Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-06-25

f3k TUT MAIE A. 0u40AS&s
~Hs 10 away <ssd the clay bank youth
w'bo Was looking over the forms for what
hcsii-.l by the printsrths typographical
bert1so or typ< louise. and which the reader
may possibly be able 70 SO II he viii al
che lore n1an OF this Office. He has gone
down cellar 10 So IL he can't hurry up
ehs decomposition Of his cheese fos
Christmas lie msy yet again Of this
place b~ upon , o'cIocksn-"
The pct waited. listening to tho soszls
Of the rain and the loud. sucky pluAk OF
fhs woo,ssn shoe of the common peasant
outside. also De could hear below the
load. coarse argument between Gutsn-
bers ard ths cheese.
IL an a-weary." said the poet Here
- common. low man who could not
write . sfsnxa of . song. yes b u able
% own cheese and keep II till IL gets =
Dad on IL. Tie. forsooth. could not even
write The Cork Leg or the HAD and
yet hs j. able to rrtsin his cheese till Il
can jump 9-rasl fence
why - il:
~Why can = German tinker who knows
. htxle magic. such ~ how 10 make an
omeks in plug bat with an oil stove
OF turn the JACK from the bottom Of tho
Aack and vet have - many victuals the
neat morning a. ever. go on making
money. while 1. who bring tears to
fevered eyes and sots from the breast OF
The yonng AMI fair. have not dipped iiy
parehsng bssak IN beaker or bathed my
canning httie rnuStache in stein Of cool
bser since week before LAST"
Amer a time the heavy tread OF the
pobissher was heard coming up the stairs
AMI ir The gray light Of the Office the
POET saw the strong features Of Johann
Gufenb~ry 20 the great publishing house
ofGutenh.rg. Faust & Schoefer. printers
Of ROYAL equestrian work. bank work.
county work show printing. such -
hansibills. programmes. dodgers. hangers
and immoral posters At low price&
CUTE meehzsn.- said the great M
ventor u movable types and inside RATES
on bcos Publishing ~ he gave that
peculiar bat cnticing melody 10 his voice
which the American without tonsilitis
Eau never hope 10 acquire. I'VE gatesr
Tho poet made an obei<ance SO sudden
end 80 earnest that his surprised and
nstonisssasi sligester ratified against his
Bibs hike everything
! Cute mochgin. myrhcer.' he said
roxcooss me-
He then sat down again and ate little
pf tlss paste 10 give him strength Then
Ae told aus business
Il want be said m low but respect
sui voi.,e. TO print small book Of my
poems
"Ah.- saii Mr. Gutenberg. you'll
hass - So Schosfzer about that A.
tend 20 tue reissue of sacred workA
ana now writing aui getting ready an
expunxei EDITION q the Blhls that will
BE- - xt'e-i a Christmas book "a you ever
49,. ana one of tho best exprrgatess
Ina the business. but poetry doesn't catch
"a. co,shi rake good living just BY
sxper<lting alooe.
sssch.,srysr - tiss man for you 10 80.
He sents 70 tho verita<ter. the jackAster
and TIE poesa~tes-
With that he bis into big red apple
nnd wsut mp stairs in order 10 indicate
that tas interview ~as at an end.
The pct ssisei for Mr. schocffer. Int
~ was cut Il rown trying 10 get the tag
k.t and county printing foe strssbure.
IL WAS several days before tho poet
vent bach asssku 10 the once and wips.i
kis feet on the large hole ~ the threshold
worked IN xrsy coffee sscking and useti
~ that time Zoe doormstA
The pet hail been III He had hs~n
invited 20 drink something and had
shonrhtLes>iy done % on IN empty
ssuna<h- Il have not eaten anything.
~ ~Hlf. a. II 10 him-~if. but cannot
h~- tlss oyvr<tanity in order 10 go sf.ut
H. whole cf1y seeking 20 comply with
IN oil Philosophical whim--
Th~r~fose ine head was hurting him
Drn~. aud the userest fragment u the
ace that hed bitten hun wss out % the
qu<sf,or.
scks.r7rt VS. an odd kokinx man who
~ rs~n frarn farm hfe 10 the ns,rsnai
brhpi and thence ~ he publishing b',ss-
49,. He eorrectei p~opl- VIA msse
ktsIs grammatical errors and charged u
N te their eoyyrizht >ceount He would
e~sl - prfeter~ around TIL they got b.
nnlkinx al~8rt nement and its rsossnsscf-
unor. Then he wonid be- with thsn.
mi the-e who bet bad IL taken cut Of
6h>sr wsx--
Il have very htsis IN b h~rr.- ss'd
-. Srhueffsr. "sxe~ps IN the ev<n-inx
I = rnsrr in she arrs ~ eovr-'t psvpfs
opd tncx eut for the prss~ thar say-
ehinx ei>e. Mr. Gatsnh~rx ~ ccurss Con-
&tactz the rrinfsnx ~ standard wer>D a
which there = ~ cupyrixht he is iuss
f<<ainx TIE Song Il sosounn- for
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