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The Royal Mail: Its Curiosities and Romance
·
James Wilson Hyde
204
It
has
been
left
to
America
to
produce
a
mistake
in
telegraphing
which,
while
it
is
very
amusing,
could
not
result
in
hurt
or
disappointment
to
any
one.
Here
it
is,
just
as
received
from
the
other
side
of
the
"ferry":--
A
St
Louis
merchant,
while
in
New
York,
received
a
telegram
notifying
that
his
wife
was
ill.
He
sent
a
message
to
his
family
doctor
asking
the
nature
of
the
sickness,
and
if
there
was
any
danger,
and
promptly
received
the
answer
"No
danger;
your
wife
has
had
a
child;
if
we
can
keep
her
from
having
another
to-night
she
will
do
well."
The
mystification
of
the
agitated
husband
was
not
removed
until
a
second
inquiry
revealed
the
fact
that
his
indisposed
lady
had
had
a
chill.
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