Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1908-03-12
THE NEW
TYPEWRITER
GIRL

The new typewriter girl, flutters in
with bright smile, and a cheerful
Good morning." pulls the hood from
her machine and sets down with
clatter, and opens her mouth whence
comes:
There, that hood always bangs that
way. I don't know what makes it.
I'm sorry. O, if you don't mind, I'm
sure l don't. I haven't any nerves; l
never did have any; nerves, I meant
My sister says she envies me. She
has nerves.; she'll jump if you look at
her. Doesn't make any difference
whether you're pleasant or not, she
jumps just the same. O, yes, I'm
ready. Been ready ever so long!
Wondered why you didn't begin.
20, dear! Dear! Mm-mh! There!
No, nothing's exactly wrong, but I've
spelled enthusiasm with an i, an l, at
the beginning don't you know!
'Twould be all right if I'd only put 1t
at the end. Would you mind begin
ming again at the word enthusiasm?
There! There's that Interrogation
point again coming in where the COM
ma ought to be! It makes the copy
look 50 funny, don't you know. TEX!
TEX! I do wish the thing hadn't any
pauses at all.
rs that so? Did spell crocodile
crocodile? Well, there, suppose
l was thinking. My mother often says
that when I'm thinking I don't know
thing Crocodile! Well, it does
look funny! Why, yes, I'm all ready
to 60 on. Did you say equatorial A.
RIGA? Please spell it! There, there's
that Interrogation point again; o,
dear!
did I put comma between south
and South America Well, thought
that you were talking about the south,
the southern states you know. I can't
always tell when you want q comma
Yes, know you told me not to put in
any punctuation marks but to leave it
to you, but l get so used to putting
them in that it seems as If l must.
Don't you think that when you get
used to doing anything you keep right
on doing it? N-e-u or new for pneu-
monia? Why, yes, it does begin with
p doesn't it? I forgot all about it.
Spelling is funny, isn't it? Capital c
for conchology? Well, l didn't know,
but I'm willing to learn. Conchol-is
the next letter o. or az Did l spell
ornithology, orinthology? Well, l don t
think you've given me the word be.
fore I've learned it now. 1t ends ICY
does it not? o, 'g-g-y.' Well, live and
learn! l shall know next time Kane
Kane? The one who killed Abel !
don't want to know what he did but
how you spell his name. O, Cain, the
one in the garden of Eden? Well, per.
haps he wasn't exactly, but you al
ways think of him there, and the ser.
pent and everything.
please repeat. | couldn't hear you
because l went back to correct
There's something the matter with
this ribbon. Is sort of-kind of-well
l don't know what, but it just does
and l have to go back and do it all
over again. Isn't it queer how little
things bother you sometimes? This
ribbon now! Do you pronounce
Roosevelt with three syllables or two?
Some people only make two of it,
don't you know. l think three is bet.
ter. E-v-e-l-d-t! No there isn't any d
in it! l must have been thinking OF
the South African war! There, that's
right! Who's vice president now?
No trouble about spelling his name, is
there?
did l begin attention with a capital
A? Well, suppose that's because it's
a long word. Seems natural to begin
long word with a capital, don't you
think. Sion! Why, no! It's ton,
isn't it? I was thinking about the
capital and didn't think
do you put an apostrophe before
phone? Some folks don't. Oh, yes, !
can put it there; 1 only wanted to
know if you would. I want to do Just
what you want me to do. My sister,
in-law says I always do what I am
told. Why, yes, I'll keep still, but !
wanted you to know the reason"