Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 April 1903 — A TYPOGRAPHICAL TRAGEDY. [ARTICLE]

A TYPOGRAPHICAL TRAGEDY.

“You must have a bunch of homoristJfeworking on your linotype machines, haven’t you?” asked the poet as he entered the office. “Haven’t noticed that any of them have any failing in that line,” answered the editor. “Well, you’re a poor observer. Do you read your own paper?” “Occasionally.” “Did you read my poem, *To Agatha,’ in yesterday’s issue?” “N-no.” “I thought not. In the poem I wrote a line which read, ‘I love you better than I love my life.’ ” “That was a neat line.” “And one of your linotype humorists made it read, T love you better than I love my wife.’ ” “Er”— “Exactly—my wife. And my wife, not being acquainted with the failings of these key thumpers, thinks the poem was printed exactly as it was written and hasn’t spoken to me since it was published.” And after taßngja kick at the desk he crossed the hall and fell down the elevator shaft.—lndianapolis Sun.