The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-01-23
The Aged Typo.

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life cling to person even during his
last moments. TIE boys in the Inter
Ocean office hardly expected to- find
the old man ut his case when they
came to work in the morning, for when
he had gone home the night before
they had noticed his steps We're very
feeble For over forty years he had
held case, first on Il metropolitan
daily. then Oh little country weekly,
and then ON a religious monthly. His
nand was steady as vet. despite his
sixty odd years, and very few Of his
as got into his r box This bright.
suusbiny morning he came in and
greeted his fellow typos with pleas
ant good morning The boys noticed
his hand trembled somewhat, and
that his voice was husky and uncer-
tain, but they paid no particular at
teniion to these things; the old man
hsd been acting rather strangely for
the last few days, and they attributed
these failings to a gradually weakening
constitution. He stood at his case for
almost an hour throwing in, ard he
distributed nearly all the matter, when
of q sudden, and without any previous
warning, his composing stick fell from
his hand to the floor. and he himself
tottered and would have fallen had
not the boys sprang to his side and
supported him to a chair in front of
the fire. His head dropped forward
on his breast and his breathing became
more and more rapid. The pressman
ran for a glass of water, and returning
held it to his lips. AS the water
touched his parched tongue spasm
of pain shot across bis face, and his
frame was couvulsed with agony.
With an effort which seemed almost
superhunan he dashed the glass upon
the floor, and it was splintered into
thousand pieces This effort seemed
To arouse him somewhat, and he gazed
about him with q bewildering stare.
Boys" he said, ''boys. are the
cases all full -
His mind wanders," whispered the
foreman, in low voice. and then
sail aloud. as he bent over the old
man, Yes, Dick, old fellow, every
thing is thrown in
That's right, that's right" exclaim-
I'll the feeble old man. "there is moth
ing like having the galleys and stones
all cleaned off," and he seemed to
brighten up considerably, and made
an effort to stir the fire with warped
sidestick, which the boys used as a
poker.
give run short on EN- quads, boys
. and haven't enough to space out thl:
: poetry" lie said, and his falteriDg fin
: gers went through the motion of trav-
| cling over the case in search of the re
quisite metal.
, THAT'S all right, Dick, we'll throw
. in some quoins and that will bring j
all right said one of the boys, in .
] sympathetic voice.
4 "Ah, harley" said the old man
q .'that reminds me of the old Casey
, vile Herald DAYS. when We used =
n drop dead 'sd.' and lock up tn
planer in the forms to fill out with
Fat times. those" he continued, "the
t will never come back to the old man.
!, and he leaned his head on both hand
= and swayed his head TO and fro. Tn
bows gathered around him more close
ly to prevent his falling.
;, One of the boys, in coming to tn
u old mans side. stumbled over chas
o which was leaning against the compo
! ing stand, and it fell to the floor wit
t a loud crash. The old man sprang
e his feet and it was all the boys coul
| do to restrain him.
y you've pied the form" he shouted
n "and it is time to go to press. Whs
e shall we do, what shall We do :"
K "Sit down, Dick. old fellow. i
K nothing but an empty chase. said tn
r foreman. and he gently placed ii
g old gentleman in the chair
i "You can't deceive me. Mac, an
e the tears stood in the veterans, eye!
8 The form is pied, and we ought
u have been to press an hour ago. Th
e f,lios are all wrong, Mac. See, her
is page 1O2 backing up page 81" an
II the old man snatched proof fror
the revise-hook. and began friding
]. in helpless manner.
1t "Irs all wrong, but it's too late
t he gasped. The press waits" ID
4 head sank again upon his breast. an
# his breathing was thick and fast. I'VE
)" boys, lock up the forms and look out
u look out for loose spaces
"a Tho hovs stOod silently around tx