The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-05-29
HUM0R FOUND IN ERRORS,
Typographical BlunderS are Often Exceed
ingly Amusing.
(Erom tho Golden Penny.

gate Calendar does not appear to
record the case of any writer having
been hanged for numbering his prin.
tor. Authors who are fortunate
enough in having to regularly correct
proofs will appreciate Kinsley's feel
ing in the matter. 1t would seem ut
times as if Erasmus were right when
he stutod his belief that Satan him
self presided over thecomposing room.
We can rondily understand that tho
Bishop who was reported ~ having
stated that "bo had been on tho drink
for some tlme,' instead of "brink,"
would bo in cordial sympathy with
this sentiment. So would tho COM
pany promoter, who must have been
startled when he saw his now venture
described in leading London daily
as "the ISSUE Of 100000 new snares
Of ono pound each" A cute member
of the Stock Exchanges remarked that
the printer had unconsciously spoken
the plain truth. or course, the nat
ural enemy Of the spirit Of mischief,
who at times presilrs over the desti-
MEX of the composing room, is tho
proof render,and II large part OF the
humor is strangled 10y him at birth,
but il liz surprising what does get
through.
| Often 80 small thing IA comma
gives ludicrous turn to the sentence.
a Scotch divine whose sermons are
eagerly looked for must have had his
Christian forbearauce put to Il strong
tost when he found that he WAS re
sponsible for the following utterance:
"Only last SABBATH, my dear friends,
a young woman died in this parish
very suddenly, while WAS e, '"av,r
ing to preach the word : of
beastly intoxicatio" " L is
in provincial paper y, the
choicest bits of humor. A see of
writing always considered sacred is
an editorial comment. He would be
a bold compositor or proof reader
who dared to Interfere with it, 80 we
must not blame them for the follow
ing choice comment added to poem
which appeared in tho Poets Corner
Of Yorkshire weekly: "These lines
were written fifty years ago by man
who has for many years lain in his
, grave for his own amusement.'
, Thoprinter and the advertiser share
the blame for the following ADVERTISE
, ment: "Wanted-A youth to attend
poultry of Il religious turn Of mind"
The addition Of mark of punctua-
ton will often cause us much amuse-
. mont ~ the OMISSION A New York
, society journal Il short time ago had
a strange story Of Il ball at the White
House. Tho reporter was describing
the dress and, it wonld appear, was
T. rather hurt that " certain lady who
usually supplied special copy by he
+ originality IN gowns, did not on thi
n occasion come ont in anything new
,, Her fall from her usual standard 0
orig 'nality and excelionce WAS evi
,, IDENTITY to be dismissed in the few
"a words: "Mrs Nesht wore nothing il
a the nature Of Il dress that was romark
a able," but the demon Of the printin,
hOuae WAS loOsa that night and nex
morning New York was Mortified [
SOC: "Nlrn Nosbit wore nothing in tn
~ nature Of dress That WAS remark
~ able"
!, In tho manipulation of type II le
Al ter often gets loose and drops on
:. 1t usually happous that the defaul
q ing Iettor liz the only ono that conl
4 alter the sense Of the word or passage
In Northern university year or g
, ago tho members OF class in Hebre,
y decided on making a presentation t.
q their lecturer. In replying to tn
a speeches Of his pupils tho reveren
t professor was duly credited by n dali
with tho following utterance: I'D
X, in responding, said he was neve
40 happy as whom he was with hi
lass" etc-a sentiment which mu.
have shocked the unco' guild until
r was explained that the &c" had bee
f omitted in "class."