For the Columbian Fountain
A DAY LOST: OR, THE PRINTERS
MISTAKE. I.
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A DAY LOST: OR, THE PRINTERS


MISTAKE. y


"Well," said Charles, "Friday's paper
is ready for press One number more will
finish the week, and then shall'hav ano-
ther little respite from the incessant toll OF
experimenting the publication of daily
paper"


'sTwo more numbers, you mean," said
Thomas.


"No, mean but one. fridays paper is
now ready, and Saturdays will finish the
week"


But, Charles, 'tis not Fridays, but Thurs
days paper that is ready" .,e


"Do you suppose do not know the day
of the week ? IT'S Fridays paper is now
ready. So have dated it on the editorial
page, and SO it shall 90 to press.'


"Zounds I! l'll have protest. | thought
this was Thursday, the day my note was
due''


"And SO it is my dear"


0No, it's Friday. See the paper. Strange
that ] should have lost day. How can
show my face abroad My credit is gone
am ruined maa!"


''But, my dear, it cannot be. How can
this be Friday Yesterday you know"
"The paper-the paper-see the paper"


ooh me-oh me.o


"Why, Mary, are you ill 2"


"W ould that were ill-or dead-or any
thing else, but--but--"


"But what, my daughter ~


GO, mother, how could it have hap
pened : Have slept day or what has
been the matter 7"


"Nothing, that | am aware Of, my
daughter. You look wild"


"But how could it have happened? You
know yesterday was the day we had fixed ?
Did he Gomez Was the minister here !?
Where was Where could have been
all day yesterday 7"


"My daughter, this is Thursday. 1t is
to be tonight"


"No, mother, see the paper. This is
Friday. But what could have gone with
Thursday: How could Thursday have
gone by without my knowing it ?"


:" 1t has not gone, my daughter; it is
here now The paper must be wrong"
90 that it were wrong. But how could
SO good paper be so wrong as that"


"Don't you remember, Mary, the piece
you read and laughed at in the paper yes
terday about the mistake the parson made !?
1t may be that that piece had such an effect
upon the printers mind, that he became
little absent himself, and has done SINH
lar thing"


I" 1t may be-indeed ! hope it may.
Mother, do let John run down and ask the
printer whether this is really Friday or
not.n





All the delightful day has come at last.
How soon it has approached. But now it
is here and morrow-Ol how happy,
Let me see who else has reached the bliss
ful goal before me. Here, Harry, never
mind the coffee bring me the paper"
9 Yes, Sir"


allow, now' Here, Harry, how is
this ? What day is this ~


81 expect it is Thursday, Sir. see the
people coming home from market"


"Thursday Thursday Yes, lis Thurs
day-it must be Thursday. But the paper
says It's Friday. Let me see Where was
| Wednesday night Go see Mary, and
then to get few oysters, and little some
thing to keep me comfortably warm. Drink!
No, it can't be. am sure drank but
little. came home think | remember
when | came home. am sure did not
drink TO excess. Harry, what time did
come home Wednesday night I"


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