abouting up as the youngestm

Uh... from chemjeff's feelgood link...

[paragraph begins] a Lincoln lunch and asked the hostess give them her grumpiest server, accord the Lincoln Journal Star. The hostess responded she would seat them with her happiest server. At Table 222, the men asked the 18-year-old Sailors happy. Sailors told them abouting up as the youngestm Falls City, accord the newspaper... [etc]

I couldn't continue with that mangled text. WTH?