. Sonnets of a telephone girl . VIII. WAS yesterday, I think, that me and JimWas gabbin for awhile across while we thought we had the line aloneSome mean thing hollered, Cut it out with him,And give me Main three nine nought—under-stand?And then he said, You girls there make mesick! And I just told him Line is busy, and You just ought to have heard that fellowkick! Five minutes later he called up again, And I said Waiting ? fourteen time or more,And then he yelled at me and ripped andsworeSo much I wouldnt get his number thenAt all, but I sat there and chewed my gum,And stopped my
. Sonnets of a telephone girl . VIII. WAS yesterday, I think, that me and JimWas gabbin for awhile across while we thought we had the line aloneSome mean thing hollered, Cut it out with him,And give me Main three nine nought—under-stand?And then he said, You girls there make mesick! And I just told him Line is busy, and You just ought to have heard that fellowkick! Five minutes later he called up again, And I said Waiting ? fourteen time or more,And then he yelled at me and ripped andsworeSo much I wouldnt get his number thenAt all, but I sat there and chewed my gum,And stopped my ears when I heard swear-words come. i8.
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