Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 September 1912 — A Plea For Central. [ARTICLE]

A Plea For Central.

t all me not in scornful numbers, Like “two-seven-O-ring-three!” Snapped out in disdainful accents Pray, be courteous to me! Would you like to sit there with a Telephone strapped on your head All day long to answer summons?Wouldn’t you wish that you were ' dead? , When 1 say the line is busy, Honestly, sometimes it is, Why do you get so indignant When you hear the buzzer’s whiz! And wrong numbers—naturally Sometimes I am at a loss: But in fact I give them, mostly To subscribers who are cross. Be polite, -it will not hurt iyou, Even though I am In a box, I am human—although hidden— And am sensitive to knocks. Be polite. D o unto others As you would 'have them do to you, It’s a good rule to observe—and You’ll get better service, too. —Exchange.