The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-16

rive Presslns Invitation..

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According TO Ins COLUMBUS Enquir-
r-Sun, Desk Sergeant Hyckeley, or the
Columbus Police Department. is in a
aiiemma. He has received two press
ing invitations and he cannot accept
both. and indeed he cannot accept eitn-
er as at present advised"
The fact that the Invitations are to
go TO places that are totally differ"
complex. He finds himself in a situa-
ton all the more complex He finds
himself In the situation not unlike that
or Pizarro or Hannipal--on one side
the other walls of the damned and
burning sands. and no ice water. Here
are the elements Of the desk sergeant's
dilemma.
Yesterday the automatic telephone
on the desk of the sergeant's office tin
kled merrily and the officer picked UP
the receiver and the following CONVEX
sation ensued:
Hello. this is police HEADQUARTERS: I"
ahead Of New orleansr'
You go to h-lm
The party at the other end Of the
domains Of his satanic majesty, hung
up the receiver. Whether the impul-
sive interrogation referred to the base
pail standing, or geographical location
Is .yr not o * known but was evidently in
movement.
This was one horn of the dilemma.
The same day the police locked up
an old negro whose mind was Eighty
kindly cared for at police neadquar-
ters until relative called and car
ried him to his home. AS he departed
from police headquarters he turned to
II wans you ter be reddy In de
mo,nin.; Use swine ter cyar 20 soul tsf
This was the other horn of the d.
lemma.
The Joys of the Telephone.
Hello JOHN, said the mistaken man
to the wrong man over the telephone
the other day, do you know who this
mo. really--I." began the wrong
man. but aren't you addressing the
person who 10 not the right oneT'
nss.ssa s shs a the arons m man. this Is
"oh," said the mistaken man. II
have the wrong man. I am sorry to
have interrupted you. very sorry. 1
mot at all" ventured the wrong
man. that's all right. sir. all right.
Good bye" returned the mistaken
turning from the phone with coun-
tenance in smiles, turned attentively
to his desk. and smilingly said:
what nice conversation was that.
ing to add up that column of fgures
that three feet long; was even on the
last bunch. and will now have to so
over the entire list: That's nothing,
phone again. What nice things telo-
phones are. anyhow"
Hello. dearie, that your
Yes. precious, what can I do for
"what can you do for me? Now
don't like that; here your supper has
been ready for a fun half hour and
p Bar ask T nn I hurt can 90 Tor your
Don't be hurt, dearest, don't. /
will be home In few minutes-Just
as soon as ! get through with col
umn Of fgures that I'm adding up. I'm
want so much to see you. Did you
have a nice time on the picnic today7
Well. I'll be home in fe wrninutes.
Good bye"
Good bye darling, and please come
soon," answers the bride of y few
months, and the husband stoops to his
work and murmurs:
What s--telephones--are
pleasant fellow. Oh. how I--love-
telephones.
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Mr.. T. O.. watts is of for his sum
mer vacation and for a few weeks will
use his winning ways to entice the
hnny tribes Of the streams of east and
northeast Alabama to come ashore and
be eaten.
Mr.. H. c. walker, of Gallon, was at
the Imperial Hotel yesterday.
Hon. e. p Thomas. President pro
tenn of the Senate, spent yesterday in
Montgomery.