Clara Broke Her Left Leg at the Rink Saturday Night, 1884 Western Union Telegram workers with wheelbarrow scratch made from crate wood

scratch made from crate wood of a nice scale--not too small

with aging to the iron

and they fill me at least with a whole lot of joy

with ball/globe in hand--sits squarely atop the book (Bible) in his hand as if it were a chair

Clara Broke Her Left Leg at the Rink Saturday Night, 1884 Western Union Telegram workers with wheelbarrow scratch made from crate woodOne of my favorite finds of the week, though perhaps no one else will appreciate it quite as much as I do. The message on this Western Union telegram, dated 1884: "Clara broke her left leg at the rink Saturday night." Signed Harry. A message that, to me, perfectly embodies the challenge posed by the telegram how to communicate what is necessary in as few words possible. In doing so it delivers what I think is a very Hemingway esque sentence, spare but