The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1855-12-19
Selctt Story,
THE HAPPY TYPO.
A. CORRECT PICTURE OF THE CRAFT.

A. CORRECT PICTURE OF THE CRAFT,
A cheerful temper is natural gift, but
the desirabiHty of which cannot be ques-
toned, but seldom do we meet with spir~
it SO thoroughly saturated With good nature
that no disappointment, no poverty, depri-
ya'ion or combination of adverse circum-
stances can break il down or overcome its
geniaity. Bat yesterday morning. man
made his appearance before Justice Bfen.
nan, who seemed to have perfect fountain
Of undIuted contentment somewhere in his
composition, which no depressing influences
Of care or accideot had been able TO exhaust
or aduIterate--a typo, mo iern 9lll ion of
Mark TripIey--a human barrel Of joliness
without hoops on. He was arrested for be-
ing intoxicated. He gave his name as Get
typhat Take, and said he was q printer,
and hated from "The Gem Of Science" Of
fee. He is short man, Of a beegcask fig
ure, and face as rubicund as if hf slept in
room with the red curtains His answers
to the questions of the authorities showed
his contentment under all shades Of fortune
The Justice being also in genia humor,
was inclined to banter the discipIl.o Ben
Franklin, and accordingly addressed him as
follows:
Judge-Well, Mr.. Take it seems you
have thrown aside the composing stick"
and gone TO getting drunk for living
Pm afraid you're n "5ad case" anl stand
in need of correcting" l think | shall
send you to "quod."
These technicalities which were uttered
in sort of yousee-I know -your-trldo as
well-as you do,sir, which seemed 70 give
Mr.. Take that assurance which printers sell
dom lack, but which the snlemnltie3 of a
Police Court might temporarily have de-
prived him of, and he answered;
P,isoner-WelI, at any rate, I'm glad
we've no "gally" in this country, or | sup
pose you'd put me there, and well "leaded
at that" But bless you, sir, going ta jaPs
nothing; the last time | was there famed
a rat and taught him to chew tobacco, be-
sides inventing three new steps for fancy
a good deal better than sett-
ing "soid minion," more than three-quar.
"fgure work." and getting only "price
and half" for it. Lord bless you, Squire,
I'd a great deal rather go to Jail ten days
than not. I've got sick Of work just now,
and I'll have a chance to get the bile off
my stomach.
Judge-Y seem to take it easy; how
do you propose to spend your time this.
trip?
Prisoner--Well, Coporal, I'm Undecided
whether I'll learn to whistle the opera of
the Bohemian Girl" practice standing on
my head, OF undertake to acquire the ele-
giant accomplishment of balancing straws on
my nose. If could get e cat, I'd teach
her to play the fiddle, if ] thought The
strings wouldn't remind her uupleasantly of
discords, after her feline body las
been nine times slain.
Judge-Mr. Take. you seem particularly
happy under the circumstances; have you
n
got wife?
Prisoner.-Not now, Lieutenant; had
one, but she run off with bow-legged cob
bier; was so glad about it that | sent her
her dresses and quit claim deed of her pei
son, which / signed in capital letters. She
left me one boy; but he was "loul copy"
not a bit like me. bound him prentice
to the type.sticking trade, but the first day
he quarrelled with the regular ''deyir
knocked over the "bank. pulled ''forn
off the imposing ,stone.". and "pied FIVE
columns" He dropped the shooting stick"
into the "alligator press," and in the even.
ing,he and another hopeful boy were caught
a broad-sword combat with a
couple of"column rules the foreman "bat.