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Show Talked to the Ticker. In n smnll village In Wisconsin, along tho Chicago, Milwaukee & St. I'nul railroad, lived nil old man who had not visited the depot very many tlmcH, but happened to stroll In Just when' tho agent wns out after tho mall. He sented himself and suddenly sudden-ly tho telegraph InHlrument began to click very rapidly.- As tho Instrument Instru-ment did not cense nor thn agent return, re-turn, tbo old man beenmo Impatient. ID) had only nu Indistinct notion of tho telegraph and telephone. Stepping Step-ping over to tho Instrument ho loudly said: "Tho agent Is not here, bo plenso wait n minute, and I will call htm." Magazine of Fun. |