Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-02-18

The above is, Of course. more or less per.
personal. but the question is one which con
Germs many other young men who may be
thus afflicted Therefore take the liberty OF
answering an inquiry publicly which
would otherwise regard As strictly coniiden
tial. snppressing the name, however, and the
.irst par graph, both of which read like the
aoliloluy Of hell box" or the smothered
eja-ulstions Of pied form
To the correspondent. whose letter Is above
given. might say that believe there would
DC an cpNnins here for him il he would give
himself up to a certain class Of work. Of
course, be could hardly hope to enter the
regular channels Of commercial correspond
euce with typewriter that has such q pro
nounced impediment in its speech as this one
has. but could he not hope to get . job at
Nolapuk at headquartersf
Certainly there ought to be a place some
where for one whose only trouble seems to be
kind OF information Of the ~oweis
There might be . future here for such q
graphic and graceful style Of writing, if it
could he used in reporting telephone re-
marks over crossed wires. The word paint
ing and vulgar fractions are similar, and it
might be made to arouse q good deal OF in
interest II properly worked up.
OF course it would be necessary that he
should tone down some Of his extravagant
ficures Of speech and avoid overexertion Of
the punctuator. but with his wealth Of fal.
stops he might do well on . periodical, and
his space work would certainly attract atten-
ton Or he could go into the counting room
OF a man who did not advertise and do as
signment work.
The typewriter, in strong and willing
hands, is smitier than the sword. I look for
tho Typewriter TO take the place Of Indian
orato-y in our literature, and its tinkling
notes will soon be heard, l hope, in homes
where the ono legged pen and the bottle Of
bluing all the writing now are doing.
Come to the metropolis extt S&fmn.
Come with your abnormal: and your little
tYpESwritER Come with your startling
style Of English and your chaste method Of
oSliterating space Come and get acquainted
with MR. sage and mR ssssS. gOuLD.!!
Here YOU will meet many yumurus people
who will amuse you to a high G. You will
also meet Nj aNthoNy cOmStocE, who will
require you to drape all your figures in the
following manner el.
Come to New York and get o new soft
palate put into your typewriter and have an
operation performed On its tonsilS
Come and visit the produce SSslblblbbbl
bblbbl Exchange Come and see Vail pfd
$500. ~ street Ride on our Elevated
railway from BBZZZT%%*-t0)X!.& ;:rd.
street, to Notwithstanding \ & Blickernex
street Visit the brig. Thecdora, dam
Tarantula straight for place, b. m. Rob
Roy dam Ella jackson horse races,
Tho moro you mix up with US the more
you will like US We New Workers from
Wyoming territory enjoy having people
thrown among US You would meet with
a hearty welcome whether you came to grow
uo with onr bacteria or to buy green goods
CorGiality is our one weakness II q cordial
gree; in- would not suit you you can take
aDoliIasris water. With your natural ten
ticucy toward delirium tremens, perhaps that
would lie best, any way.
used TO be acquainted with . young man
who wrote beautiful hand sxiiS&fmx.
for that was before the days Of typewriters
lie would bring out his writing materials
and his tongue and make . corkscrew pea
cock swimming in . large cranberry marsh
infested by loops and funny business, ali
without taking his pen of the paper. He
was a thorough artist, with lofty soul, but
he could no. spell He could construct q
graceful swan with halo of chirographical
worms all around it, but nature and art
had denied him the humber joys Of or;hos-
raphy. He could make . lovely purple
scroll with . green fringe to it and red
eyed boboiinks, with heliotropc bosoms,
percaed on space and bearing in their
troazel talons yet other smaller scrolls that
were as graceful as doughnut horse, and on
these scrolls would be written such glittering
truths as these: 'In Friendships bright ger
land, Please regard me rs your Humbel fur
getmenott," Look up, press Onnerds & you
will git there"
But his style is robbed Of much Of its grace
and beauty by immersing it in cold and pulse
less type He was a bold and fearless writer
and his hands were ever red with the blood Of
murdered English. He broke down the high
walls established by tho brainy but discon-
nected and dishty Noah Webster, and spelled
such words as '.pillsarlic' in way that kept
his finer writings ont Of the magazines Blu:
when be ass,ssinated tho English he made no
atte,apt to conceal his methods. He wrote
,under everything: Executed with q pen"
AID he recsei not Not reck-
Whether you can ever risc TO such q POSI-
tion vita your type writer, Mr.. Sx:tl x&fmas,
1 Go not know. / hope you may. Your
o-tao=raphy is rich with improvisations,
ro.lades and triils Running through all
your work notice an air Of gentle badinasc,
hon hom,ne, pe-siAsse and pi. You have
gwen utternncc in your letter to Thoughts
wa;ci ! could not think without the aid Of
outside influences could not evolve such
sentiments withou: the stimulus Of a fail
from C high building or the eShilsration Of a
railway collision
1t is the unexpected in your hunor which
gives it its chief charm. No one can tell,
when you start out. whether you will soar
evay among the aseerisi1s and space, or get
involved il n scuffie between lower case and
capi,al, in which YOU will get injured, norti-
fcatioa and exclamation set in and you lose
yorr life
an glad yoa wrote 20 me with your little
type writer, and though believe that YOU
cal do be.!er than you did. and that as a
matter Of fact "s-:ti .&tmss" is really en-
assumed name, your letter hss given me
much enjoyment, end l print it this morn
Ing with great pleasure.
30. GOOD BXye