The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-05-25

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lnlll lllM had not seen his way clear
SHSQ to have one till recently
It was day CT joy and
triumph for the little lady when, final
ly, the instrument was fastened to the
wall over the Admington's front stair
landing. 1t was on circuit with other
'phones and when the bell rang in one
house it rang in ten others. The Ad-
mingtons. like every other family on
the line, had a certain number of rings
for their own particular call, but it
took them some time to get over being
startled when any other number was
sounded.
It bothered Mrs. Admington less than
other members of the family, and it
gave her pleasure to talk about ring
ing up'' her friends, which she did
with an accustomed air that seemed to
indicate there had been telephone in
every room in. the Admington house for
years.
1t was different with her husband.
he didn't like telephones any too we'll
in the Office, and he was sure one in
the house would be an abomination.
He was confirmed in this belief the
first night their phone was in commits
sion by being awakened from a sound
sleep by the jangling of the bell and be-
ing asked by an impatient inquirer:
.'Say, are you the undertaken"
The morning after the phone was
installed Mrs. Admington started to
put it to most practical use, that OF
ordering things for dinner from the
market. She was thinking how pleas
ant it was just to ring a bell and tell
the grocer what to send.
She took down the receiver and put
it to her ear, but was somewhat veXed
to hear a mans voice and discover that
the line was busy.
"I'll have to wait, and I'm in such a
hurry she pouted, but remembering
an errand in another part of the house.
she busted herself for few moments.
Her next try at the phone found the
line still busy. Mrs. Admington was
tempted for a second to listen, but
didn't think that would be quite fair,
so again she hung up the receiver and
sat down to wait till the line should
be disengaged. She idgeted in little
chair for minute that seemed ten and
then went to the phone again, saying
to herself:
..Those people must be through talk
ing by this time
But they were not, and as Mrs. Ad-
mington took down the receiver for
the third time to call up central she
heard the emphatic declaration OF a
very decided young woman:
"Well, 1 don't care. I'm going to
marry him anyway"
Mrs. Admington knew that she ought
to drop the receiver, but she couldn't
let so. 1t was glued to her ear. And,
anyway, the next instant she heard
the voice of the man she had heard
twice before, and he had been monopo-
lizing that wire long enough.
But how long did you say you have
known him:" he was asking the young
woman.
"Why, I've known him only two
weeks" was the reply, "but I've seen
him an awful lot in that time
.Well, don't you think two weeks a
pretty short acquaintance to marry
on?' urged the man.
1T would be in most cases." admitted
the young woman, ''but with US it's diff
ferent. He's awfully nice, and he likes
me. and I like him, and he doesn't
want to wait. He doesn't believe in
long enga agements, and neither do l."
well, you're simpleton," was Mrs
Admington's mental comment, as she
shifted from one foot to the other
and moved little nearer to the phone
Just as the mans voice was asking:
isn't he willing to give you little
: time to get ready? A woman cant
be married conveniently on days
notice. If he likes you so much
should think he. would give you q
chance to get few clothes together
a trousseau, you know. Won't ne give
you a month or six weeks for that"
NO." was the answer. Hes golns
away within a month, and-he wants te
be married so can so with him."
Isn't he coming back:'
"Yes, he's coming back, but he
doesn't want to wait till them
well, if he likes you so much, DON
you think that's little unreasonable?
suggested the man.
"Unreasonable."' thought Mrs. Ad
Elington. The fellows a perfect pig
But the young woman at the othel
end of the wire evidently had a differ
ent opinion.
II might think he was unreasonable
if things were different" she said, "bu
can get ready and don't mind it :!
is little Su1deno