Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 90, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 April 1912 — Facetious Operator. [ARTICLE]

Facetious Operator.

"I say, mister,” said the cadaverous man, entering the telegraph office, “could you trust me for a telegram I want to send my wife? 11l- pay you tomorrow.” “Sorry, sir,” said the operator, "but we are terribly rushed these days and there isn’t a tick in the office that isn’t working overtime as it is.”—Harper’s Weekly.