The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1858-12-16
The Happy Typo.

the desirability of which cannot be ques
toned, but seldom do we meet with 6
spirit so thoroughly saturated with good
nature that no disappointment, no power.
4 ty, deprivation or combination of adverse
circumstances, can break it down or over.
come its geniality e".31f. a.+
I A few days ago man made his ap
pearance before Justice Brennan, who
seemed to have perfect fountain of IN
diluted contentment somewhere in his
composition, which no depressing infiu
ence of care or accident had been able to
Exhaust or adulterate-a typo---a modern
addition of Mark Tapley--a human bar
rel of jolliness without hoops on. He
was arrested for being intoxicated. He
gave his name rs Getaphat Take, said he
was printer, and hailed from the !" Gem
of Science" office is a short man, Of n
beer cask figure, and face as rubicund
as If he slept iii room with red curtains
His answers to the questions OF the au-
thorities showed his contentment under
all shades of fortune. The Justice being
also in good humor, was inclined to
banter the disciple of Ben Franklin, and
and accordingly addressed him as fol-
lows: a .sa III ADD
Judge. -'' Well, Mr. Take, it seems
you have thrown aside the composing
stick and gone to getting drunk for a
living. | am afraid you're bad case,
and stand in need of correcting" |
think | shall send You to "quod."
These technicalities hich were utter
ed in sort of youseeI know your trade
as-wel- you-do sir, seemed to give Mr..
Take the assurance which printers sell
dom lack, but of which the solemnities
OF Police Court might temporarily have
deprived him, and be answed
Prisoner" Well, at any rate, | am
glad we have no galleys" in this coun-
try, or | suppose you would empty"
Inc there, and "well leaded' at that
But bless you, sir, going to jai's nothing
the last time [ was there tanned "rat'
and taught him to chew tobacco besides
inventing three new steps for hornpipe
Its good deal better than setting
. solid minion," more than three quar-
terss.' figure work, /" and getting only a
'tprice and a half for it, Lord bless
you, Squire, I'd great deal rather 90 to
Jail for ten days than not. I've got sick
of work just now, and I'll have chance
to get the bile off my stomach"
Jndge.--'. You seem to take it easv ).
how do you propose to employ your time
this trip q
Prisoner" Well, Corporal, I'm un-
decided whether I'll learn to whistle the
opera of the Bohemian Girl, practice
standing on my head, or undertake to
acquire the elegant accomplishment Of
balancing straws on my nose fl could
get cat, I'd teach her to play the fid- +
die, if | thought the strings wouldn't re
mind her unpleasantly Of intestinal dis
cord, after her feline body has been nine
times slain.
Judge.---" Mr.. Take, you seem pa4c-
ularly happy under the circumstances
have you got wife -
Prisoner" Not now, Lieutenant. i
had one, but she ran off with bow leg
ged cobbler. was so glad about it /
sent her dresses and quit claim deed Of
her person signed in capital letters. She .
left me one boy, but he was '' foul proof" /
mot bit like me l bound him prem /
tice' to the type sticking trade but the
first day he quarreled with the regular I
f" devil" He dropped the shooting
stick" into the alligator press" and in
the evening he and another hopeful boy
were rehearsing broad sword combat
with couple of g column rules" The
foreman battered him with " malIet,"
and when he got home he had a fancy
head,'' if ever there was one."
Clerk Where is he now % /
Prisoner" He ran away with q cir
Gus, and the last saw of him he was in
the middle of a sawdust ring. trying to
tie his legs in a bow knot around his
neck. I've been jollier since then than
ever before.
Judge.-'tIou seem to be always iolly."
Prisoner. So am. | laughed
when my father turned me out of doors
1t eleven years old-laughed when l
broke my arm, and made funny faces nj
he doctor while he was setting it. The
lappiest day | ever spent was one time
when hadn't but one shirt and pair
If pants to put on, and had spent all the
Onnav I had and roma hr, ,.r,, c>rt,, /