Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-12-11

and became interested in each other.
The result was friendship which soon
became something else, and now they
are married.
Neither is it always the frivolous
young person who finds enjoyment in
the fun of a telephone chat with an
unknown person. Once there was a
theatrical man who called up a num-
Der from the box offce Of a theater
He wanted a person in his own profess
sion, but by some chance he was con-
nected with the office of a religious
society. A young woman whose ideas
and work could not be called worldly
by any means answered the call.
The moment she said hello the
theatrical man knew that he had been
given the wrong connection. The
person he had intended to talk with
would not have used such a prim,
sedate tone. To make sure, he inquired
carefully, and discovered that he was
talking to the secretary of religious
society. He Immediately apologized,
and the apology became strung out to
the length Of a conversation. It was
a quiet hour Of the day, and there be-
ing nothing imperative in either Office,
the two stood and talked after the
apologies had been made and accepted.
They found they liked each other over
the telephone, and it led to their meet
ing. 1t led to more than that. as the
theatrical man finally proposed and
was accepted.
Frequently two people employed in
different Offices become acquainted by
the accident of telephone calls. Not
long ago the son of a wealthy mer-
chant had occasion to call up a bust
ness man, and the stenographer Of the
business man answered the phone 1t
happened that her employer was busy
and she held the wire for the young
man while he waited for the man with
whom he desired to speak.
1t also happened that just at that
time terrific thunderstorm was pass
ing over the city, and it seemed a per-
fectly natural thing to talk about it.
1t did not seem like breaking into con-
Versation in cold blood when they
could compare notes on the fierceness
of the storm. Presently the employer
came to the telephone and the young
woman by all right should have drop
ped out of the life of the young man,
but she didn't. 1t was wonderful how
many calls that young man found oc-
casion to make over the business
mans telephone, and for the most part
the business man knew nothing about
them. They did not get past the
young woman who answered the first.
Being thus acquainted over the tel
ephone, it became imperative of
course, that they should meet, which |
they did. Neither was disappointed in
the other when they saw as well as
heard each other and, as in the other |
cases, their wedding was a sequence.
The telephone frequently comes to
he aid Of shy lovers. There was a
who loved the daughter
If justice of the peace in a small Hi
lois town. The romantic couple used |
o have frequent chats over the tele-
'hone, but the schoolmaster did not
lave quite sufficient courage for a for
nal call. He could call the young wo-
nan up over the phone and talk To
Ter elOquently, but he knew that if he
ttempted the same sort of thing in
er presence he would become hope
essly embarrassed.
So he stuck to the telephone. and
hey talked Of all manner of subjects.
'inally the lover discovered that he
ad sufficient nerve for a proposal
yer the telephone, of course. The
irl accepted-over the telephone.
hey would have been married over
ne telephone if that had been DOS :
Ible and if the bride would have con-
ented to this style of wedding. She :
ersuaded the bridegroom, however.
lat he could be sufficiently courage
Us to face the minister in the ordi- d
airy way.