LITERATURE MADE EASY

A man wrote to the editor of a small weekly newspaper asking a very simple question: “How can I get an article into your esteemed paper?” and the cruel editor wrote in reply: “It all depends on the kind of article you want to get into our paper. If it is small in bulk, like a hair-brush or a tea-caddy, for instance, spread the paper out on the floor nice and smooth, place the article exactly in the center, neatly fold the edges over it, and tie with a string. This will keep the article from slipping out. If, on the other hand, the article is an English bath-tub or a clothes-horse, you will find one of the New York Sunday papers better suited to your purpose.”