Burdette quits Burlington Bawkeye over suppressed humor
A humorous tale recounts R. J. Burdette leaving the Burlington Bawkeye after editor Emory questions the source of his popular jokes. Burdette recalls crafting light fiction to cheer his ill wife, which led to a dramatic confrontation and his resignation after being told his pieces were too lugubrious.
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