The San Francisco call., 1910-10-16

came under his shirt He exposed large, pink ex-
panse.
'"Say, son. he said, "I want some one to scratch
my back. Scratch it'
SO White scratched vaantly for half an hour
THAT certainly did feel good said the the
end of the time, and handed to White S.
Il wouldn't have done it, said White recently to
fellow operator (there destiny that messen-
gers shall develop into telegraph operators), bu I'd
only been three months at the game at the time.
was green kid I'd have handed him if he'd have
put that up to little later on"
In fact, the green messenger boy will often do
things which his more experienced brother would
scorn. 1t another Chicago boy Qhey do such
strange things in Chicago who answered the call of
stout lady 1t also one of those summer
days which troublesome-to stout ladies. In the
suns full refulgence she complained of the flies. They
rresistbly attracedto her fair, psrspirng face,
and showed peculiar attraction for the edges of her
mouth and nose
Young man" said she Il don't like to ask you, but
the fact is I'm troubled by flies can't read for the
flies. / can't go to sleep for EN- You just sit here
and keep them away from me and catch as many as
you can. Do you hear?'
She disposed herself to read and the small messen-
ger, being and unproud devoted himself to flies.
He caught hundreds
at got be regular game" said he, when he told
me about it. Il catching EN-, catching EN-, when
the lady commenced to laugh. Then caught more
and she laughed she couldn't stop. She rolling
around everywhere, laughing. ! was catching EN- for
two hours like that She actress, remember.
At the end of the two hours were streaming
down her cheeks and she was helpless.
My! said sh4 how much does it cost for you?
Thirty cents an hour, said T. Well, she paid the
90 cents and gave dollar for myself in addition.
My, said She again, that's the best show ever saw
in my fep"
The fly catcher (who isn't messenger boy now
said that he wouldn't have done it if he'd been older
at the game They take advantage of the green ones
he said, "and ask EN- to do all sorts Of things"
Jim MoDonagh is an illustration of this. He is now
theatrical electrician in New York He was the in
strument OF a more grisly assignment. He answered
the call Of city editor.
You CO., said that official ito the Players club
He was assigned to watch for the death of Edwin
Booth, McDonagh sat in the hall of the Players
club throughout the night
Amore tragic experience yet was that OF present
telegraph operator of New York newspaper He
answered the call of an undertaken.
Now, see here" said the undertaken Il just want
you to wait around tonight. I'm going home. There's
body in there! He jerked his thumb in the direc-
ton of an open door. Some of the relatives may
want to come around and see it. Just let EN- in and
watch they don't take anything"
Well, | sat there, said the messenger, AL night
There were mice in that undertakers place, and LOT
of big rolls of paper q don't know what they were
tori piled up IN the corners of the room. Now and
again the mice would rustic round among the paper
and I'd jump foot | remember that was afflicted
with an awful curiosity to in and see the thing IN
the other room Three times braccd up my courage
and uptoed to the open door Then one OF the pieces
OF paper would rustic and I'd jump and get back to
my corner Undertakers are not cheerful people, but
gee! was glad to see that one when he showed UP
next morning
a manager of one haxbor for messengers between