The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-05-01

bs'hfohe, lishted The bicycle lamp vhich
be kssps hesids lis bed for butsl.r
hnnss sed is half dewn.isit.
Hello, sys Augu,tas
Well ~. sboal tine Yen answered
ssys . shtill iemiuins voiee. wh.ls the
matter shh you, snyssyf Btsn ssltepf
| Yep. don'i 80 down aeiil the s,ss,
you tnow. sbd Why .bonlaut be .sleep
81 this hou,' Nos calm yonr.slt, susie.
What DO yen wsnl'
Doa't yea saus ne. ,ir. never
heard OF sucb impuience.
Well, have II osnt ysn way. bu, sresk
quichly. rs itetsirg cold dosn hare,
We'll. then, want 00lf 10 . hurty'
The haloher's, you hsow. The msn sent
those chops Tor breakfast Whst's thst
you 1yf | don',.kuow hev TO use tele
pbonef Rang tsies, dil II Yout call
10 two rinss' Well, II served you rish,
anyway. Some one st your bopse Ia
slsays fnbbsrinR sbsn | uss this vire.
Why, ] never heard snch nusentlsmsply
lspeusee from spyon,l In tell my hus
band about this, Nov, Jon ring a
quickly ssd let NE have the bntsher,
Augustus jones climbs the ,tsirs spd
says, It's only tbst fool woman who has
iust bean pu, 90 our wire. I'm gong TO
bsye this telephone rippsd oat, Doni
eupposs III get 10 sleep sssin.
Well, I'm glad Susie isn't III. says Ms.
Jones, and then tho Jones dlssppoiut
themselves by going sound asleep again,
They awake hall sn hoar after their
usual time, Jones rails at the new sub
scriber aud concludes that II he wsnts
bis Train he must telephone for = osb.
He decides 10 do 90 before he fss bis
bath. He lodges downstairs sad rings
vigorously for central.
Hellol lie the reply.
Hello What do you wsnif
Give me 529A 10 . hurry.
Give you notbin' Huccum yon herep
Wba' for you break 10 like disi Aitt
you got no msnners7 Pm tslkin TO ma
gsmmsn fren' an All don't want no rub
BERN. Whs ds' 70 amt Higgins
Msry9 Fob Dc Liwd, hougni 20 isi
70 is Misish Jonesl Why, certainly II
ring of,
Mr.. Joneu sbivefs 10 his balhrobe and
waits Then bis bell rings twice and be
ssys, Helol
Is that youp spys a Iemsle voice.
Sure thing, says Jones,
Well, you we're Just az nasty % you
could be ii the fremans ball lsst night
and
Hello tbsrel interrupted Me-. Jones.
Who on earth ere yon2
Well, Mr.. Bmstty, IL you wsnt TO know
so particular, Pm Annie Murphy. cook
Ut Denpison's snd you know me well
enough,
Then, Annie. just save your scoliing
snd get oil this wire quick, want cen
trsl
Why, thought you said !. Was you.
Jones then rang hard.
Central answers this time.
Five hundred and twenty. nine A did
you sy' Livery stsble' Yes. Just
minute. Here you src.
10 this Trotters livery stsble2
Yes.
Will you send
Bur -r--r-.r goes the bell. and then
Jones hears the rssping voice OF the new
subscriber:
Now | told you to send six chops snd
yen only sent four, and -
Get of this wirei shouts Jones.
Who ARE -you-sir2
This 10 Jones. and I'm 10 . hurry.
Always rnbberinR. Mr.. Jones, and then
he bell rings again.
Jones gets Tfotter's stable sgsin and
Is sbout TO give the time when tho cab
. 10 call Tor him when q msseulins voice
breaks in:
Hello, hellol IL this Pope the plumb
m My kitchen range boiler is busted
md the lover DIOR is sfjai, Harry up
iow and
Danison, Tor heavens sake get off this
wire for minute. This 10 Jones, had
conneo' iop until yon broke in and
Take your old wire. Jones, / woalin't
ave your temper Bur-r.r.
My temper. said Jones 10 himself
Jow. isn't that enough to ir your
After two more Interruptions be gets
he livery stable sgsin and then discovers
hat even with = osb be can't make bis
rain becsnss be has VESTED 90 much
ime. He concludes that be will walk to
be neI. tsip sp,wy. Perhaps the sxer
ise will impcoye bis temper, No one
yer had suoh q ~fetchsd lot Of people on
iis party line ~ be has. and. well, be
I'LL send c'mplsin. TO the msnsge,, sny