Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-10-18
HELLO, MR. POLICEMAN"
Chief Came a "PatrOlling' Now,
 Let Us Alons"

The biggest and funniest ioSe of the season occurred Saturday after noon at 3 o'clock. It's so ridicu lously funny that we can't hardly tell it for laughing in our sleeves, which quite naturally causes a ner. vousness akin to paralysis in our fingers.
 For the benefit of those who know the parties concerned, we refrain from mentioning these names, or the street on which the Hello" ac- cident occurred, fearing further that the girls might ''pine" away and die. Our reporter just happened" to catch the news over tbe wires. Being jealous because of such public gossip going on, and not being able to hear it, our reporter (with hls weapon, the peneiD repaired to Hello headquarters" immediately He was greeted with smiles and laughter. Of course it was only a joke but it was so good that ques- tions could not be withheld, not withstanding the embarrassment oceasioned. The reply, after impor- tuning the girls to say something, was to this effect: Now really, Mr. Reporter, it's nothing, nothing but a loke." The reporter wanted to know the joke, whereupon the ladies said: Why one of the girls wanted her handkerchief. The girl who had it wouldn't give it to her. The girl who had the girls handker- chief said. Get it if you can The girl who lost the handkerchief said to the girl who had it, If you don't give me that I'll telephone for pn' liceman. The other girl said, You ought to be arrested if you do. The girl who wanted to get her handker- chief from the girl who said you ought to be arrested, said, If you don't give it to me this time, I'll telephone sure enough. She did telephone, and the policeman came. When the policeman arrived the girls hid themselves, except oLe, who stayed at her post. She told the Chief it was only Joke. The Chief, when aceosted by our report CT, still showed signs of merriment for the wrinkles had not yet died out of his countenance, from laughter, When he was fully resuscitated, he gave vent to the following: q was reclining in my chair when heard a ting a.ling, l answered, said the Chief, Hello, Someone al the other end of the phone said Hello. I asked them" said the Chief, "what they wanted (the Chef said he could hear the girls titteriue and laughing all the time). The girls reply was, Send up police man right away" The Chief said "Do you want the patrol also?' "Yes, said the girl at the phone Only few moments elapsed wher the "onliest rubber tired carriage h the city was speeding up Second avenue, passed Main street, aud at a speed that attracted quite { large eoncourse of people. Just { second aftes passing Main the chic and two policemen ascended the stairway amidst the crowd (who, nN doubt, from their size thought tht chief another Dewey) looking cur iously at them. The chief found out tbat it was all joke, aud the pirl; were just simply mortified to think that the ratrol wagon had to bt brought out to "carry the police men" Well, its all over, and busi ness goes on Tn the same old way But girls, you must not call for tht 'sboys in blue, for they are patri- otic and will respond to either th' call Hello girls" CT Hello Bill