Here is another of the same, as they say about the Psalms of David—
“A company of printers from Constantinople have joined the Turkish army. They ought to be good at a — at the enemy in the :ized region of Bulgaria. It is surprising that they should be so foolish * their lives where shot and shell may put an untimely . to their existence. Let them
the first opportunity 2 , way from that § where the murderous work of †† is un‖ed, and may the ☞ of Providence guide them to a latitude where they may live with a greater ° of safety.”
The man who likes a joke.
The man who doesn’t.
The printer can also make fun with a few brackets and other typographical oddments, as shown above.