The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1836-09-16

uit was, tnat Inc disturbed bridegroom nau
40 ride off several miles TO the Clerk and
get lawful warrant, whereby he was le
sally tied tight aud firm, about day break.
Mind your P's and Qs.-The origin of
MANY OF the little proverbial expressions IN
common use might easily enough be traced
to a printing office. For instance, blum.
dering apprentice boy (who, by the way,
goes 10 learn the trade with only one idea
IN his head, that he shall sartluly make
his fortune in the end, II he only attends al
the outset, as the school. master told him,
TO crossing his is dottIng It's ~ before he
gets accustomed TO the types IN his case,
coniounds different letters, that have some
little resemblance in shape and form. lie
sells up small piece Of copy on trial, and
carries his matter TO the foreman 10 be
read over in the stick.
Why, Sam, what vllainous work YOU
make Are you such a hlockhead as not 10
know P from u lie carelul-more
careful Here, take this other piece Of
eopv; mind now, aud not coniouud the let.
tiers
Sam tugs and sweats--blows, pufs aud
strains his eyes over the copy. tie han.
dies the types and looks at them well, to be
sure that the gets il all right. In about two
hours lie has cot his task done. Ii IS car
RED - the master again, and thus II goes
"qeter ql7er qlckedaq geek oiqickled peppers.
The masters patience is abou, worn out.
" Why, YOU little bunglng block head =
why"
"Oh don't SIR y Interrupts Sam-"l
won't do so aglin-l'l do better next time.
Coniouod them ar types say, any how !"
No more coutoundag 'em-they. are
COMPOUNDED enough now. Here, take out
those as and put IN p's in every word"
Dang II all I" SAYS the half discouraged
boy, III cant be my iault-il's the types.
rs d darn'd hard cas- -
Not so hard either, Sam fyon 1--we
to be as old as NcthusaIch, whatever your
business, You'll always, find your case a
darn'd hard one, unless yen mind your ps
and qs.- Ciarlmoat Eagle.
Close Sharing. nder this head the
Boston Mercantile Journal relates a cur.
Gus anecdote teulitled to fall credenco) OF
gentleman If respectable standing IN that
ci'F. ltappears that he had for three year,
rented house Of widow lady, who board.
ed "llh him during that period Tier board
blil VAS presented regularly every quarter.
and settled. So occasionally vas absent
Oh visits To her friends, but never asked or
received deduction for board during such
periods. She had also nufsed hlm with
mach Kindness and affection IN sickness.
\ few days since, her quarters board bill
vas presented, with an addltlona! amount Coz
tour DAYS board. As the lady had No
friends ustIng her during the last three
months, sae very properly requested an ex.
PLANTATION Of the item, which was promptly
gwen: " You know said this devoted
"oTshIpper Of dollars aud cents, I" that since
YOU have bearded with ur, | have uniformly
charged YOU each quarter for only thirteen
weeks board, winch would give oniy three
hundred and slsfy.tour DAYS 10 a YEAR
whereas, We all know that the year consists
Of three hundred and sixty fre days. Con.
sequen'ly' ia the course OF three years, YOU
have received three days board for which
You have never paid a tarihing 1t also
should not be orgottea, that the present Year
IS feaPyear-and this makes exactly the
four days