The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-09-22
"ERASCIBLE."

"ERASCIBLE."
Mr.. EDITOR 1T IS not very often that we
deem it advisable, or hdicious, orsensible, te
heed the howfings and ravings1of men who
write for show least Of all do we seek con-
troversy with one WHIP commands "col
umn," while we areconfned to " stick. =
However, there must be limit to all things
there is time when 'swriting for Show be
comes foolish, seft, olive may be allowed the
expression), and when too much genuine
beyiskness is apparent b6 tB AR %
This time, in our estimation, has arrived
the position has, been taken, a nd up to present
writing well held, by our County superintend-
ent of Public instruction. In your issue Of
last week, under the caption /" Erascible. =
the gentleman makes an exceedingly weak
attack IA joke, an effort, production, OF
course) upon the compositors of the TELE-
GRAPH fRA snof5iDba e978I sh8m oysd 9W
| Now, while we have some regard for The
faculty of Kenosha Co. Eco. don't mean col
Ilege), he must pardon usif aUe become ".eras-
cblo.' Our usually "placid disposition hes
calm the !. turbulent4spirit''
The gentleman accuses the compositors of
the TELEGRAPH of incompetency, of an utter
neglect of the first rudiments of typography
In reply to this we will inform the gentle
man, that the printing business islnot such
as to enable compositors to avail themselves
of the "t'penny-a' penny" lessons of q tray
cling dictionary" during business hours.
They have not the leisure moments to listen
to the score of words written down IN the
southeast corner ofhis AKA note book. ANY
intrusions, such as this, will confuse the COM
position, and is probably the cause Of his MS!
presenting such mass of incongruity9 He
confessesy himselfa bad speller. Well per-
haps that is tstrait'' in his character. All
men who "get off something particularly
good have such failings," you know" The
article in question is one ofthe particularly
good " ones the thought of the author), and
1t is not every day that we meet with such
brilliant sehooz-6oy eon,positicns. He fears the
trickery of young typo " will "add insult to
injury and dare not attempt to rectify mis-
takes. This, sir, approaches fabrication !;
for, in. the same sentence he admits reading
his own proofs, therefore the blame is with
him, not with the compositor.
He says further, speaking of his MS, "if we
fail to number each particular sheet, we are
absolutely certain to find that portion of orr
article which should have been in the middle
at the ends, and yice versa!n This charge is
easily clearedup. No matter how bad his
autography may be, if he numbered leach
particular sheet,'9' :, the composition, might
make something out of nothing. But, when
through carelessness'' he fails to do this,his
logic is so woefully disconnected, that it is
absolutely impossible for a "type-sticker F"
to make out head or tail.
"YouNe TYPo''! We wonder If that term
didn't receive considerable nursing before be-
ing applied to the supposed offender. We
are not three-score years and ten, but aCe
vote We vote, and every vote counts--espec-
tally in an electionfo County Superintendent
where candidate squeezes In by the over
whelming majority OZONE!
On the whole, Mr.. Editor, his erascible !"
article may be, pronounced mere rhetorical
display and in conclusion, we advise the
gentleman to devote his spare time to high
err calling than peddling his literary produc-
lions among the school children of our coun-
ty at the expense of q WW & ~
KeIosha, Sept. 10. TYPO.