The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-06-06
ATYpEwRITER's TALE

came iafo use. I had been sitting upon
a Shelf IN the store. where there were
half dozen OF my kind exactly IiiG
me.
"If yDu want brand new machine.
MISS heard the salesman say. why.
here II one that Is beauty IL has
several OF the latest improvements
which are not on our old typewrilersE
"Weil wafH new one" said
sweet. musical voice. and the salesmail
took the cover on me saw a girl
about twenty years old "A good look
err" l commented to myself. Little did
/ think at that time that she was 20 be
my mistress as long as she was o. that
/ should ever learn 90 love her as !
did IN after life she sat down al
table while the salesman placed me in
front Of her. She ran her fingers over
me, and felt thrill.
..It is a lovely machine" she said.
Don't | get any discount
There was some transaction that
did not hear An hour later ! was IN
Wall street. and she was pattine me
while a well dressed man blew tobac,
co smoke IN my face and told her what
10 write. l was with her for a year
before / really knew / loved her II
flashed over me IN an instant. 1t was
summer There was absolutely moth
Ing 10 do that could see. About .
O'clock the boss came In.
pretty hotw said hc as he pulled or
his coat. Jennie" he continued. will
you go down TO Manhattan Beach"
II don't see how can" she replied.
Z resting her arm on me- Il am going
Out this evening or at least halfway
promised 20 go"
"Comc on said be eve can get a
boat and be down there while you're
tai1ing about IT,.
AS she put on her hat 60 go / felt my
first pang OF jealousy. The boss was a
good looking young man. Tie was free
and easy with everybody except his
father. an old gentleman, who came
around occasionally and said whole
lot Of things about when he was 4
young man ana then didn't show up
again for another two weeks.
AS the pair LEFT the Office together It
seemed 20 me that my happy existence
was NJ AN end. An day Sunday It
mncl This did not lessen my nt Of
the blues. and was glad when the
day was over Monday morning my
mistress came in. and we were soon NJ
work That afternoon the boss was at
tentiye 10 her. When the days work
was done they left the Office together
My feelings cannot be described. No
typewriter that has not been jealous
win ever know how felt.
The next day was sick at heart. l
was 80 III that my upper case III. A. II.
and Il would not work. A man came
from the factory. He was q black
smith. who never should have been
sent He said. that water had beer
spilled over me and my keys were
stuck How little he suspected that II
was the brine Of my fears that had
caused the rust ] ran along for awhile
and then was considered permanently
disabled
, remember The day ] sHw him Kiss
Der ard slw her Blush M my indlg
nation my ribbon turucd from black %
purple and two Of ms keys were bro
Ken The next day that same black
smith said I was undoubtedly a defec-
tive machine. lie offered her new
one for me. and the offer was accept
ed Two hours later q man IN the Of
fee Of the company said / was as good
a typewriter MS the factory had turn
ed out, but that ! had been abused He
understands, | thought
After three weeks IN a secondhand
shop ! was purchased by school Of
stenography and typcwritlng Did ever
another machine 20 through what |
did, A year later I was seized by
deputy sheriff and got my FIRST glimpse
OF politics. | was knocked down at
auction FOR trlhc and was In public
office FOR two months Then again I
WAS back IN the secondhand shop
VITO should enter one day but my
ola mistress She wanted machine Of
uly mai1c he only make. by the way
hNt them we AN say that She wanted
secondhand machine, and ] was
khaNn ter Time ill changed MS both
SHE Gid not recognize me nj FIRST; then
ANtAM CIV ftff NNiHR'N tiifA 'At'Ni fNNN
carried me away with her Neverl "
Y ike forever. will forget the Joy Of
seeing her. She made me sing. and in
the delIrium OF my JOY | OWNED her
thoughts. and she scarcely had 20 touch
my keys
she never told me what had become
of her other place. the boss or the ma
chine that tOolt my pIoce \No xyoro
In q big office now At times she
would alt ana look nc me as though she
were sorry that she ever had parted
with me, but | was born for sorrow.
and after basking ~ the sunlight OF
her smile for two years she left me
covered up one night never saw her
again.
When my cover was taken or l was
again In secondhand shop with n LOT
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