The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1889-12-21
He died at his residence.
He did cat his residence.

"In this way l was able to show her
that by the letter e slipping cut of the
word died and taking its place before
the next word, 'at, the trouble had
been done. She was satisfied at last
that the statement had not been made
Intentionally, but insisted on correc-
ton. | thought correction would
only serve to attract public attention
to the distressing matter, but she was
firm and declared she would have a
. correction or blood would flow. As she
left the Office she turned upon me with
a glare in her eyes and said:
"'You git right down on your mar
rowbones, old Huckleberry, and say
yer newspaper lied or you'll hear from
me agin!'
saw that correction had to be,
and in the next issue of the Parker's
Landing Battle-Axe 1 said, in effect,
that in justice to the family of the late
Mr.. Mayapple, and especially to his
charming but bereaved widow, we
wished to correct a misstatement which
appeared in our last issue. 1t was
therein stated, we went ON to say, that
the late Mr.. Mayapple ''did eat his
residence on Wednesday, We had
found, on investigation, that his was
not true, and while it was not ap-
parent on its face, yet the statement
was a very damaging one to the be-
reaved widow. AS the statement is
printed it leaves the said bereaved
widow without a house to live in,
without roof between her bewitching
head and the pelting storms of
heaven-a statement which, if uncor-
rected, would have a tendency to in
terfere with her chances for a
second, third or fourth marriage,
as the case might be. While
there are plenty of men in town
who would be glad to take this
charming widow without house or
home, without one cent to rub against
another-a aye, without stitch to her
back-yet the statement of the loss of
her residence is untrue, and hereby
stands corrected. We said further
that it was foolish statement to make
in the first place, and moments
thought had he been capable of such
mental effort, should have convinced
our reporter of his error. Mr.. May
apple had been i'll for long time and
could not have eaten his residence,
even hid he so desired. We find it
was as much as he could do, with his
impaired digestion, to e 1T the delicious
pies and cakes with which his now
bereave1 but charming wioow smooth
ed his pathway to the tomb. Besides
his dyspepsia, the late Mr. Mayapple
was troubled with bad teeth, and any
statement that he ate his residence
was absurd in the extreme. 1t is true
that the left wing of the house is gone
and the portico missing, but these
were blown away by the late cyclone.
In this connection it is well enough
to say that the rumor did not
arise from a story cruelty bruited
about the streets some time ago that
Mr.. Mayapple was gradually drinking
up his house ana lot. Then we ex-
planned just how the error had oc-
CURED. That Mr.. Mayapple had died
at his residence on Wednesday, a and
typographical error made us say that
he did eat his residence on that fatal
day. The corpse had been buried, but
the> bereaved but charming widow
could be found at her husbands late
residence. Her fearful eyes and
widows weeds would prove the state
ment OF her husbands death, and the
residence itself would disprove the
other statement that the same had been
devoured by the late Mr.. Mayapple.
Il raade tie correction rs specific as
possible concluded Mr.. Bowersox,
sand the next time met the widow