Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-09-16
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HOW TO MAKE A PAPER.

FROM Shapes London .HdSdsUie.
Sccnc-The Sanctum at the Establishment.
The Editor sitting with his hands in his breeches
pockets leaning back in his chair. and looking very
earnestly at the ceiling. In about ten minutes he
gets up and walks to the window, breathes hard
upon the glass, and fourishes capital II with his
finger in the wet he has made. Looks at his
! watch, and rings the Printers bell Enter Printer
-, Editor-liow much matter have you got, Mr..
Mr.. P.-(Aner pause,)-Not more than two
columns, Sir.
EdItor.-Thc deyiI!-IIow many AIS can you
muster to-day'
! Mr. P.-Fhrce columns and n half sir includinc
quacks but | must Nv hen mon of education and
professional skill" and the Real blessing to mo-
| TIERS"
! Editor.-IIavc you no standing ma;tcr't
| Mr.. P.-Not line, Sir used the last OF the stan
ding matter yesterday, the account of the American
Sea Serpent, which left out fll! two months ago
10 make room for the Fire in Fleet street.
Edtor.-( NIusng. Very well: I'll touch YOUR
bell as soon us have any copy ready.
MIR. 1.-The men are all standing still, sir, Just
now. II you have any matter which you intend to
use week hence, they RAY well be gcing on with
Editor I Rumagcs among his papers. )-IIere-
take this Romantic Suicide II Will do for any
day when YOU want half column for the back page.
Exit Mr.: Plea, and in a minute after, enter
Boy.-Copy-if you please, sir.
Editor.-I have just given Mr.. P. half column.
Boy-Oh-l beg your pardon, SRI did not see
Editor.-(Puts his hands into his breechcs pockets
again, and begns to whistle a tune. This will no,
do must write something-hut what is it 10 he
about, know no more than the monument. (Nibs
Ills pen-settles his inkstand-and gets his paper
ready.) The Parliament is up-the Law Courts
have adjourned for the long vacation-thc Opera
House and the winter theatres have closed-and NJ
the Haymarket and English Opera House, they have
both brought out pieces which are having a run-no-
thing stirring-not even a case of decent oppression
IN night cODstable-or of tyranny i'm a police ma
gistrate. Wings and Tories have shaken hands, and
poiitlcal deilnqulncles are too to be eli her
new or scandaous. The editor of daily paper NAV
be aptly compared to q galley slave. Wien the
winds roar, and the tempest is abroad and the
swell, his bark moves along swiftly; but when the
calm comes, and the sky is serene and the breeze is
hushed and the sea is smooth il is then he must uIv
the oar, and tug, and pull and toll to give the vessel
motion. (Takes his pen and writes furiously)
That VIII do for one Of those short eaderst about
look very much as if they alluded to
something that could not be mentioned. (Reads) f.
There are certain runours ahoat-upon a delicate
subject which has lately occasoned great sensation
IN partcu lar quarters We are in possession of facts
with this extraordinary affair." which we
may perhaps feel ourselves liberty to mention in n
few days. Meanwhile, all can say at present is
that disclosures must take place, however painful
they may be TO more than distinguished indvid-
ual. We shall only add, that the Duke of Yelling
ton lett town yesterday in his travelling chariot with
four horses for Windsor, after private interview
nearly three hours with an ilustriohs personage and
~ 10 lSPOA tSu bIdCe OrueTeu SuGnnO0ScS TO
be issued for cabinet council this day. before his
departure from I.ondon.-We shall not lose sight Of
this business" Rings the printers bell-AIr Plea
enters Make this the first leader and you may as
well put 1t in double leadsB ,
Mr. P.-Very well, SIR There's long police |
case just come in, of baronets daughter taken up
for shop-lftng; and an of the bursting of
gasomeer which killed eleven men, three bows. and
an old woman, who lived in front garrett over the
way.
Edltor-Use them both; the shop-litng under the |
head "Mysterious Charge Of Theft" and the accident
to the gasometer under that OF Tremendous Explo-
sion! Fifteen Lives LOST"
MI We shall do better with the ads than
expected Robins has just sent a long list of auc-
tons, which he soys 90 IN to-day; aud Murray's
clerk has left eight ten good book ads so shall
be able to make ont full page without using the
quncksi
EDIToR. SO much the better ] abominste
Nervous complaints and debility" or tile patent
bug destroyer by steam only" side by side with
'Thirty-fve thousand pounds wanted" "irhe daugh-
ter Of clergyman" 40 the nobility. gentry, and
others and Book published this day" EXT Prin-
ter, laughing at the humorous vein Of the Editor
WeH!-One leader only won't do: must write some,