The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-27

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State Department On a resent afternoon
and took the elevator. Her husband saw
her from across the street. and hu-ry!ng
over. took the next elevator. lie went TO
tho office where he knew his wife thought
she woodland ought to-frd him. He
found that she had stepped in and cut
again. ana went down in the next eIe-
yator.
In the meantime his vile had gene
down. AID the elevator dispatcher saiu.
Your husband Just went up in the Gle
yator. I think he is locking for you"
The lady took the next elevator up-
Just then her husband came down. lie
Q looked all around and then euquired of
the elevator man:
"Havc you seen my wife here"
Yes; she Just went up this minute"
The clerk took the next elevator. and
he was no more than cut OF sight till his
wife came down again
Your husband has just gone up again. %
said the elevator man
7 guess he'll wait for me this time, so
I'll go up" And she went up.
Down came her husband a second after
ward
Did my wife come down again?" he
enqgirod
Yes; and just went up again. She
thought you would wait for her"
We'll III wait here"
He waited about FIVE minutes. and then
growing impatient. took an elevator up
stairs. She had been waiting for him and
came down just as he disappeared
Well III wait for him and catch hin
this time said she.
After standing in the corridor several
minutes she decided 10 90 upstairs ana
lind him As she Wnisked out Of sight he
stepped out Of another elevator
Your vile has just gone up" said the
elevator man.
The husband swore a little under his
breath and started to leave the building
At the door he hesitated. changed his
mind. and took the next elevator up
Down came his wife at the same moment
Hes just gore Up again" was the ele-
yator mans answer to her weary look OF
enquiry and he's mad as a hornet"
Then ] had better 20 right up and
catch him" said she.
Up she went and down he came.
lust went up" remarked the elevator
man, drylv-
I'm damned if Pm going up again 20
said he. III wait right here and be
sat down on the stairs. Half an hour
later he was still sitting there. and his
wife. equally determined, was waiting Cor
him upstairs.
I hope they'll meet in heaven" re-
marked the elevator man
Mr.. Joseph Skelly. OF the night bill
force. Government Printing Office. is a
great favOrite with the boys. Joe" as
he is afectionalely termed by his init
mates is also a musician. and belonged
10 a musical aggregation in the District
some years ago that accompanied the
Washington Light Infantry 10 New York
city during a big military celebration in
that city Joe" beat the big bass drum
Being very short OF statue, nothing could
be seen approaching but a big bass drum.
Neither could Joe see where he was go
ing
All went well. however. in this parade
until a column left" movement took
place. and as Joe happened 10 be rub
bering' on the right side OF the street he
didn't notice the flank movement. and
kept on up the street. beating his drum
as II his very life depended on the noise
produced. II just happened that a whole
string OF coal carts turned o corner and
fell in behind the drummer who preceded
them quite a distance NJ the street be
fore policeman stopped him.
Joe's chagrin could not be imagined
when he looked back and beheld the coal
wagons and general rabble following him.
But the kidding he received from the
crowd didn't hurt him half as much as
did the number OF drinks he had 10 buy
the Infantry DOys when ne reported at
their headquarters later on
Joe now beats the kettle drum only.
There is another Richmond in the field
for the Office Of President Of Typograph-
ical Union No 10L Captain Ramsey,
foreman Of the Specification Department,
UniCn Building. has declared his inten-
tion Of making the race with Messrs-
Shelby Smith and Joseph Johnson. And
it will be q battle royal in printerdom
from now on until the day Of election
some time in May.
Captain Ramsey was president OF the
local union in 1889. and made a most pro-
fcient and progressive officer. He was
a candidate for the Office again in 1901.
but was defeated by a narrow margin
through the efforts Of some Of the unions
politicians. who waged a bitter and re-
lentless fight against him. For this rea-
son II was not thO"ght. even two weeks
ago. that the Captain would ever consent
70 the many urgent appeals made 10 him
20 allow his name TO be used in connec-
ton with the presidency this year
As IL IL a well-known fact that CaDtain
Ramsey is a most ambitious man, his
recent acknowledgement that he had act
ually entered the field IN quest Of votes
for the highest elective Ohicc in Columbia
Union was no particular surprise or
cause for any unusual dtsmay on the part
Of those who have heretofore signifed
their intention OF also making the race
However, when it gradually but surely
leaked out who Captain Ramsey's princi-
pal and most powerful and determined
supporters were. the fact at first seemed
impossible Of belief To a very great MANY
OF the best informed on factfonaI fights
IN local union circles during the past
twenty years.
Captain Ramsey IS one Of the most
popular and proficient chiefs OF depart
ment In the Government Printing Office
and II is claimed by his friends that he
VIII poll very nearly all OF the POO or
more votes OF the men under hts super-
vision The Specification Department Is
the "bogy- man" division OF an divisions
IN the Government Printing Once. owing
70 the intricate style employed. tyne In
use, It's spacing" and dull and uufnter
esting copy, ever and eternaIly the same
day in and day out. And yet, having once
been Initiated, as il were, into the unys,
teries OF a column railroad" a hun
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