cloud in his hand
a faithful walking stick in his eye a menacing glare saying nothing.

Punctuate the following in two ways: one to represent a very bad man,
and the other a very good man:

He is an old man and experienced in vice and wickedness he is never
found in opposing the works of iniquity he takes delight in the
downfall of his neighbors he never rejoices in the prosperity of his
fellow-creatures he is always ready to assist in destroying the
peace of society he takes no pleasure in serving the Lord he is
uncommonly diligent in sowing discord among his friends and
acquaintances he takes no pride in laboring to promote the cause of
Christianity he has not been negligent in endeavoring to stigmatize
all public teachers he makes no effort to subdue his evil passions
he strives hard to build up satans kingdom he lends no aid to the
support of the gospel among the heathen he contributes largely to
the devil he will never go to heaven he must go where he will
receive the just recompense of reward.

Punctuation being intended for the sole purpose of making the text
intelligible and removing as many of the causes of possible
misunderstanding as may be, must depend in the last resort on a correct
understanding of the text. This understanding may be obtained from the
text itself, from the context, that is, the writing as a whole, or from
outside knowledge about the matter under consideration.

The prisoner said the witness was a sneak thief.
The prisoner, said the witness, was a sneak thief.

The meaning of this sentence depends entirely on the presence or absence
of the two commas.

Manuscript comes in to the printer hastily written by the customer,
author, or a reporter, or ticked over the telegraph wire, and there is
little or no punctuation. Probably the context will supply the needed
information and the line may be set up correctly. If there is no way of
finding out what the sentence means, follow copy. Insert no punctuation
marks which you are not sure are needed.

Punctuation as we know it is of recent invention. The practice of the
art of printing brought the necessity for a defined and systematized use
of the points which had, most of them, long been in existence, but which
had been used largely according to the personal preferences of the
scribes or copyists. With the coming of the new methods of book
reproduction came the recognized need fo