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The Royal Mail: Its Curiosities and Romance
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James Wilson Hyde
289
"Mr
----,
Superintendent
of
the
Money-order
Department,
called
upon
me
yesterday,
and
dispelled
a
very
mistaken
notion
of
mine--viz.,
that
as
I
had
given
a
guarantee
of
L200,
I
was
perfectly
'justifiable'
in
making
use
of
a
portion
of
the
money
received
for
my
own
business.
I
am
now
very
sorry
indeed
that
the
idea
had
gained
such
an
ascendancy
over
me
as
it
had
done.
The
letter
I
received
from
you
a
few
days
ago
aroused
me
from
that
delusive
lethargy
into
which
I
was
sinking;
and
if
you
would
have
the
kindness
to
compare
the
amount
now
with
what
it
was
then,
you
will
perceive
that
an
effort
has
been
made
to
retrieve
my
folly.
"My
object
in
writing
this
to
you
is
an
earnest
appeal
not
to
degrade
me
in
the
position
I
have
struggled
so
hard
to
maintain
through
such
distress
as
we
have
had,
by
suspending
the
business
of
the
office.
I
beg
and
earnestly
entreat
of
you
to
give
me
time
to
recover
myself;
and
I
assure
you
that
under
such
a
stimulation
a
vigorous
effort
will
be
made
to
place
myself
in
that
honourable
position
which
it
has
been
my
desire
to
hold.
Therefore,
hoping
that
you
will
take
a
favourable
view
of
the
case,
I
subscribe
myself,
your
contrite
and
obedient
servant."
Prisoners
of
War.
The
following
incident,
though
not
directly
bearing
upon
Post-office
matters,
has
a
relation
to
letters.
It
forms
the
subject
of
a
pathetic
story,
and
brings
into
contrast
the
possible
isolation
of
poor
fellows
who
may
be
taken
in
war,
with
the
rapid
and
constant
intercourse
kept
up
between
the
peoples
of
enlightened
countries
during
times
of
peace
by
the
intermediary
of
the
Post-office.
The
facts
are
here
quoted
from
a
notice
of
the
circumstance
published
in
a
local
newspaper:--
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