. St. Nicholas [serial] . 3 How so? said Phaeton. Because I asked a printer about it, and he sayswhen you find a box empty you simply use someother letter in place of the one that is missing—generally X. And here are plenty of Xs. Phaeton only smiled, and went on distributingtype into his case of pica. I say, Fay, said Ned, again, after a while,dont you think it would be proper to do a littlesomething for Patsy Rafferty, just to show yourgratitude for his services in pulling you out of thecanal ? I Ve thought about it, said Phaeton. Phaeton. But I ve invited him to come overhere this afternoon
. St. Nicholas [serial] . 3 How so? said Phaeton. Because I asked a printer about it, and he sayswhen you find a box empty you simply use someother letter in place of the one that is missing—generally X. And here are plenty of Xs. Phaeton only smiled, and went on distributingtype into his case of pica. I say, Fay, said Ned, again, after a while,dont you think it would be proper to do a littlesomething for Patsy Rafferty, just to show yourgratitude for his services in pulling you out of thecanal ? I Ve thought about it, said Phaeton. Phaeton. But I ve invited him to come overhere this afternoon, and perhaps we can find outwhat he would like. Patsy came in the afternoon, and was madeacquainted with some of the mysteries of a while, Ned showed him what he intendedto print on a dozen cards for him. It s very nice, said Patsy; but that s notmy name. Not your name ? said Ned. No, said Patsy. My fathers name is Rafferty, Esquire ; but I m only PatsyRafferty, without any handle or tail to AT WORK IN THE 1KINTING-OFFICE. We might print him a dozen cards with hisname on, said Ned, and not charge him a them up real stylish—red ink, perhaps ; orPatsy in black and Rafferty in red; somethingthat 11 please him. And Ned immediately set upthe name in Tuscan, to see how it would look. Itlooked like this : MR. PATSY RAFFXRTY, XSQ. How do you think he d like that, done in twocolors ? said Ned. I dont believe he d care much about it, said If thats all that ails it, said Ned, it s easyenough to take off the handle and tail, and hetook them off. Patsy took another look at it. That s not exactly the way I spell my name,said he. There ought to be an E there, insteadofanX. Of course there ought, said Ned, but yousee we have nt any Es in that style of type, andit s an old-established rule in all printing-officesthat when there s a letter you have nt got, yousimply put an X in place of it. Everybody under-stands it. 474 PHAETON ROGERS. [April, I didnt
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