The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-23
Wars or THE POST OFFICE.
Experience Of an ohio Man who WrOle
TO "BradleyJP Ions Island.

To THE EDIroR or The suN -Sir: PR
vate citizen has no chance against tho Gov
eminent ] had occasion TO visit one OF those
collections Of houses where a lot Of city people
live nj lights and have their dogs, children and
other domestic animals brought up and
hyEienically cared for. The name Of this par
tlcuiar place was Baldwin,. transacted
as much OF my business as could at the time
and left with a request 1bm the man met
10 write at once when reached home. He
seemed impressed with my proposition In
fact. said 30, and simply wanted II In writing.
and q little time 10 think II over. before Civ
ing his assent.
When got home considered the matter
practically oinched, and told my wife II was
about the easiest ] ever pulled on. 80 sat
down and wrote to Mr.. Amos c. Fisher.
enclosed a stamped envelope, directed for
q reply. Then sat down 70 walt. and did
Just what started Out or rather down-to do.
waited long enough for Ar. Fisher 70 con-
suit his attorney. minister and family doctor
and then my letter came back 10 inform me
that the postal authorities could not find any
such place.
was sorry had voted the Republican
ticket the fall before. Free government
was . failure. II this was the best It could do.
There had been, 20 far az ! knew, no con-
vulslve efforts Of nature that would cause the
total disappearance OF any considerable part
Of Long Island. II could be charged only 20
Grass stupidity on the part OF the department
This much. along with other, remarks sar-
castle, carefully wrote out and sent 10 the
superintendent Of the railway mail service
for that district. That time got q response.
II was q mild one and was pinned 10 my letter.
II stated IN gentle words that somehow had
. ring OF sincerity about them, that careful
search had failed TO show that there was az
nffiRa NJ that In that of Nho world.
It further intimGted that was mistaken. .,
That riled me bit No such place! Hadn't
once With my. own syesi The Correspond
enoS must be kept up even II did have 70
Tor 1 while the t ,bP d56a HoS Ss1 S
used some Of his phrases. together with
better cite than han his did, When l Eot into the
body Of the letter. cut loose. ! told him
he ySuld take day on and AZ g out sf on the
Center q few miles, he Would md the place
and il rSSS Sd nc that pos once ME R6Hd PRs have
tentlOn o. carrying The matter 20 the Depart
/ rather prided myself on this letter; II was
free from anything like pedantry or ofnelous-
/ pinned II TO the rest Of the correspondence,
put on two stamps and mailed IL, aware OF the
TACT that our own postmaster was deeply
from the depths Of his own experience that
them city. iellSrS didn't care a darn fur .
That evening was discussing the matter
with my. wife for at least the twenty-hfth
time, and wound Up as usual by SAYING that
q nlAce a. BTadleys.
'Bradleys.- said my wife; you mean Bald
wins
] always retain my ,cpmposure no matter
what happens, and did II that time but II
was a hard Job. Visions OF eTpatriation,
l6se majestic and general calling down
from headquarters passed between me and
the peaceful tea table Baldwins-Brad-
leysl Bradeys-Baldwinsi / bad been 20
Baldwins and had been sending those people
on a cold trail for Bradleys place that didn't
exist outside Of my IMAGINATION, and my re-
spect for the department came back in
tWlnkllns.
AZ soon as possible replied hastily. Yes,
OF course meant Baldwlns, and then changed
the subject by telling her the hens were In
her garden.
did not open II, but put II IN the stove as
quickly as possible, and when the postmaster
asked me about II ! said that had concluded
to drop the HAtter-lt didn't amount TO enough
MACEDONIA DEPOT. Ohio. April 20.