Traveling By Morse's Telegraph
A few days eince, a pretly Ijule girl trip ped nto the oflice of lhe Washington City lermmation, and aÃtor n good deal of hCbtation ana blushin?, asked how long it wou]] take to 'eend to Balt.morer The inieresüno appenranceof the Hule questioner, attractet Mr. Morse's ottention, and he very blandÃ) replied, 'one second.' 'Oh how delightful, how delightful!1 ejacu lated the little beauty.her eyes glistening wiU delighr, 'one second- heie, Le:id thiï ever quickn; if yon eau.' And Mr. Morse founc in.bÃs hand a neatly folded guilt-edged note lhe perfume and shape of vvhicb told a volurat of luve. 'I cannot send tliat note,' said Mr, Morse, with some feeling, (t Ãs imppoás.ble." !üh do, do,' ejaculated the dislrffcted beattty. WiHium and J have had a qnarre], and I sholl dieif he don;t know tÃmt à Ãbrgiro h,m in n second- I knovv I shaJ!.' Mr. Morse stil! objected to sending the note, when the fair one brightening ap, said, jou will then fend me on, wnn't yon?' 'Per])aps,' said one of the clerks, 'it would ake awny your breath to travel forty roiÃes in a second.' Oh no t won't, no it woivt, if it carnes me to VViÃlirm. The cars in the morning go so slow, I can't wait for themMr. Morse now understood the rnistake un(Jer which the petitioner was laborino-, and iindertook toexplain the process of conveying important nformalwn along the wircs. The letter writer hstened a few moments wilh irrt pattence, and then rolÃed her bnrnin{r epistle into n bal!, in ihé excitement under which she labored, atift thmst it into her bosorn. 'Tl's too slow,' she finnlly exclaimed, 'it's ton slow, and my hcnrt uil] breuk before YVillinm knowsl forriV(ï him, and you are a c-ruel man, Mr. Morse,' said the fair creature, ihe iearicornjnL ino hor cyes, ihat you won'r let me travel by tje Telegraph to see William,' and full of emotion she left the office, illüstrating the truth of the Poefs wish: 'Annihilnte bnt speceand tirrio, And mnke two lovers hnnpy.' 1 rj
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