The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-06-23
Some Mistakes in the Proof.

'OIl, lOOh lltlN. bOl W
the managing editor, slipping the cork
screw down the back of his neck and
the still lighted pipe into his coat peck
ct. II published yourpoem, you know!
Promised | would and ! can show it to
YOU. Don b make row. And the
managing editor wrapped a beer bottle
in a page Of manuscript and ordered the
Office boy to take il to the foreman with
instructions to carry it as a leader un-
der penalty of the law. at was the
prettiest thing we ever had in the Eagle,
and set it up in type myself so there
wouldn't be any mistakes. Let up on
the weep now, that's good girl. "
Ill know you pub--publiShed itH'
moaned the fair visitor. but what did
it look like when it came out? When
did ] ever say
"'well meet in the valley with poker and
tongsv
II wrote it:
"we'll meet in the valley with Jokes AND
songsr ~
''And you madeline say:
"'Heres TO the mailman that hove me swill !!
"And if your had any sense, you d
have known that twas;
"'Here's TO the maiden that loves me stillv'
And here she went into q fresh set OF
commissions.
But that's all right pleaded the
managing editor, wishing he'd left out
that whopper about setting up the mat
ter himself
1.-The new idea about the alley was
an improvement on yours, because il
brought it under the head of this new
realistic school Of poetry, and | tell
you" added the managing editor, sol
EMMY, that poem. just as it appeared in
our paper with your name attached to
it, has attracted more attention and
been more extensively copied than any
other.production that has appeared in
this country for twenty years"
"Do you mean to tell me that as a
fact?' demanded the fair poetess,
Strengthening up with jerk. ''Is that
really SOP"
"If it hadn't been that we run shor,
of Eagles and had TO let people have
our exchanges so they could scrap that
poem, could show you the gem in
over two thousand first class journals, "
replied the managing editor, smiling
checrfully, and rubbing his hands
Didn't any of them seem to notice
that awful blunder where ii said:
"'Finc pigs illumo the monkey sinner
"when | wrote IT,
"'Pine sprigs perfume the mountain sideH
Didn't they seem TO think that was
"A little far fetchedpN
Il think more people bought papers
on that one line than any other,N pro-
tested the managing editor. "One critic
came ont boldly and congratulated the
universe on the development of apoetess
who had the nerve to do what you had
done. Any one can string rhymes to-
gether can talk about sprigs, but
where's the artist who had the audacity
to put the domestic animals into fiery
verse and make poetry for the first time
in all history the medium for conveying
the simple experience of I'LL the worlc
TO the mind Of even tho humhlesl reader!
That's the wan peopleare talking about
that poem, that you, in your modesty,
pretend YOU saw no beauty in! II YOU
bOulN u'll NlihA l'''lll lalhNN uJbul "
have, think you'd want TO dic!' ant
the managing editor assumed virtuou
expression and then looked hurt.
"0f course, no genius is as good {
Judge Of their works rs the intelligent
readers Of papers. understand that,
and the new poeless simpcrcd and look
ed downcast But how did they ap
pear to take the line:
"'The quulmy winds like cows milk nowv
"Really I've forgotten whether
wrote il in that way, or whether ] pu
il:
"'Thc balmy winds Ike corn silk blowl'
'DO YOU remember how that wasp
1--WE printed it just as you wrote, y
returned the managing editor, severely.
81 am surprised that on should charge
this Office with the grandest poetical ef
fort Of modern times. That Is owe,
modest, and I'd rather YOU would b,
frank and truthful with me-. :"
Pardon me- besought the fair on
resting her hand on his arm. II W,
wrong. Forgive me, and TO MAX
amends, win let you have four moi
poems that had intended for 9th,
papers!
The managing editor blanched, b,
his nerves came to his rescue. III thin
the effect of the first will not wear G
until Fall, said he. 1--WE can let the
stand over until then or even until wi
ter There's no use of blasting re
utation by exciting the onmity of h
critics and the envy of the old hands
the poetry business"
"Of course you know BEST rcpli
the disappointed beauty, II am willil
70 leave the whole matter with you, I
am sure you will watch my intere,
better than could but don't you thi
you could get them out before the &C
weather."
Utterly out OF the question"
sponded the managing editor, assumi
prodigious independence. "ln fact,
think they would do better 10 wait p'
haps two or three years. That otl
one will last at leastthat length Of tin
No, ! must decline 10 touch them und
three years and the managing odi,
turned TO his work and religbted
pipe, as though be had not seen v
itor that day.
Pretty well done" smiled the ci
city editor, strollng In US tho la