Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-10-08
TRIBULATIoNs OF MIR. BRYAN.
How the Types Made Him Say What
He Did Not Mean.


Editor Bryan is having trouble with
his types, and we tender him our en-
tire sympathy. The suffering Of edi-
tors would fill volume as large as
"Fox's Book Of Martyrs" and the
worst part about it is that most peo-
pie regard these sufferings from hu-
morous standpoint. We remember
that once upon time the gifted Wat
terson wrote Christmas editorial,
while the Hess English Opera company
was giving a series Of operas in Louis
vile, the most popular of which was
"The Chimes Of Normandy" then
something Of novelty. The editors
head was filled with airs from Already
and chimes from Normandy, and he
wove many an apt musical line into
his Christmas revery. But the little
were very active that night, and so
Watterson's playful illusions were
made to the Hoss English Opera COM
pany instead Of the Hess. and that
line from The Chimes" beginning
'Tink-a-tink-a a-ding-dong" loomed up
the next morning to the editors hor-
ror as "Take a drink of ding g-dong."
But the editor Of the old Memphis
Ledger, had an encounter with the
types, which has become historic. He
undertook to write complimentary
paragraph about famous military
chieftain, whom he alluded to as "a
battle-scarred veteran" The hero,
however, appea.'ed in type as "a bottle
SCARED veteran" Naturally this pro-
voked his ire and he sought a correc-
tion from the papers editor, who glad
ly gave it. But once more perverse
fate was at work, and the military Gel
ebrity was mentioned as "a battle
scared veteran" Doubtless that editors
feeling were not unlike those Of an
other who paid an eloquent tribute to
noble old burgher," who In cold
type, however, impersonated the role
of "a nobby old burglar"
But Mr.. Bryan shall now be heard.
Subscribers Of his paper, The Common
er, are in receipt Of personal letter
from him, calling attention to typo
graphical error In recent issue which
has caused him no end of worry;
though as usual there are people de-
praved enough to see nothing but the
comic side Of the incident. Mr.. Bryan
writes: II have just learned that
typographical error was made In some
Of the recent letters which we were
sending out regarding the Importance
Of extending the circulation of The
Commoner for the purpose Of counter
acting the work being done by the mo-
nopoly element of the Democratic par
ty. The stenographer, by omitting one
line Of the letter, caused 1t to read: 1T
Is my intention to discuss through The
Commoner, from a Democratic stand
point, all questions Of public import
ance, and to use the Democratic party
for mercenary purposes The sentence
should have read: 1T is my intention
to discuss through The Commoner, from
a Democratic standpoint, all questions
Of public Importance, and to use the
papers influence to thwart the plans Of
those who would use the Democratic
party for mercenary purposes
An apparently frank confession, that
he intended "to use the Democratic
party for mercenary purposes" was
enough to make the editors blood run
cold; but it appears that he was writ
ing about other people who wanted to
do this thing. Happily all's well that
ends we'll; but Editor Bryan has our
sincere condolences-Exchan