Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-08-14
THE RUDE PUBLIC.
The Trials of a Central Told to the
Private Exchange Girl.

Private Exchange Girl.
| you've got snap" said the girl
from Central. IF 1 had it as easy as
YOU 1 wouldn't make any holler. Not
on your life! Even If you can't read
more than three or four pages Of a
novel without being interrupted And
the folks amt like the gen'ral public.
NV, The way nine-tenths talk to you
is a fright. Honest, it's no wonder
that a girl gets crouch after she's
been on the Job for while. You amt
no idea"
Maybe amt" said the girl from
the private exchange. "Td like to know
who was a tellin' you that though"
well, you amt. When I've got a
party switched on to you he thinks his
troubles is all over. He don't care 80
much If you do connect him with the
wrong department. He's broke into
the buildin an that's somethin'. Then
on the out calls; you know who's MAX
in EN-, an they don't dast to get too
gay, unless it's one Of the bosses. It's
different with the gen'ral public. When
they ring up they've got the notion that
there's a fight on their hands an
they've got to make a bluff strong
enough to scare you right at the start
If you don't quite catch the number the
first time they holler SOS you can hear
them whether the lines workin' or not
| II they amt more than two or three
miles away. It's awful"
Think I don't know anything about
| it?"
II know you don't. You've got to try
| it before you know. It's Say, why
don't you take the cotton out Of your
ears% oh, don't need to holler, don't
II? Well, think do, to make you hear
anything. Now listen; l want num-
blety numblety double mum mum.
want it quick, too, If you know what
"ouick" means. Come closer to the
phone? Pm right up against it now
What do you want me to do? Swallow
| it?"
ITS fierce the way they do talk" said
the girl from the private exchange.
you get used to it after a while"
said Central. you can't do anything
about it, so you might as well. It's
when they're decent that get shock.
There's one party that gives me a call
two or three times day an he talks to
me just like he would to any other lady.
I'd like to get Greenleaf 1886, II you
please he says. If tell him that the
line Is busy he says, Thank you Then
he'll wait couple of minutes before he
rings again and says, I'll have to trou-
BILE you to call Greenleaf 1886 again, IL
you don't mind Well, you bet that
man gets his number just as soon as
I can get it for him now. If there's
any trouble on the line don't leave him
to guess about it, either tell him
about it, and If he wants me to call him
when 1 get em I'll take the trouble to
do it,
Sure" said the other girl.
81 didn't at first" said Central.
when he first gave me a call I wasn't
feeling any too good. 1 thought to
myself, I'll see how long you'll last
with your if you please I thought
that I'd have him crazy inside Of fif-
teen minutes Did I? Well, he was as
sweet as pie. Thank you very much
for trying he says; I guess I'll have
to give it up Honest, felt ashamed
Of myself"
Maybe he likes your voice." sug-
gested the girl from the private ex-
change.
Don't you never think So" said Cen
trail HE knows my voice now, any
way, and there hasn't been one time
that he's tried to get gay. I'm Cen
trail amt little one or anything like
that There's lot Of that kind, but he's
a gentleman, that's what he Is. 1 just
like his style"
whats his name?" asked the girl
from the private exchange.
How do you suppose I know?"
81 thought he might have made a
long distance"
Central colored a little, but said
nothing.
"Do you think he's married?"
mo, he isn't married." replied Cen
tral, absent -mindedly. "At least" she
added as the other girl giggled, II
don't see what there is to laugh about.
I suppose he'd call up his wife some
time if he was. wouldn't he?"
How should knoW?"
"Well, he hasn't talked with any wo-
man over the phone since I've known
him." said Central. "I'll swear to
that"-Chicago News.
HUNTING WILD HORSES.