Show bret harte slapped HIM tile the man nho ho knew bret diarte war discovered in the lobby the other morning 1 I was a devil in the shop where abere tho overland monthly was printed he bc began fter being identified as jamee H barry editor of the star san pran fran ciscoe only democratic paper bretl brel f harto w A as employed in tha minic lie ile sent over the manuscript of tile the luck of roaring camp and they finally de elded to print it despite tile the objection ot of I a 1 sensitive lady proofreader somehow the proofs had to be pulled in a si burry and the only ink available tit n t he Il moment loment mas as blue I 1 carried the blue proofs over to harte lie said aliat tile hell is this blue ink for I 1 cant lead it haven t they got black blachl 1 I was too sealed scaled to make any acty explanation and I 1 got the usual mand administered to printers printer devil 1 in alio those ae days day ilarde reached slap i pei my lily face I 1 always nys him after that sun and N new ew yort I 1 I 1 holalde 1 |