. There are tunes
when the mere fact OF being a man forces
success: and these times are undoubted-
~. when 1t becomes necessary 10 find fault
with the methods of a corporation. There
are some corporations of which / highly
approve-the railroads. In the utmost lux
ury they take me flying across the country
10 wherever 1 wish TO so, and, generaAzlns'
/ think the servants of the railroad are
polite Ticket-sellers have an unpleas-
ant way of convincing woman that she Is
an idiot: but, then. so many women, VINO
take up the time of the men in the ticket
Offices are idiots. Porters are polite when
they hope, less polite. perhaps. when they
receive. for expectancy is always a pleas
ant state of mind. But against one OF the
other corporations-that one when guar
antees to take a package, and, for GER
tain sum of money. deliver it at your door
have a grievance. and a just one.
During Christmas week the eXpressman
is a welcome guest. Every time the bell
rings some face will appear at the win
dow. looking out TO see If it IS an express
wagon. 1 have gone through all those
delights: have expressed my thanks to
the bringers of gifts, not only verbally,
buf materially. Yet there is another side
TO the ktory-and that is the sending OF
packages and boxes One day found me
At the door of Ewes Express Company
with four parcels and wooden box. The
wooden box was marked in large letter,
fragile" 1t contained a lovely cup
and saucer of the very finest china, fill
ed with bonbons and properly packed by
a china packer AS one does with
present, | paid for its travel. Within
week news came that the box had arrived
but-the cup was in a hundred pieces!
A visit to the office of this special cor
poration resulted in my being informed
that / could never get anything for it.
The man that told me this was very civil,
but his civility was convincing. Expert
ence No. /.
Experience No. ? is more dramatic.
Two DAYS before Christmas there came
teiegram-I have nothing to say against
the telegraph company at present--that
read: Canvas shack ducks and holly in
basket sent last night-Merry Christmas"
All day long that basket was looked for.
At night the news of its non-arrVal was
wired 10 Baltimore. A search was sug-
eested. but alasl days went by, and mean
time, instead Of canvasbacks, rich, lus-
cious and tasting of the wild celery, | had
10 eat turkey, dry, tasteiess turkey. Theil
the man who had started the box sug-
gested that / investigate. Having a little
belief in this special corporation, l started,
dressed like the gentleman of song. in my
best suit of clothes without fear and with
out trembling. That was before ! knew
as much as | do now. On my arrival nj
The dingy offices of the company l in
quired for the president. "Out of town
Then ! asked whose business 1t was 10
attend to complaints. l was sent to I'm
Office boy. who knew nothing. From him
/ was, in a way tossed over to a young
man who knew everything, but who pro-
posed to keep his knowledge to himself.
He sent me up a winding flights of stairs,
and 1 landed after tripping twice before
a door marked superintendent" Two
knocks and no answer Then / entered.
There We're moro men smoking cigars
than i ever seen in one office in all my
business career. ! inquired for the SUI
perintendent. Busy" Well, would any
body see me, Eyes, his secretary" The
secretary was seated at desk from which
he did not rise, nor did he offer me a
chair The minute l looked at him l knew
that he was my enemy He was short,
rather broad shy of hair on his head, ana
Win a DrlStlN muStacne tndt looked as IT
81 had a shock of electricity and each hair
of which suggested fight. He wore glasses
Now, glasses usually give people benevo-
lent look, but even a halo wouldn't have
made this man look like anything but
either the possible ancestor of brusers
or the descendent of a long line of prize
fighters. l started to tell my story IN
the most businesslike way. l offered, as
evidence of the truth of my statement, a
copy of the manifest book which told of
the reception of the ducks This gentle
man CD kindly asked how he knew that
this manifest page was genuine. / in
quired. with a certain heat, how in the
name Of everything good and holy l could
get a page of the manifest book of a place
nearly two hundred miles from me? He
didn't make any answer 10 my remark,
but announced that, probably. the address
was not written in ink. As the basket
was sent by man, l was sure it was
properly addressed. Then he told me
that if they found the basket l would
have TO take it. Now, l like ducks high,
but / don't like them over a month after
killing, even if they have been kept in
cold storage. A few more corporation
civilitles made me so nervous that l de-
parted, hoping that the old place would
catch on fire and some awful thing hap
pen to that man. 4 few days passed.
Chats a way novelists always write.)
got q letter. 1t assured me that the bask-
receipted for by a Mrs. Italino; and that,
in future, it would be wise if l would re-
frain from censuring the company. This
did take my breath away. / never knew
before that when you sent a package by
express you received, In addition to its
possible loss. a little moral tag. / an
swered that letter. I told that man that
there was nobody in my apartment or
in my house of that name; that the ex-
press company could fine Mrs. Italino and
prove why she could receive a basket adj
dressed TO me But OH If | had been a
mani l should have gone down there. l
should have sworn what is commonly
known as a blue streak" The COM
pany would have paid for the ducks. the
holly. the basket my worry and my in
convenience, and there would have been
no story. But being a woman. | have
endured being called a forger a kind OF
thief, although, / must confess, that
now the superintendents man has writ
ten me somewhat apologize letter in
which he asserts his determination 20 find
Mrs. ltalino or die. No. he doesn't say
that, but that's what he ought TO say.
Now do you wonder that corporations to
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