The Washington herald., 1909-03-21
SPESHIAb
DELIVERY!
Eph Higgins, our accommodating P. M.
says Il is a failure in BingVlIIs as
fur as he is GOHSsmsd Eph'S
awful sIperisnt.

Eph Higgins, our Accommodating P. NJ
had a turrible ecksperients last Thurs
day which will probly flurish IN his
n ury Ike a bad weed furnishes IN the
spring time for 10, these many years 70
come Eph he opened the mail bag.
spilled out the mail, lit ms pipe and
began to sort It over at his leeshure
and distribute II in the P. 0. boxes.
After Eph had read all the postal
cards on both sides and hefted most Of
the letters and wondered what was IN
them and had read some in the Co. Seat
paper he came accrost a letter IN under
the pile that had a speshial delivery
stamp Cn It and was addressed 70 Mozc
Spooner who lives on the main road to-
ward Hardscrabble miles West OF
Bingville Now, the P o. rules as Eph
intcrprcts them is that the P. NJ Of
whatsoever orffice thereof receives a
letter having d sDeshial delivery stamp
on same must deliver said letter to the
party TO who It Is addressed immediate
OF sooner If possible. Eph prides his
self on being a faithful servant Of the
L. s. government and he made up his
mind Moze would haft TO have that let
ter right of no matter what happened.
Eph's old hoss was lame and he could
Mt get boss from anybody else in town
50 there dideut seem TO be ANYTHING else
10 do but hoof II from Bingville 70 Moze
and deliver the letter IN person Eph
liked the thots Of tramping them 6 miles
in the mud and back about as well as
cat likes soap.
Just then Hank Dewberry dropped in
and Eph told Hank he would give him
a quarter II he would deliver the spesh;7l
delivery letter 10 Moze Hank told Eph
he wouldn't do It for a half a doz.
quarters and he reckoned he was as
hard Up as anybOdv IN Bingville, too.
Hank asked Eph why he didn't open
the letter and see how important II vas
and II Il wasn't so turrible important Il
could lay in the P. o. until Moze come
for his mail Eph said he gest he you'd
Mt open the letter being as he had
learned some pretty severe lessons BY
opening other peoples mail for them N
the past.
Wen, about dark Eph started with
the speshial delivery lett-r to Moze's
place. Eph hadn't hardly got outen
town until It began to rain. He HADN'T
thought to take along a lantern with
him and he said II was darker than
black cats and he couldn't scarcely tell
whether he was going or coming. How
ever, he wallered nobly on and about II
p. m. arove at Moze's house more ded
than alive and as hungry as a bear be
sides being as wet as a dish rag.
P. N. Higgins pounded on the door
until he nearly broke his fists but there
was not a sound within. Finally Eph
heard a team coming along the road
which proved to be Sid Wilkins Of Hard
scrabble who told Eph that Ne Spoo-
ner and his wife ard boys was visiting
Moze's brothers folks over at Pea Ridge
IN Pottowasie Co. II more miles distant.
Eph's deep disgust may better be
imagined than desckribed He turned
rig around and walked back to Biug-
vile in mud haf way Up 70 his chin and
arrove here at a little before daylight
Friday morniGg with the speshial deliv-
cry letter for Moze still IN his pocket.
Alter Eph had ct a harty brea6fass