The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-30

time Sonny sees telephone he says a
great big manly word, and every time the
telephone girls hear the voice of Som
ny they tremble in their little shoes.
For the nonee Sonny is victorious
and the dear delightful centrals whom
we all love so well say eyes, SIR" and
no, sir" and go, SIR" everytime
Sonny appears to decorate the lands
cape.
Last Saturday night (this is begin
ming the story al the beginning al
though the end is vastly more exert
ing), Sonny was extremely DESTROYS of
getting hack and attempted to do SO
through the medium of a telephone.
Sonny S manner in taking the receiver
down and putting it to his graceful
cate and if this action is followed with
in a reasonable amount of time by an
opening Of conversation it is really i'm
pressive.
Central asked him what he wanted
and he told her. In a few weeks she
told him that the line was busy. Now,
if there is anything in the world that
makes man feel as cheap as mud it is
when he calls up to order hack or
an automobile or a table d hote dinner
for four, curls himself up impressively
in anticipation of mounting the deli
cious word and then is told that the
line IS busy. Sonny was naturally
ruffed and when the same thing hap
pened again in a few moments he be-
came incensed.
He told central that he would keep
the wire down and wait till the party
got off the other line. He waited fif-
teen minutes and was getting "nerv-
ouser'' every minute. He rang in sew
eral times to inquire about central s
health and other incidental matters and
received polite answers. He got his
hack finally after explosive outbursts
in which both parties signed declara-
lions of war.
Then Sonny wanted a hack again.
This was few nights ago. He called
up prepared to back water a little in
his arbitrary attitude. All the centrals
know his voice Gas who doesn IT,, and
fierce CLEAN came into the eye OF
the particular one who answered when
she heard it come drifting down the
wire.
The line was busy. In few mo-
ments it was busy again. 1t was still
busy shortly afterwards. That wire
was the busiest wire on the board. 1t
was always busy and had a This is
my Busy Day. sign on it whenever
Sonny rang in. He waxed wroth.
"Give me the messenger Office he
roared, 'tand II send boy around to
see if it IS busy
Central paEed a little and the Office
held consultation as to the best
means to meet this flank attack. Then
she went back to the board and screw
| ed her voice up otherwise than the way
it usually gladdens the heart Of hur-
ried civilization.
"Hello, - she said, "this is the mes
senger office.
| 'fG wan it isl spluttered the foxy
| Sonny, "there amt no woman there
| Give me the Office. Give me Peter,
Central called another council of wal
while Sonny fixed like a bottle OF
| champagne on the other end of the
wire. Ever see Sonny fzz like bot
| tie of ehampagne2 Grand sight! An
other plan was decided upon and the
hello girds called the switchboard man
Sonny heard them saying in stage
whisper, "Hey, Joe, come here, come
here" Joe came like the obedient
man he is and they primed him up ant
attached him to the other end of Son
ny's wire.
! "Hello,' said Joe, in a wonderful
bass, dis is der messenger Office
/ Sonny turned that" voice around il
his mind and decided he didn t like it
e'Who is this talking9'' he asket
sweetly.
"Der messenger Office said Joe
playing for time while he hunted 70
the nearest open window.
/ HUh huh,' said Sonny, "sure VIII
are your
, ''I'm jake" prevaricated Joe.
''The blinkety blank you are roar
; ed the exasperated Sonny. ether
ism t any Jake in the office. GET OF
THE LINE. Give me the messenge
officer. Give me Peter, o give me Pet
err
Sonny danced and hoped and 10
: went (almost1 through the window
d Sonny got Peter who sent boy dow
| W INC AASh SldHu anu IOuHu the Uld
asleep, asleep with his feet on the tabl,
wondering why he didn t get a ca
and some business.
- Then Sonny went to the Orpheul
where he directs the terpishorean fee
q of Joe Cohen s latest discoveries. Ii
d cldentally Jack Golden put telepbon
g sk1t on last week that showed Som
% a powerful lot about the inside worl
ings of telephone Office When Sol
ny got through playing the piano {
the Orpheum and keeping the cello
tune with the infinite, he called L
II his house which is 695.
y Nothing doing for Sonny. The
g recognized his voice again and the lii
Il went out of order without a paus
Sonny carried on something awf
and said he'd come down to the tel
> phone office and-but if the publ
IA wants TO know what Sonny said he
er do they can ask Sonny or the hel
girls. 1t was something fierce.
The telephone girls dared him TO
- 1t, which was rash, for Sonny is a bra,
young man. Sonny went, which go
Az without saying.
in " hen he arrived opposite the do
On which opens into the mystic regions
the telephrve office the door was loc
ed Open, said Sonny sternlv. stri
- ing an attitude
at " You go to New Mexieo.'' sa
&c the young lady who was on the OPT
= 70 4 l.