Not Annoyed, Of Course

Capt. Butt Was Merely Giving to His Friend a Few Philosophical Reflections.

Capt. Archibald W. Butt, the president's military aide, was called out of bed at nine o'clock one morning to answer a telephone call.

"Archie," said his friend on the other end of the wire, "I called you up to tell you that I shall not be able to keep the appointment I made with you for eleven o'clock today."

"I'm sorry," said Butt, his tone a trifle chilly.

"Yes; it's too bad," agreed the other.

There ensued an ominous pause.

"You know," remarked Butt sententiously, "telephoning seems to be a habit, a bad habit, in Washington. People are beginning to issue their invitations by telephone. They 'phone on the slightest provocation. They don't seem to know when not to telephone. They even get you out of bed to talk to you on the telephone."

"I'm afraid I annoyed you, and you're bawling me out," said the friend.

"Oh, no!" contradicted Butt in a louder tone. "My remarks are merely a few philosophical reflections induced by the early hour of the morning." -- The Sunday Magazine.

--The Ellis Review Headlight, Ellis, Kansas, 1911, No. 30.