Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-03-16
LETTERS DROPPED OUT.

But let form Of type be ever so cor
rect when sent to the press, errors not un-
! frequently happen from the liability of let
ters to drop ont, when the form has not
been properly adj djusted or locked sufficient
ly tight A printer putting to press form
OF the Common Prayer, the C in tn, following
passage dropped out unperceived by him:
We shall all be chaHged in the twinkling
of an eye When the book appeared, to
the horror of the devout wUrshipper the
passage read: we shall be hanged in he
twiukling of an eye
A newspaper recently stated, in report
of battle, that the conflict was dreadful,
and that the enemy was repulsed with z. eat
laughter (slaughter.) A man was said once
to have been brought up 10 answer the
charge of having eaten (beaten) stage
driver for demanding more than his fare
The public were informed, some time ago
that man was committed for having stolen
small OK (box) from lady's work bag
The stolen property was found in his vest
pocket In au account of Fourth of July
dinner it was stated that none of the poul,
try was eaten except the owls (towls.) .
A MAKE Up BLUNDER.
A laughable mistake is shown in the
following mixing of two articles-one con
cerning a preacher, the other about the
freaks of mad dog-Which occurred Ia
hurried make up in printing office:
Rev. james Thompson, rector of St
Andrews cturch, preached to a large
concourse of people en- Sunday last. This
was his last sermon In a few weeks he
will bid farewell to his congregation, as his
physician advises him 10 cross the Atlantic.
He exorted his brethern and sisters, and
after the conclusion of short prayer, took
a whim to cut up some frantic freaks He
ran up Timothy street to the college At
this stage Of proceedings couple Of boys
seized him and tied tin Kettle to his
tail, and he again started A great crowd
collected. aud Tor time there was grand
scene of running and confusion. After
long race he was finally shot by police
man.
1t is not stated whether the following
item, which is said to have been printed
once upon a time, was the result of iDebrie,
ty on the part Of the printer or reporter:
'HOrribte CotoStrophe " esterday
morning, at four O'Clock p. m., a small man
named Jones or Smith, with hell in the
hole of his trowsers, committed arsenic by
swallowing a dose of suicide. The verdict
of the inquest returned jury that the de
ceased came to the fact in accordance with
his death He left a child and six small
wives to lament the end of his unfortunate
loss. In death we are in the midst of
life .. ......
THE POWER OF COMMAS.
In the Priory of Hammessa there dwelt
prior who was very LIBERAL and who
caused these lines to be written over his
door:
BE open evermore. o. thou my door,
To none be shut, TO honest TO poor. ..
But after his death there sue, eeded him
another, whose name was Raynhard, as
greedy and covetous as the other was
bountiful and liberal, who kept the same
lines there still, changing nothing therein
but one point. which made them run after
this manner:
BE open evermore, Q, thou my door,
To none; be shut, to honest to poor
The following sentence from recently
written novel shows the importance of
punctuation:
He enters on his head, his helmet on
his feet, armed sandals upon his brow;
there was cloud in his right hand, his
faithful sword in his eye, an angry glare
he sat down