The San Francisco call., 1910-10-16
The San Francisco Sunday Cali
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want you to walk her about every day while I'm
away. I'll be back in about month Be carerul OF
her now. and I'll make you nice present
so each day at 10 o'clock used to call Tor the d'
said the messenger "and the housemaid would hand
her over to me and would take her out IN the park
OF walk her around the ride her on my back
until her newly married mamma came back from ner
honeymoon The lady gave me SIS. After that sne
used to call me up about once week and used 10
90 and plav with the kid. She said she was always
asking for me-
WATCHING THE HUSBAND
.sure. | done detective work. said another mes
senger Il trailed around for two weeks once
and used to bring back reports of where he went TO
his wife every evening She used to live IN big hotel
in this citv Think of getting detective work done for
30 cents an hour couldn't get anything on the man.
but that report didn't seem satisfy his wife You
couldn't have watched him properly, said she know
him guess I'll have to get a detective. after all
And didn't get cent for all my work She was
tight wad. that one.
Another woman who sent for was more gen
erous When called on her Git was an apartment
bouse in Central Park West) found that she'd been
called out and was expected back in about haif an
hour Well. thought I'd wait in the park, and I'd
lust started to walk in the hall when Iheard brr-rr
I looked around and there the ugliest bulldog
growing at me from the door at the side. started
TO walk on
TO call him off, but he snapped her when she tried
m take hold of him He lay down and started to
watch me- and whenever thought he was quiet and
tried to sneak away an inch so he would ger up
and I'd think he going to come at me- 30 JUST
stood there but the lady didn't come back IN haf an
hour, or an hour She didn't come back to dinner
that night She came back at II o'clock, after the
theater and suddenly remembered me when she saw
me standing there. nearly dead when she came
/ hadn't been able to stir finger the whole t1me
got $40 from her-good old soulF'
Another messenge-he is station manager OF tne
A D. TELLS of putting load OF coal tn the cellar
"The coal man was suddenly taken ILL.," he said
"The driver unionist and refused to put In the
coal He said that he'd be infringing the laws of his
union if he did any shoveling So they sent for me-
The driver looked doubtfully at me for moment.
but | guess he took chance on the strength OF my
uniform. They knew reputation for strikes Any
how l shoveled the COAL.
But tales of the queer errands OF messenger boys
are nunberless. visit Philadelphia Boston IS
almost every day occurrence these days The au-
tomobile business is potent influence on messenger
things A tire breaks in little town in New
Hampshire say 1t peculiar tire, what is there
for it but the long distance telephone and call
for messenger with new tire?-which that boy
will bring inevitably anything in the wide world
Frank J. Mcleod messenger boy of this city, had
a more precious charge six months ago. He car
aunt in A1lenda1e, N j., an hour SO in the train
That was fierce assignment, said he. i spose
that the kid felt that there somehin' wrong He
was only alitte over A. He set up howl as soon as
he got used to my uniform. and tried to nurse him
goin' out on the train and when handed him over
all got was glass of milk and piece of bum
pie"
Master McLeods face suggested chastened resig-
nation The lines of the messenger boy far from
being cast such unpleasant places, however. There
are those pleasant paths which lead the theater
which some strange lady desires escort. He has
ridden around whole days showing the guileless
stranger the sights and dining with him at the best
hotels He sees the cty's sights high and low. Some
times he is caddy the golf links He IS frequent
" kissed by grateful who have been success
fully steered through the shopping districts. He is
unucky.
- But remember that next time you see him with
presented face your doorway, think not of him
unromantc He is creature of possibility. In half
an hour he may be ranging and adventuring And
please don't try think of freak things to make him
do-he has had enough already.