Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1837-12-16

A COUNTRY EDIToR.-The follow
Iingcircumstance, illustrative Of thesdig
nifty Of the press and at the same time
of the liberality with which its con.
ductors are rewarded for their toll, wa.
told US by the editor of country pa
per in the state of New York. w
vouch for the truth Of the story, and
give it in our friends own words:
CATER was out ofmy time, / pro.
cured letters of recommendation from
the editor Of the Albany Argus. and
went to the town Of -, to enlighten
the citizens by the coruscations Of my
intellect, upon the subject Of democra.
cy. / had, as you may well suppose,
formed the most extravagant ideas Of
the importance of an editor; and think
l never was so well satisfied with my
self as when I registered my name at
the hotel in as editor Of the Hard
scrabble Republican.
Well took possession Of my king
dom, consisting Of an old Ramage press
and three cases Of small plea type, worn
to third nick, and began the new series
Of the Hardscrabble Republican. For
a time things went on swimmingly.
But at the end Of six month my land
lord became pressing for my board,
and l was fain to make call upon my
patrons This did, through the
columns Of my paper, not doubling
that they would come Harvard enthu-
siastically and pay. This notice I
continued month, but to my utter
dismay, not one Of my patrons made
his appearance. Inow went to work
in good earnest; made out my bills,
and presented them to my village Gus
toners in person. didn't make much
by this. ] owed the tailor twice as
much as he owed me-the shoemaker
brought me in his debt-the barber
poked in his bill for shaving in my face
the blacksmith had mended the frs
ket Of my COMPOUNDED old Ramage-
the timer had charge for soldering
roller mould--the grocer for glue
and molesses and, in fine, / discov-
cred that my collection left me about
a hundred dollars in debt.
Nothing now remained but an appeal
to my country subscribers. This I
made, and, fortunately, most of them
were ready to pay-but in such Sour
rency' as would astonish even these
latter days. Shin-plasters are moth
ing to it. One said he had agreed to
pay in wood, and added, pointing to
the woods, there it is, help yourself
Another promised me load Of pump
kins the. next week. One offered me
a pig for years subscription, and, as
| was whole hog editor, l closed
with the offer Immediately. Buta new
difficulty arose. There were two of
the pigs, and the owner could not think,
he said, Of separating they
would be sure to pine away and die. /
suggested that he should let me have
them both, and ] would give him cred
it for years subscription in advance.
This he refused; but proposed that I
should take one pig for the years sub
scription, and help him to get in hay
two days for the other. This agreed
to do. Never did poor devil work
harder, or sweat more profusely than
/, during those memorable two days.
Welt got through, at last; bor-
irowed . bag, put pig in each end,
slung it across my3shoulder, and start
ed home. ! had FIVE miles to walk.
and before had reached half way, the
bag became untied-out slipped the
ipiggling, in that end-cocked up its
tail, and ran for dear life. / dronned
the bag, and started in chase. Over
the fences, through bushes and brier.
hedge and ditch, we had it-side and
side, as Major Downing says, only the
pig a little ahead. At last, / rave IN
in despair, and sat down on . lorf Is
ruminate upon the dignity Of the press.
and the ingratitude Of pigs and demo.
Gratis. '-[Mobile Mere. Adv.l
Time was when hacking was !
much more profitable business than &
is now, and at that time an old gentle
man whom we shall name Hartman
for want Of a better, was the proprie-
tor of an extensive establishment At
the corner Of two streets in this citv
His hackmen were sent out with the
coaches, and one day, Dick, an honest
lold whip had returned after > good