human
It's a gift to write a good hand, he remarked.
gpt
It's got to be born in you. Some men can do it naturally, others can't. I'm one of the fellows that can't. I'll bet Horace Greeley himself never wrote a worse hand than I do.
human
I've heard that he was a weird writer,
gpt
The worst ever, rejoined Braxton.
human
I've heard that he wrote to his foreman once, ordering him to discharge a printer who had set up a bad copy. The printer hated to lose his job and an idea struck him. He got hold of the letter discharging him and took it to Greeley, who didn't know him by sight, and told him it was a letter of recommendation from his last employer. Greeley tried to read it, but couldn't, so he said he guessed it was all right and told him he was engaged.
gpt
Greeley has nothing on me, he said.
human
If you didn't know my name was Braxton, I'll bet you wouldn't recognize these hen tracks.
gpt
You're right, said Joe.
human
I'm no dabster myself at writing and I can sympathize with you.
gpt
It couldn't be as bad as this,
human
No, said Joe, as he took up the pen,
gpt
I guess at least you could make mine out.
human
I win, he said.
gpt
You're bad, but I'm worse. You see I am proud even of my defects.