The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-01
UNTIMELY MESSAGES.
A Bit of Business Enterprise mat
Was Not Appreciated.

story of the delightfully."- effective
turning of the human worm comes
from the Chicago Record Herald for
several weeks Raymond had Deen the
only tenant of his house. Mrs. Ray
mond and the children were waning
in the south for the weather to settle
Late one evening, when Raymond was
In his bathtub, he heard somebody
ringing the front door bell.
He decided not to pay any attention
TO IT. The person who was doing the
ringing would presently get the idea
that nobody was at home and go
away
But the ringing continued Ray
mond went on scrubbing his back
with the long handled brush and rub
hing SOAP over himself and hoping
that the individual who was ringing
the bell might be good enough TO quit
before the battery was exhausted or
the wires were worn out. At last,
when he could stand it no longer. he
got out of the water, put on bath
robe and went to the front window,
from which he was able to see who
was at the door.
He beheld a telegraph messenger
and at once began to feel queer In the
region of the heart. Something had
happened to his wife or one of the
children.
"Re down in a minuter he called
TO the boy. and he was as good as his
word. lie did not wait to put on any
more clothes. He even forgot that he
was barefooted.
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boy handed him what looked like a
telegram. but was, in fact, only clev-
er imitation of one He tore open the
envelope and read this message:
Dear Sir-Have you examined our ten
dollar overcoats? II not. you should do
40 at once They will interest you
DASHINGTON,
CIothier and Haberdasher.
The boy. who wore a uniform like
that of a telegraph messenger. de-
parted while Raymond was reading
the advertisement, and thus probably
saved himself from being personally
assaulted.
Raymond was angry. He threw the
piece of paper on the floor ana
stamped his heel on 1T; but, being
barefooted, he hurt his heel more than
he did the advertisement. This dld
not improve his temper.
His anger increased as the moments
passed. When he went to bed he
was in a fighting mood. He wonder
ed If 1t might not be possible to prose
cute a man who counterfeited tele
graph blanks for the purpose OF de-
ceiving people. He tossed about. nurs
ing his anger against Washington ano
yowfng that he would go naked
through the streets rather than buy
so much as a necktie at the Dashing
ton store. Finally, at about 2 o'clocB
In the morning, a happy thought
struck him.
He hoped out of bed, went to the
telephone. found Dashington's house
number and called for it. Reasonably
soon somebody sleepily asked what
was wanted
rs this Mr.. Dashington's resi-
denceT
YES"
81 should like to speak to him."
"He can't be disturbed at this time
| Of night. Call in the morning"
"No; l must speak to him now"
won't you give me your message
mo; 1 must speak to him personal
Iy."
| "But do you realize what time 1t is?
eyes, but / am very anxious Il
| speak to him at once. Please call hin
| to the telephone at once"
| After a long time another sleep.
voice was heard.
Hello, Is this Dashington" asked
Raymond.
| Eyes"
! "Well, just wanted to tell you tina
| I got your telegram late this evening
and I don't think / care to look at an.
of those ten dollar overcoats.
thought you'd be anxious to know
whether the messenger succeeded II
finding me, SO T.
There We're jumbled chunks of Ian
guage mixed with sounds indicatin,
that the instrument at the other emf
was being subjected to harsh usage
and then silence. After this Raymond
went back to peaceful sleep and pleas
ant dreams.-Youth's Companion.