The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1895-06-27
he died 10 his residence.
He did ont his residence.

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"ln this way was able to show her that
by the lettor 20 slipping out Of tho word
died and taking its place before the next
word, at, tho trouble had been done. She
was satisfied at last thar tho statement
had not been made Intentionally, but in
sisted on correction. thought a corrcc-
ton would ouly serve TO attract public at
tention TO the distressing matter, but sho
was firm and declared she would have
correction or blood would dow. As she left
the office she turned upon noe with glare
In her eyes and said
"'You git right down on your marrow
bones, old Huckleberry, and say yer news
paper lied or vou'll hear from NC aginm
saw that a correction II had TO be, aud
10 the noxt issue OF the Parkcr's Landing
Battlc-Axo ] said, In eject, that IN justice
to tho family OF the late Mr., Mayapple, and
especially 10 his charming but bereaved
widow, we wished 10 cor gsct q msstate.
ment which appeared la 49, last issue. IL
was thorcin stated, we went on TO say, that
the late Mr. Mayapplo did cat his resi-
donco on Wednesday, We had found, on
investigation, that this was not true, and
while twas not apparent on It's face. yet
the statement was a very damaging ono TO
the bereayod widow As the statement is
printed It leaves the said bereavod widow
without house TO live In, without a roof
between her bewitohing head and tho pelt.
Ing storms OF heaven-a statement which,
| II uncorrected, would have u tendency TO
mtcrferewith hor chances for second, third
or fourth marriage, as the case might be.
While there arc plenty Of men in town who
would DO glad TO take this charming widow
without house or homo, without one cent
10 rub against anchorage, without n
stitch 10 her back--yet tho statement Of tho
loss OF her residence Is untrue. and hereby
stands corrected We said further that II
VIE f. 'ish statement 20 make In the first
place, and a moments Thought, had no been
capable OF such mcntal effort, should have
convinced our reporter Of unnumnn
Mr. Mayapplo had boon
long time and could not [.
his residence, even had he sotS> =
hud IL was as much as he couAI1
impaired digestion, TO cat tho ~, =, 80
aud cakes with which his now behaved bur
charming widow smoothed his pathway TO
the tomb. Besides his dyspcpsln, tho late
Mr.. Mayapple was troubled with bad teeth,
and any statement that he ate his residence
was absurd In the extreme. II is true that
tho left wingof the house Is gone and tho
portico missing, but these were blown away
by the late cyclone. In this connection II is
well enough TO say that the rumor did not
arise from story cruelty bruited about the
stroots some time ago that Mr.. Maypolo
was gradually drinking up his house and
lot Thon we explained Just how tho error
had occurred. That Mr.. Mayapplo had died
at his residence on Wednesday, and typo
graphical error made us say that ho did cat
his residence on that fatal day. The corpse
had been buried, but tho borcaved but
charming widow could DO found at her hus-
banda late residence Her fearful eyes
and Widows weeds would prove the state
ment Of her husbands death, and the resi-
dence itself would disprovo the other state
mont that the same had been devoured by
the late Mr. Mayapple.
~ made the correction as specific rs pos
siblo," concluded Mr. Boversox sand tho
next time | met the widow she smiled
sweetly but sadly and, remarklng that It
was tho incest article she had seen Ia a
newspaper In long time, invited me " call
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