The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1826-07-26
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THE EDITOR.

THE EDIIOh.
al thank you sir ,'--How very a. q
are those words when address n
ed 10 an individual who has deserved r
hem. How cheering to the spirits r,
How friendly to the feelings of geueE- c
Gus hearth There is a pleasure at all n
times in rendering piece OF service q
and when we receive in return an ex-
preston. or even look of thanktulness,
it is cheering to the soui. recollect to
have heard of o poor cabinet maker,
who was thanked, yes, virtually thank
ed, out of beautiful mahogany table.
He had taken it TO the parson-(and
who could be SO well qualified TO return
shanks.) The table was admlred-it
was praised-the workmanship extoil- |
ed. The Parson thanked him--he
thanked him kindly-the lady thanked
him-the daughter thanked him-and
they all thanked him; and when the
cabinet maker was afterwards interro-
gated by his wife as to the price he got
for the table" o. my DEAR" said he,
IS could not charge. the parson any
thing for 1.-THE thanked me SO kindly
siaL bic thanked ms ;- ya1EashisEAthaffY
II really could not charge them any
thing for the table,"
How often does poor editor have
cause 10 envy the cabinet maker. Plen-
~ oftables to make, but no pay and no
thanks. Tim T5Uist steps up with vast
importance Mr.. editor, will you be
so good as TO give notice in your next
paper that certain town officers will be
elected on next Monday" Very well
sir. If you please-good morning, sir.
No thanks, of course. Jackey LoOe-aH
comes 10 with marriage to publish--it
shall be attended to, sir-away he goes
he has conferred special favor by
giving the job, call him back and thank
him. Here comes sergeant Snap" Will
you please to publish notice for the
4th company of 77th Regt Grenadier
Light Dragons to meet next Saturday"
Very well, sir. 9 / s'Pose you don't
charge for such things-it helps to fill
up the paper" Yes, to fll up-Very
interesting too-Grenadier Light Drag
oons i; smoke that. tap at the DOOR
it's opened, and in steps lovely girl of
IL. =" Will you be SO kind as to print
my name in pretty little border as you
did Miss Sarah James the other day ?''--
Certainly, Miss, it shall be done direct
ly. s' | will call for it, in half an hour"
Shocking disappointment fancied to
myself the little angel would tarry until
her name was NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. -
Here, Bob, print this name-hang me
if 'll be plagued with it. Another rap.
Come in--" Good morning, sir''-zUith
all the pomPOsity Of British Lord.
I" Mr.. Editor, ! wish you 10 announce
mes candidate for Assembly, and con-
tinue my name 10 the paper till the day
Of saie-election mean" Very we'll,
sir. No thanks for that. In bolts Pete
Cut-tdpe without knocking" Halloo,
Mr.. Printer, see you've made mis-
take in our advertisement-you've got
only 40 bales Of cotton, where it ought
fs be 4Oe."-Ha, wide mistake, in
deed-Fom, get the copy. Here it is
sir, $ 40 bales Sea Island Cotton
swell, well, ii's my own mistake after
all--put it 400 if you please.'' Yes
sir, 400: suppose we add another aught
and make it 4000-" Very well, do so
Mr. Printer, we merchants allowed TO
bloc littlen 1000 bales of Cotton
mum--who'Il thank US for that?
Another rap esMr. Printer, make
you acquainted with Doctor Hard flint
How do you do, Doctor Hard-fint-
Take a seat sir (holding three legged
STOOL best we have sir. Mr.. Printer,
will you do me the favor, sir, to give
notice 10 your paper, that have open
ed an Office on street for the prac-
tice of medicine, where will vaccinate
persons gratis!'' Yes sir--all persons
gratis, sir? "Aye, poor people, such
as are not able to pay" Well attend
TO it, sir. "a good Gay to get introduced
antO practice sithom Gather moneg or
thanks. Next comes the village law.
yer. Mr.. TelltratA--G Mr. Printer. 4
think It would De welt for Won IN o;ve
notice that there will be a snec;.I 90,
ofOyer and Ierminer, &c. &c. by that
means a good many persons will be
present, and you will have fine oppor
tunity to increase your subscription list
HumP--thi0ks !, how viii it affect your
docket? Thus we might 60 on for an
hour TO enumerate cases in which an
editor 70 frequently called upon to rem
der services to others without eniovioo
the qualification of receiving as much as
zhnnk'ee for his trouble. The LAWYER
and the cobbleF, the doctor and the SER
geant, the tinker. the parson, the brew. |
er, the fiddler--all, they all want some |
thing of the poor printer and in return
for which il is too great a boon 10 car