Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-10-29
He died at his residence.

s'In this way was able to show her that
 by the letter 'e' slipping out of the word 'died' and taking it's 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 in-
 sisted on a correction. thought correc
 tion would only serve to attract public at
 tention 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 glare
 in her eyes and said:
 's'You git right down on your ns-row-
 bones, old Huckleberry, and say yer news
 paper lied or you'll hear from me agin!'
 saw that correction it had to be, and
 in the next issue of the Parker's Landing
 Battle-Axe said, in effect, that in justice
 to the family of the late MT. MayappIe, and
 especially to his charming but bereaved
 widow, we wished to correct a msstate-
 ment which appeared in our last issue. It
 was therein stated, we went on to say, that
 the late MT. Mayapple did eat his resi-
 dence on Wednesday, We had found, on
 investigation, that thls was not true, and
 while it was not apparent on it's face, yet
 the statement was very damaging one to
 the bereaved widow. As the statement is
 printed it leaves the said bereaved widow
 without house to live in, without roof
 between her bewitching head and the pelt-
 ing storms of heaven-a statement which,
 if uncorrected, would have a tendency to
 interfere 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 a house or home, without one cent
 to rub against another-aye, without a stitch to her back-yet the statement of the loss of her residence is untrue. and hereby stands corrected. We said further that 1t was foolish statement to make ln the first place, and a moments thought. had he been capable of such mental effort, should have convinced our reporter of his error. Mr. Mayapple had been ill for a long time and could not have eaten his residence, even had he so desired. We find it was as much as he could do, with his impaired digestion, to eat the delicious pies and cakes with which his now bereaved but charming widow smoothed his pathway to the tomb. Besides his dyspepsia, the late MT. Mayapple was troubled with bad teeth, and any statement that he ate his residence was absurd ill the extreme. It is true that l 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 l arise from a story cruelty bruited about the l streets some time ago that MT. Maypole was gradually drinking up his house and lot. Then we eNplalned Just now the error | had occurred. That Mir. Mayapple had died l at his residence on Wednesday, and typo | graphical error made us say that he did eat l his residence on that fatal day. The corpse l had been buried, but the bereaved but 1 charming widow could be found at her hus- l bands late residence Her fearful eyes
 and widows weeds would prove the state | ment of her husbands death, and the resi- l dence itself would disprove the other state l ment that the same had been devoured by l the late MT. Mayapple.
 s'I made the correction as specific as pos l sible," concluded Mir. Bowersox, ''and the l next time I met the widow she smiled
 sweetly but sadly. and, remarking that it l was the incest article she had seen in a
 newspaper in long time, invited me to call | and see her,