The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-10-02
GOLD BRAID
AND IT'S EFFECTS
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than the French or Turk or Rooshian" to add
German Belgian Ango-Amercan
appoints official he appoints less
when the Frenchman and the others put man in gold
braided uniform they add another to their long list of masters
IF discover American
Englsman unfamiliar with the continental official it is worth
letter say He advances toward that poofice breezy self
confident gentleman borne up by pride of While
ing the he talks ay Of Just getting this letter off his
luncheon He talks he had got the whole day before him.
At the top OF the steps he attempts to push open the door 1t
will He looks about him and discovers that is the
door Of Of ngress 1t does not him worth
twenty So far he concerned he is willing pull the door
instead of pushing it. But official bars his way and
augitiy indicates the proper entrance oh bother he says
and down he rots again and the other flight Il shall not
outside" you your way about you follow him
here within and you have newspaper your
bewidered.
The German pooafce generally speaking is about the size
bureaucracy that the employee could sell penny
stamp to one man. and the next moment sufficiently hitch off
his train Of thought and sell postal order
else 1T would Df G TI eoRderS the the German
seller stick TO his stamps the dispenser OF postal orders save
himself up for postal orders Some twenty different windows
confront troubled friend each bearing its peculiar
legend Starting with number he work spell them
1t appears him that the posting of the letters
thing that the German postoce desires to encourage Would ne
like dog license instead what window suggests
nun On never mind that letter OF yours come and talk about
right hole the word Registration he distinctly recognizes He
Nobody takes any notice of him. The foreign official
whose life saddened by public always wanting
sells tickets tfeaterl eating
you knock at his window He turns his companion: Good
Lordp him say Here's another of If there
has been worrying this morning there have been
play now; you anything he's going to bother
for tickets Really, it gets sometimes At the
railway is just the Another who
Antwerp! Don't for rest these people; flying
here flying there of it," 1t
temper Of the oontnem posofce oaicisi He doe his bf
discourage it Look them he his assistant The
thoughtful continental Government careful to provide
every official with another official talk lest by sheer
twenty Of en- all in row. some of em been there for the
last quarter of hour Let m wait another quarter of
hour, advises the assistant; perhaps they'll go away MY
dear fellow he do you think haven't
There's simply no getting rid Of EN- and it's always the
stamps of EN- well let em have their stamps sug-
gests the assistant with burst of inspiration perhaps it will
get rid of en- Whats the use, YEARLY the older
plies heIeu only fresh crowd when those gone.
oh WE'LL the other that will be change, anyhow
I'm tired of looking this lot put posoice
clerk once had been boring for months said: you
think write these lettersnese short Stories these thee-act
plays on purpose to annoy you Do let try and get the idea
you do This is pleasant little of yours! given
choice could spend the whole day incoming put
children. You know what is yourself they food
@ D5 o bn m m have to t0 to y these little packets
If you not here there postofe in this town.
fling into the river and luck gulf
you being here and calling yourself postofice-wel it's
that he used grin when opened the door, greeting
formerly with face the picture of despair
At last the wicket is suddenly opened peremptory
demands OF him name and address, Not expecting the ques
on he is little doubtful of his address
self twice The official him suspciousy of
Tnother continues the official Name of what?" other
peats the official had mother of sort, suppose?" He
is who loved his mother sincerely while lived but she
has been dead these years. and can
recoct her He Margaret Henrietta but
is not at all Besides what earth mother got to
do with this registered letter that he his partner
in New York When did it die asks the official when
what die? Moher? No the child" "What
indignation of the official almost picturesque want to
do explains friend s register letter. "a wfat?"
"This letter want" The window is slammed in his face
When minutes later he does reach the right ckette bu-
for the registration of for the
registration of infante deaths it pointed the