Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-01-21
THE ROSARY OF A RAMBLER.


1T has come 10 be quite the fashion to
make a plea for somebody or other, and
The Man Behind the Gun had a close
second to The Man With the Hoe. But
there is one Individual who so far has
siaad no champion, yet that many times
needs one goes uncontradlcted. Refer
ence is made to her who for the sake of
Ut phony might be called The Girl With
1.-The Hello, in pain Darlancc, central
After hours of none too gently ringing
! the telephone bell all III vain for ring
oft" and wasting precious Gours longing
n an. ans wer, far be lit from the pur
4 nseE of the Rambler to say that the tele
4 Phone girl has no Faults. Bless you, she
has scores of them, but pray you, would
she be a girl if she had not? But the
4 ilatter is not all one-sided, and if for
i anyf narrow reason. you have thought it
so, just saunter into the exchange some
IDLE afternoon, escape the vigilance Of
The chief. notice not the signs o one
4 allowed in this room and conversation
slwith the operators forbidden. and then
,|apondef on what you see and hear and
4 wonder if the life of the central is al a
4 ways u long sweet dream. There are
slsttsing matters in every phase of work.,
4 the III bred, the low and the unreasona-s
4 be are % be found, no matter what
s business one essays. In 50 far the tele-
a Rome girl is not unique in her expert
isences. But she certainly does meet
& UP" With certain things Which III is not
gwen ordinary Inortals To know about.
4 is a Kindness on the par, of the com.
h, .3any and their employees 10 allow pat-
rons to enquire the time of day and
leave requests for calls to catch early
morning trans One OF the girls in a.
lsEcine Office was surprised, however a
ieivsNeeks ago when a woman confided
ii fler that she had Just put her bread
III the oven, and would She please ring
i the. bel when ! was time 70 take it OUT?
81 hat was almost as bad as the woman
y lis.ho SAID she mad anew dress which was
) blue and she thought she must hear a
II good deal about colors and dressmakinS,
- and would " be best TO have IT made
s With fiotlnce and would pale shade of
= yellow he IS pretty With il as shell pink
!, II there is nothing so healthful as a
) arty laugh II viii not be wondered at
. y all the telephone girls Of MARSHALL
{ town ollow the proverbs and grow fat
for IL issa dull day when SONS funny oe-
3 enrrenca does not5conas.sto them OYER the
6 Wire. 1t is the recon- pense for the cross
ii SINS which most people think should be
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