HOW PROOF-READING SOUNDS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 748, 21 April 1881, Page 3

HOW PROOF-READING SOUNDS.

Somo writer has produced a poem, entitled, " Sounds from the Sanctum.". It reads just too pretty, and gives rise to the thought that the author never visited the sanotum when business was in full blast. If he had called about midnight, for instance, he would have seen two saints, one poring over a proof-slip, the other holding the copy, and the sounds would have been something like this : Proof reader: "As flowers without the sunshine fair—comma—so—comma—without you—comma—do I—full stop—- ' breathe a dark and dismal mare—." Copy holder: " Thunder I not mareair." Proof reader: " I breathe a dark and dismal air-comma—of flowers—comma." Copyholder: " Shoot the comma." Proofreader: '"Tisdone. As bowers without sunshine fair—semi-colon—con-found No. 7; he never justifies his lines —No joy in life—comma-no worms—" Copy holder: Warmth." Proof reader: "No warmth I share—- . commar-and health and vigorous flies—" Copy holder: "Blazes! Health and vigour fly—" Proof reader: " Health and vigour fly —full stop."r is on deck,