Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-07-04
FALLING IN LOVE.

NOTE FROM EDITOR TO CoMPosTToR
Ellis Yorke finds fault with proofs of her
story. Says you correct her manuscript in
correctly" that you have substituted
the word "wonderous" for "wondrous,"
that there is no such word as won
derous; that you made "over-ripe" single
word, when it is compound one; that, in
short, you do not understand your business,
or are demented
NOTE FROM CoMPosIToR TO EDITOR.
SIR: Ellis Yorke is mistaken in more
points than one There is such word as
'wonderous." Let her look in Webster's
Unabridged, page 1,523, first volume, sixth
line from the top, and she will find it. Also
"overripe" is not a compound word Evi-
IDENTITY she does not know the signs by which
compound words are distinguished, or she
would not be so decided in her assertions.
And, with all due respect to her opinion,
am not "demented, and 1 do understand nv
business. Furthermore, if mistakes are
made, it is because Ellis Yorke's manuscript
is most illegible. Her @r's" and SIS" and
~b's' are all alike, and her %rs" and IDS"
might stand for almost anything; and as for
punctuationi
assure you I'd rather set up all the rest of
your paper than one of her shortest arti
cles
NOTE FROM ELLIS YORKE TO COMPOSITION
SIR: The editor has shown me vOur i'm
pertinent remarks and, though he chooses
to look upon our quarrel, as he calls it, in
the light of a joke, regard it as a serious
matter.
Because you happen to be right about
those detestable words "wonderous" and
"overripe, that is no reason why you should
Witty my manuscript.
You may not be aware of it, but took the
gold medal for penmanship when 1 gradu-
ated at Posthaste Institute last year; and
never before although have been writing
for the New York press for over six months
have had its legibility called in question.
And won't stand it! demand from YOU
my story, as the editor refuses to procure it
for me. You shall no longer sheer at my
RS" and SIS and as" and bis"
NOTE FROM CoNiPosIToR TO ELLIS YoRKE
MADAM: l cannot return manuscript
placed in my hands. wish could-how
gladly would return yours!
WHAT SHE DID AND SAID.
Then resolved to beard the lion in his
den-go to the printing Office ask for Hugh
Bassett, and, with a few preliminary sar-
castle observations, request the return of
The Tragedy of Winona Dell"
went. The devil requested me to be
seated while he called my enemy.
lprepare to meet him hateful old thinr1
with terrible frown, when, to my great as
constituent, instead of a hateful old thing a
tall, handsome young fellow, with sunshiny
smile, eyes like spring violets, and hair that
suggested buttercups and dandelions. ad-
vanced toward me-
1t was he-and said, Il beg pardon for
the rude things have written to you-andI
hope you'll forgive me-and I'm sorrv I
write so badly, and 1 don't know how to
punctuate and"
Good graciousl didn't intend to say any,
thing of the sort
WHAT HE SAID.
stepped from my case, and pretty. girl
ish face looked up at me with frown that
quickly melted away into most-bewitchino
smile.
Ellis forke! 1 don't know why, but knew
her IN moment, and noted with heart
pang how poorly she was dressed to brave
the cold of winters day. Evidently her
over SIX months writing for the New York
press had not filled her purse
Il beg your pardon, she said, in sweet.
low voice, raising pair of the loveliest gray
eyes to my face. And then she added, I'm
sorry 1 write so badly"
Don't mention it, 1 stammered @I didn't
mean word of it 1 only wish could set
up your beautiful stories forever"
And the RS and is and SIS and .rs,
and 'b's'?" said the saucy, pretty, poor little
girl
are perfection, replied
The proof L sent away that afternoon a
dissertation on Darwin and His Peculiar
Theories, was returned to me with the ones
ton, What the deuce do you mean bv placing
Ellis Yorke's name as author OF this article
instead OF DR.. Megatherion Bluno ?"
THE END OF IT
Married, April 30th, by the Rev. A. B. Geese
Ellis Yorke to Hugh Bassett.
MARGARET EYTINGE.