The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-18
MOBILES REVENGE.
HE GOT EVEN WITH THE AUTHOR
OF THE SPECIAL DELIVERY STAMP.


Postmaster General Villas withdraw
For Sufficient Reasons, which Appear
In This story.
Milton MOBILES, the actor and author,
and Senator Villas were schoolmates in
Madison 30 years ago, and they went
from the sckoolhouse TO the war to-
gether Mobiles thinks good deal of
his old schoolmate and is proud of the
distinction he has won among the great
men of his party.
When the special delivery stamp
made its appearance, Senator Villas,
who was then postmaster general, re-
ceived many complimentary letters,
among them one from Mobiles. The rest
Of the story is best told by the author
himself:
"When 1 wrote this letter of congrat-
ulation TO the general, hadn't had oc-
casiOn TO use or receive any of the
stamps, but the idea seemed TO me 10
be good one. was spending a week
at home in Brooklyn at the time. One
bitter morning about o'clock | was
awakened by what seemed TO me to he
the ringing Of al the fire bells in
Brooklyn. Showing my head out Of the
second story window, / could see a
muflled figure on the steps below jerk
ing the bell with savage fury What is
it, asked. AT that moment the tell
wire broke and the figure fell back
ward down the steps. The SLOW was
knee deep, and the wind was blowing
90 miles an hour As the figure rolled
down the steps / could hear some choice
specimens Of explosive English in
familiar accent, mingled with some
thing about letter, special delivery.
After removing chains and bolts
opened the outer door, and the messen
ger blew into the vesubula III a sheet OF |
snow.
What is it? What have you got:
Letter.
"'What the Helen Blazes are you
bringing a letter here for at this time of
night:
Special delivery, sir, please.
81 backed into the hall and slid my
hand all over the wall, trying to find
the matchSafe. The vestibule was full
Of snow, and l had commenced sneez-
ing
&" Come in and shut the dcor!' yell
ed. Bang went the door and ont went
my match just as / had got the gas
turned On. The messenger bumped up
against me in the dark, stepped on my
toes ard shock a shoyeltul Of snow off
his shoulders about my feet, filling my
slippers and dropping down my back.
L finally succeeded i'll lighting the gas,
signing the book, pushing the messen.
ger out and boiling the door Then |
went mp stairs with my prize. / exam
med the long blue stamp carefully. 1t
was the first che that had received.
Then l devoted about five minutes TO
wondering what the dickens it was all
about After q time it occurred TO me
20 open 1t ard see. The handwriting
was unknown, lat the refrain was ia
miliar. Here it is:
So "sHrBoYcAy, Wis, Jan. 10.
"Mil,on Eollos, ESQ.
DEAR SIE-NCu win Coubtloss lie surprised
81 receiving this letter from an entire stran.
ger LUt feel that WIS lorn to ic an actor.
Il an hut -, feet @, light curly hair blue
eye and have played several Parts with tie
shelcygan Amateur society. inclo>e notices.
My family object 10 ny going on the STAGE. In;
feel that it is my duty, and a. would only
on INST class CCNIuny my friends urged
ne 10 write 10 you. Should like TO play lovers
parts. saw you lay in Milwaukee last fall
AN come eny tine. / have also written n
play. Could you lend ne sc? Yours to com.
iahu' J. ARTHUR JONES.
'tS,cro rcme-E. Forrest DIclnotte)
p. S.-GEc now special delivery stamp has
ust got here, and put one ON TO see how it
works. JAJ
BY tho time had finished reading
his letter | had "a chill. Three hours
alter l had such cold that l could not
pen my eyes. l remained in my room
or treatment for three days. On the
curth day became ccnvalesccnt, and ,
he first labor performed was the writ
ng Of the following letter:
"BRooKLYN, Jan. 20.
Hon. W. F. Villas, Postmaster General, Wash
ington:
"DEAR sIR-Quite recently, in a moment Of
enthusiasm, wrote you a letter
ongratulating you uron the brilliant stroke
genius made manifest in the PRONUNCIATION
the special delivery stamp.
Recent events have given me n wider
nowledge Of the subject and opened my eyes
} the pernlcious consequences likely TO follow ,
our gigantic blunder.
II desire to withdraw my letter and enter
rotest against your making any use Of the
ime as an apparent Endorsement of your new ,
eparture or with view TO your securing
iuation in the future. This need not neces- d
lrlly interfere with our friendship, but be. I
veen friendship and business the line must | s
: drawn SOMEWHERE, and choose, for reasons ,
inclusive 10 myself TO draw it at the ga. m :
'ecial delivery. Very truly yours, l
MILTON MOBILES i
- cut the special delivery stamp fro..i {
ne sheboygan letter and pasted il On
le envelope, and, inclosing both in an 8
her letter, l sent them to a friend in Y
'ashington with a few lines of expla. /
alton and instruction The next stormy i
lght my friend, following instructions. 7
lred a special messenger, and at 3 D. v
. he began ringing Postmaster Gener-
Villas doorbell First servant !
ime, then the generals secretary, but
ne messenger was firm; he must see 9
ne general. Thinking probably that q
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