A Story of the Wire.

Manawatu Standard, Volume VIII, Issue 124, 3 November 1884, Page 3

A Story of the Wire.

There is a telegraphist at S4n<lon, by naiuo Mr Hill, sind he is jusjt now ' m v high state of indignation through having been hoaxed by some, of bis; brothers of- the >irli : e, by whoni l Sfi^ Hill's harmless peculiarities are subject of frequent merriment among themselves. It appears that the laborious 'duties of the Sandon , office, put it into Mi- Hill's head that he required some help^ and it got noised about that some active 'cadet was , to be scut to assist Mr Hill to " pass the happy 'hour* nway." Finally the news cume rippling merrily along the' that the name of Mr Hill's assistanti was to be Mr Green from', the South Island, as it was thought, we •pTesi^me, 'there , "Werfe, r,n6't enough iu 'gi-eenr Hills" Wurid x aWtit Safidon. Overjoyed at the news that he vrasjto have a reai ! live sub,' Mr Hill t,914: his friends m the . tQWJquship, and the flags" were "got ready to ;\be Hoisted, and the band commenced assiduously to practice that li^lyr inarch, "Those! green hills* far away." In a tewj days Inoie Mr Hill was " called" jfiorn, Wanganui by his newiyHriiyed assistant who desired td'krio^.by jwhat 1 means, whether overland, by water,' oi by balloon he "was tli^ dis-" 'tajrit •^teenfliilTs " of Sandon. j On the receipt of . this jintell'genc<i Mr BUU began^ he was a 'very. v»y "green Hill" indeed, $n^he o)it i^tqi iihje l.ga'r^en.t^'^iiiaus^. : withhito&eiioyer'th^TOatt^^ «> ! callfed" frotai -Wahsptniii.i^ 'and *hi>i i.s isrhat the said^'^ J^^yv>6ld^ i bdy; h^;w 7 in' Heaxnen'tt^ hainei \ta |l^,.ip". get to the « gireeti; hUls *of Skndon. Am longing to see thy. face.' !Then: fiery thoughts m Mr Hill's sonl ib^ind eXpr&ssion Us he nimbly toitched , jihe;" key^vand^ so forpible were "iM rWJfcgeid; wprds that, some sparrows on ,th^ wire aUoubt twenty titles fway <lrp])ped /V lK) : ri^e: no inore> Mri iHill ,s,tyi feels sore aUoi\t;the' *wky he , was 'had, and m his' wrath he ruusheitl to the Martou paper, to denounce these 'naughty operators , who played bucu silly jokes on a brother ;telegvaphist. T We think, this isclfiarly a case '^here a wet shingle should }>c vigorously ' lipplied^y, sbYne' ekpHrijincod ; -hand. afry ; to the suggestion 1 f'^" ■ <5i ' ■,.,;-. ■;• i-