Rensselaer Republican, Volume 17, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 May 1885 — A Tight Squeeze. [ARTICLE]

A Tight Squeeze.

The gentleman who contracted withr the Post to furnish humorous items at $5 a column soon found that his work was squeezed down so much that the life was squeezed out of him. He couldn’t squeeze a living out of the work. The following explains itself. It has not yet appeared in the Post : “I don’t see how the printers managed to pack your matter so tight, Mr. Seedy,” said the editor of the Post. “Hydraulic pressure, I suppose.” sighed that melancholy humorist. “We had to cut your jokes a good deal, too, ” remarked the editor. “They fill less space that way,” sobbed the humorist. “Brevity is the soul of wit,” the editor. “Certainly,’’said the humorist. “Jokes cost $5 column. ” “Of course you can see our reasons for altering them,” urged the editor. “Perfectly,” said the humorist, “you wanted to take the point off them.”