Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-08-20
At the End of the Rainbow
WHY HE DIDN'T GET THE MAN.

man with a perfectly dreadful thirst thanked
goodness that there telephOne
He called the ceman and ordered a large block
of ice Then he deberated while. He didn't know
whether to order watermelons and a cantaloupe
four cantaloupes and a watermelon He didn't
order four bottles of sarparilla ami
two ice sodas four ice cream sodas and two
sarsaparillas. At last he decided to order half a
dozen OF each.
He took down the receiver with a smile, upon his
face. waited hear voice. say, Number.
please?" but there voice.
1t happened that girl who had worked in the tel
ephone exchange some time before had come back to
girls the telephone exchange and had brought
her husband with her. The girls had never seen the
husband before. In fact the bride had him
only few times herself before she married him.
1t was very romantic They had just naturally
fallen in love with each other over the phone. at
least, that the general impression among the
girls. All that any knew was that tall young
man entered the telephone exchange day, nad
gone right up to the place where Meg plugging
away and had spoken to her, and Meg had jumped UP
blushing and with casped hands, which she had
placed his and then they had left the room happily
and hastily.
Now the two had come back from their honeymoon.
and all the girls wanted know the particulars so
the thirsty man shouted "Hello!" well he could
with such a dry throat Then he waited
Hello! Hello! Helo!"
Number, please?" said a voice
But when the bridegroom laughingly said well.
I suppose you all wonder how it happened It was
like this"
exchange girl was listening win "lue open
ears and looking with wide at the narrator
She plugged a plug and rang a bell
Hello" said the thirsty man.
"TIeIlo" answered the other man
"send me nine bottles of watermelon and
How many carnations did you say?"
Carnations! 1 said watermelons!
1--WE don't deal in watermelons, We
We'll who you, anyway?
This is Andereson's dollhouse"
"EIot--" The thirsty swallowed his anger
as we'll as he could with such a parched throat
Hello exchange! I don't want hothouse
want"
"T was lonely man." the bridegroom down at the
exchange continued. II anxious to love and be
loved All at once II occurred to me that certain
voice was very pleasant and made me feel very happy
every time 1 heard it
Say, what's the matter thereE calIeu tue liiis'S
man over the telephone.
Number, pleaseT
The thirsty gave the number.
"oh girls' cried Meg. Il have the capt.
tai prize in the lottery of marriage and don't have
to any more!"
The girl plugged something or other into any old
place and rang a bell
'TIello" yelled the thirsty man. Hello! Hello!
Hellor'
Hello" said a voice the other end Palace
bakery What is 1T, please? We have some nice
hot"
Get out! don't want anything hot!" roared the
thirsty man. Exchange. what dickens is the mat
ter there? Exchange hello
There was response. "A girl had entered file
telephone exchange wearing a hat and she had
overheard two other girls talking about girl
they all knew, and the romantic story Meg
tall bridegroom forgotten.
The man who had been trying to use the telephone
dragged himself to faucet and let the
HAMILTON POPE GAIT.