Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-21
POSToFrICE POINTERS.
CHRISTMAS RUSH on UNCLE SAN.


At this season Of the year. whether il
be In the far on Autipldcs in blase
Europe. or nearer home In the Beehive
state. everyone halls the appearance u
the mail carrier. upon his daily rounds
with more than unusual Interest Many
an owe brigmcns and many q heart w.
eladdenod. or Otherwise, ne he iarrlcs
at the door and hands out a letter or
package Or the occupants Of the resi-
dcncc. Fow. however. givc a PASSING
thought u.s. 90 the vast amount oi toll
and wakcful nights that ATE involved
In the mere transportation Of the letter
that lies upon the bfcaSfact table IN
the morning.
AZ this season u the year visit
q the general p1stoiiiee On rfcohd
south street u not devoid 10 Interest.
4 stranger could easily ma his way
there ~ falling IN and following the
procession of parcel carriers that MOCK
through the swinging doors IN a stctNl
stream Inside from dawn 10 dark, ana
especially at dark. che place is iuil pr
perambulatiuE interrogation point. Wh'
storm the money order, stamp ana reg
.stet windows IN their frantic desire %
men and dispatch. and from early morn
an moist eve the courteous clerk ne
hind the window never fcinNeS INTO
smile at the hundred ana one anHifu
ausatl1ns that are hurled ht NE de-
voted head. But IL Is the lone solitary
sentinel stationed az httle tabls ~
the center OF the lobby VINO mas To pear
the heat and burden ~ the Jay, mere
Ia no rntfrnt for him behind fricnd-
ly partition. he has TO stand mantullt
BY His scales and weigh cverything
Chat come along. First u all a paAh .
fut maiden trips along with parcel
that looks auaplclously like slippers for
dear charley. only that she discrcctly
keeps the address Inverted until the cal
lous brute dumps the package right SIDE
M Into the scales and hc1nicauy muir
mura "thusy cents. next
Then an old lady with silver locks
ventures the Information that she has
been knitting her boy Tom some socks
for Xmas and "how much VIII the
postngc be-" Fifteen ccnts.'
'NnN mister, I'm not going To poy
any fifteen ccn,H FOR those; Just make u
ten for poor lone widow.
he Juggicr In weights AMI incasut,H
mufmufH something regarding uhcic
sam. but the old lady II obdnrato and a
prolonged debate l. the result. but ihe
scale manlpulntur sticks manfully "a MS
machine and proceeds % Indulge M
mental arithmetic % hin fuli bent and
between ruahes rocltca that maxim as
ISOLATED with Infancy;
sacks and stones may break my DOneH
liut names VIII never phiAe me-
\ "News" man by accident or design
last evening ~; bOh,nd the Keep OF.
This ~ ans you" sign arl surveyed the
scene from fhs quarter dock, Every
body was 30 busy that th1y ala NJ. no
ucs him. The ffst thing ne nptrti was
that tn uficu cock mai H,ruck ~
slilkc ~ more. thls prevailing hustle
and surrounding buaie the l.Ncpt'k Jay
VIZ rgllly more snan rnidld s.fel. ana
cogwhcfis could Fi1nd uei ne uines
piece had discrely retired from the un'
| equal contest and SIMPLY unpped; ~
| drawing his avn waterbury Ia SCRIBE
ossay.d to slime Mr., y. A. Shrfmtf
/ rake In the sheckuis AMI nlmhiy hand
out the yulntidc money orders and
stamp che inmc with the deSterliy OF
. laihsrer driving nair. Three order'
drawn up. four qucTNnH Answer,d. !
| iilseua,tlUn on thr weather ana an cai
sctutcntd In 4 minutes hy the watch
not bad work. Mr.. fhffmuni
Ius' men Postmaster Thomas can't
| along uud grICuuHly proceeded 90 IN
| ltinte she pencil shower Into the myHie
rlcs 81 u branch ~ Uncle SANS clvi
| e1fNlccs fullnMiNN MS kHlAff VA
| scribe. casually glanced through tn
| hars and uncOusclnusiy humid VIII
| mrfve tye Tor the dangerous, verl
| rare specimen" sign aud Then reAllzlni
| that u was pofioiiice ana not che zoo
began 20 sharpen his pencil. The in0ncl
order department With ita thrve clerk
trd ila daily cloarlnEr of nom $500 q
| 81. 600 was the inst object OF lntreai.
/ oApuli glance lnto the p0stc rsatanil
cage developed tho fact that Mr.. jim
Morgan was endoavcring 10 prrrtnd
a dimsel with 'tlso the large haull
| hair" and a matinee hat thai Their
Wtre no billie, douN Tor her today. Fur
ahor down The stamp man-wnn
known ~ Mr. l.. Cumshlck in iho h0Hor
~ his fmily-was frantlcllly endray
1rlng % dam the tide Of humanity. ina
flowed too deep 90 his window, with tW
cent assmps, and no reduction on Who'll
sale lots. \ glance ut hH rccnr
showed the fact shat yrfterdly hi snlf
In postage r,umps amounted 10 the nel
Iattle sum ~ sla2.al. irrespective d
| stamped euysl1prs, Next door tn "a
| nlmhle purvryor ~ one cent grrcna. nu
Two r,ls, h nne ~ she most Inter siln
departments presided oNtr by Ais
| AuuIf fsFNffNu- afnluHa 10 say la IA