The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-05-11
Love in a Printing Once.

MULE KUN EbIicR ~ tOuIO-fIoh.
ELLIS IoRKE finds fault with proofs of
her story. Says "you correct her MS. in
correctly that you have substituted the
word "~wOnder0us' for "wOndrous;"
that there is no such word as wonder
III :" that you made "overripe" a single
word when it is a compound one; that, in
short, You do not understand your bust
ness, or are demented.
NOTE FROM COMPOSITION TO EDITOR.
SR-EIlis Yorke is mistaken in more
respects than one. There is such a word
as "wOnderOus." Let her look in Web
ster's Unabridged, page 1923, first col
umn, sixth line from top, and she will find
il. Also, " overripe" is not a compound
word. Evidently she does not know the
sign by which compound words are dis
tinguished, or she would not be sodcciGed
in her assertion.
And with all due respect for her opin-
ion, l am not "deme1ted," and | do un-
derstand my business. Furthermore, if
ever mistakes are made it is because Ellis
Iorke's Ms. is most i~llegible. Her"r's,"
"s's" and "b's'' are all alike, and her
CTS" and "b'sn might stand for almost
anything, and as for punctuation. l as
sure you I'd rather set up all the rest of
your paper than one of her shortest arti-
Giles.
NOTE rom ELLIS YoRKE TO COMPOs1TOR.
Sir-The editor has shown me your i'm
pertinent remarks, and though he chooses
TO look upon our quarrel, as he calls it,
in the light of a joke, I regard it as a
serious matter.
Because you happen to be right about
those detcstob'e words "~wondrous" and
"overripe," that is no reason you should
vilify my Ms.
You may not be aware Of j, but took
the gold medal for peansps Up when l
graduated at the Posthaste Institute last
year, and never before, although l have
been writing for the New York press for
oDer SIR months, have l had its legibility
called in question.
And | won't stand it! I demand from
you my story as the editor refuses to pro-
cure it for me. You shall no longer
sneer at my RS" and "s's," and CPS"
and obs"
NOTE FROM COMPOSITION TO ELLIS YORKE.
Nadam-I cannot return Ms. placed in
my hands. | wish | could-how gladlyI
would return yours!
WHAT SHE AID AND DID.
Then | resolved to beard the lion in his
den-go to the printing office, ask for
Hugh Basset, and with a few prelim-
mary sarcastic observations request the
return of The Tragedy of Winona Dell"
| went. The devil requested me TO be
seated while he called my enemy.
| prepared to meet him (hateful old
thing with a terrible frown, when, to my
great establishment, instead of a hateful
old thing, a tall, handsome young fellow,
with bright, sunshiny smile, eyes like
spring v~iolets, and hair that suggested
buttercups and dandeiions, advanced
toward me.
1t was he-and l said: 81 beg pardon
for the rude things / have written to YOU
and l hope you'll forgive me-and I'm
sorry | write SO badly, and don't know
know how to punctuate, and"
Good gracious! l didn't intend to say
anything of the sort.
WHAT HE SAID.
I stepped from my form, and a pretty
girlish face looked up at me with a frown
that quickly melted away into a most te-
witching smile.
Ellis Yorke.-I don't know why, but !
knew her in a moment, and noted with a
heart pang how poorly she was dressed to
brave the cold OF a winters day. Evident
ly her ''over SIX months writing for the
New York press" had notified her purse.
81 beg your PARDON" she said, in a
sweet, low voice, raising a pair of the
loveliest gray eyes to my face. And then
she added: I'm so sorry l write so bad
ly."
Don't mention it." | stammered. 81
didn't mean a word of it. / only wish l
could set up your beautiful stories for
ever!"
"And the RS, and u.s. and SIS and
'l's,' and 'b's?'" said the saucy, pretty,
poor little girl,