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A Tale of the 'Evans, v. 1, issue 2, June 1942
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9. And the correspondence did wax hotter and purplisher (ain't that the very honey of a word, Koenig? You could hiss that!) Suddenly, this Fan came to a dead stop, floored by a thought. (He was no Arisian, as you can see.) "Yoicks!" he exclaimed to himself, in dismay. "It begins to look as though the dame has fallen for me, and I only meant it to be in fun. ((Add famous last words.)) I'll be burned at the stake for breaking up a happy home! I'll be boiled in oil by that brute husband of hers for letting this go too far! O, whoa is I! O, Whoa is I!" Whereupon he did abase himself in humility, protesting his innocence, and declaring his UNintentions. Only to find that it was still all just a jest -- which now becomes even more hilarious!!! Thus it has all ended happily -- everything is on the Green. And so I can't tell the tale, because there is nothing to tell. O Unhappy I -- it would have been SUCH a nice tale to unfold to youse guys and to youse gals. IN WHICH I TRY TO MAKE MYSELF A CRITIC -- AND END UP A COMMENTATOR. I have often said that I do not consider myself capable of criticizing the written works of others. But since everyone seems to do it, and since I know from personal experience that one of the most satisfactory parts of belonging to the FAPA is to read what others have to say about my own little efforts, I will now try to retaliate in kind. But it will be far more comment than criticism, I assure U. SUS-PRO: (This came in late, so will take it first.) I really get a big bang out of Jack and Milty's debates on various subjects. Yessir. The boys know their stuff (or at least they sound as though they do,) and it could fool me.) As to the second part of my contribution you mention,Jack, it was not supposed to be a well-rounded and well-written document. It was purposely conversational in tone. As all of my things will be, in the main, for I am just trying to talk to my many friends through this little 'zine, since I cannot see them often, or write them long letters as I could wish to do. And Ghod knows I was never known as a grammatically correct talker, (or writer, either.) So don't look for style or grammar in my stuff -- just figure the guy is gabbing away at you and with you in his own quaint little way. HORIZONS: The cover was a nice job, and a good pic. The interior is such a bad job of hektoing that I couldn't even read most of my copy, except the last two pages. This is a shame, because I have always liked Horizons. Better jump to mimeo, Harry. Your stuff is always worth reading, and if one can't read it, why all the work you do? THE PHANTAGRAPH: These five beautifully-covered little booklets) and the FAPA FAN) are among the nicest-looking items in the mailing. The contents are very interesting, but not always according to my beliefs nor is that expected. In the article about Singleton (isn't it about time to quit talking about THAT?) I check you to the proverbial nineteen decimals in the first part of your thesis, Don, but I must state sadly that you lowered yourself two or three points in my estimation
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9. And the correspondence did wax hotter and purplisher (ain't that the very honey of a word, Koenig? You could hiss that!) Suddenly, this Fan came to a dead stop, floored by a thought. (He was no Arisian, as you can see.) "Yoicks!" he exclaimed to himself, in dismay. "It begins to look as though the dame has fallen for me, and I only meant it to be in fun. ((Add famous last words.)) I'll be burned at the stake for breaking up a happy home! I'll be boiled in oil by that brute husband of hers for letting this go too far! O, whoa is I! O, Whoa is I!" Whereupon he did abase himself in humility, protesting his innocence, and declaring his UNintentions. Only to find that it was still all just a jest -- which now becomes even more hilarious!!! Thus it has all ended happily -- everything is on the Green. And so I can't tell the tale, because there is nothing to tell. O Unhappy I -- it would have been SUCH a nice tale to unfold to youse guys and to youse gals. IN WHICH I TRY TO MAKE MYSELF A CRITIC -- AND END UP A COMMENTATOR. I have often said that I do not consider myself capable of criticizing the written works of others. But since everyone seems to do it, and since I know from personal experience that one of the most satisfactory parts of belonging to the FAPA is to read what others have to say about my own little efforts, I will now try to retaliate in kind. But it will be far more comment than criticism, I assure U. SUS-PRO: (This came in late, so will take it first.) I really get a big bang out of Jack and Milty's debates on various subjects. Yessir. The boys know their stuff (or at least they sound as though they do,) and it could fool me.) As to the second part of my contribution you mention,Jack, it was not supposed to be a well-rounded and well-written document. It was purposely conversational in tone. As all of my things will be, in the main, for I am just trying to talk to my many friends through this little 'zine, since I cannot see them often, or write them long letters as I could wish to do. And Ghod knows I was never known as a grammatically correct talker, (or writer, either.) So don't look for style or grammar in my stuff -- just figure the guy is gabbing away at you and with you in his own quaint little way. HORIZONS: The cover was a nice job, and a good pic. The interior is such a bad job of hektoing that I couldn't even read most of my copy, except the last two pages. This is a shame, because I have always liked Horizons. Better jump to mimeo, Harry. Your stuff is always worth reading, and if one can't read it, why all the work you do? THE PHANTAGRAPH: These five beautifully-covered little booklets) and the FAPA FAN) are among the nicest-looking items in the mailing. The contents are very interesting, but not always according to my beliefs nor is that expected. In the article about Singleton (isn't it about time to quit talking about THAT?) I check you to the proverbial nineteen decimals in the first part of your thesis, Don, but I must state sadly that you lowered yourself two or three points in my estimation
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