, 1878-07-06
SCrccaSe Of Sn-rOH,

tl1rcely ss!Zing chair. he slamed his
hat on The table, hurled his umbrella On
the floor and SAT down.
. Are yo~ the editor " he asked.
Yes.
Can You read writing "
''Of course
Read that, then he said, thrustins
IN envelope a, the Colonel with az ia
sc.iptioa On it.
! Il" said the Colonel, trying to
spell it,
:" That is not Il; ITS an $, SAID the
man. "S;' q, yes. | see, Vel, The
/ words look little Ike - Salt for Dinner,
or Souls Of Sinners, said The Caio'ai.
= No, Sir, replied the man; ''no,hiEs
Of the Kind That's ny name Samuel
! II. Erunnvr knew you couldn't read
called u SEE You about the poem Of
minc yuu printed the other day, on the
| = SUi iceaso If $JIFJW-
- dent remember i, said the Col
! oneI.
"'cf cnurae goa don't because it went
INT" the paper under the infamous title
! II SmcarcaSe tomorrow.
a sia!id bi;nder of The compositor's
suppose.
. Yes, sir; that 5 What want to see
you ahont The WAY II which that poem
WAS mutiiatod WAS simply scana!alons. |
haven't ;! =; Il might aiacc. 1t EXPOSES
a.e To derisinH. ?eoPle think ;Ia III
ass lei lne show You.
Go ahead, said the Colonel
. The first line, VIXEN ! wrU,c 1t, read
in th:S WAY:
Lying BY a weening willow, underneath i
gentle siope."
That IS beautiful, poetic and ati;yctin:
Now how I'D Your yiLe sheet ,,re-cEt 1t
to the puhijc There it is Look 4,
that Made ii read this NAY:
Lying l. 1 weeping widow 10 ia,:ucc her :
t. elupo- -
Weeping widow, nlind'you' Il widow ,
Q, IhaE,iyr ai-l l..ll;nin" This is too
much lts enough 10 drive man
cr7zy -
I'm sorry, SAID the Colonel; ''hHt -
"Eut loui-a-here 1t the fourth verse"
said t'ie poet; That's worse YET. What
/ sand vas
Cast thy perils before rhe -nipe, AID lose
them in the djy:.
mr5te iEat out plan. and distinctly,
IN Il 1!ai, ruund hand Now. what does
yoas c.a.:.asit"r 80 Does he catch the
Ca,,s- a.! i!i..E beautiful vn.,t'-.,.,,.. N,
sir. 10 sets il NJ III ti.is fashion. Listen
Cart thy Pills before ;he sunrise, AID love
them if they hurt
NV, isn't that = eotl-I!ooIed outrage
on mans feelings! III lg2ve it 10 You
# it isa'f!'
ii is hard, that's f@r;," said The
Co.onc,
And then take Tie 9th yerse. in
the original manuscript It sad, r!aln as
daylight:
Take aNay the jiag,ing n.olcy, il ii only
g!;t:cring Gro5s.
4 nan aith only one eye, and a cata-
r.lct over that, could have re..:l two words
correctly. But your pirate up stairs there,
i, yor know What lie did! lie made It
read:
The away the iecrins monkeys on ao.eiy ,,
clanl.rej hcsS-'
BY george, | fell like h.ainins him
with a lirc-shoycL never felt s. cut ~
IL ,ny HE
1T w.s natural, too, sad the Colonel. .
"1herc. for instance, wa5 ;he sixth
verse. wrote;
II a.rA weary q The tossing .: the ocean as
Ii Ecavcs:
It is lovely line, toe bnt imagine my
horror and The anguish Of lIy family when
| opened your IaPcc and SaW the EHe
transformed into
"a. wearing out any tiowscrS I'll They're
open st the knees
ttThis is Il little -" mRch. That seems
10 mc Ike carrying the thing an Inch or
two too far, think | have constltu-
tional rieh. - murder that c5mPos-tor,
don't ypu
II think you have. !
q iet ne read You one moro verse
wrote:
Il sYeH the .iying echoes as they roam
! along the hills
:. And feei M soul awaken to the ecstacy
tLa- thrills
Now, What DO you suppose yopr ms
er,hIe outcast turned that into! Why,
into this:
{. Smell the flying shoes Is they roam along
the bulls,
And i,el nay snri mistaken TO tie efee'arg
that UhiTis-
| Gibherish. sir. Awful gihherish |
must stay that na.n. Whers IS he '
.. Hs !. ous Just nou, sad the Col
onel Come n to-morr"w.
Il VIII, " said the poet; ''aEd VIII
come armed.
Then he pax on his hat, shonldered his
.,,I.ralla and drifted off down stalrs--
H., 4iI,r. in y. Y. WeeHA
LANES T. HiGBLi:n hHTS--OI course
my r..ai.rs know tuat iancy-dreSs balls have