Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1842-04-27
EIOggTng an Editor.


About twenty-five years ago, when a certain
Western State which we shall not nancy was
a territory, and with few inhabitants, young
lawyer from one of the old States emlgraled
lhther, and setlled in The county of X. He !
succeeded admirably in his profession, and rose
rapidly in popular favor. He had been there
nearly two years, when he induced a printer TO
come on and print for him weekly paper, of
which he was editor and proprietor. Squire S.
was much pleased, for while, with editing a.
paper. He was man Of very small stature.
and he used the editorial GIVE" as frequently
as if there were dozen of him, and each as
big as Daniel Lambert or the Kentucky Giant.
Strange TO say, there was at that time, men
in office who were not particle more honest
than they should be; thing which probably
never happened before, and never will again.
Squire S. felt all the patriotism OF a son oil '76,
and poured out grape shot and canister against
public abuses. This soon stirred hornets
nest about his ears, but as there was no other
paper in the territory, there was no reply, and
he enjoyed his warlike propensities in security.
AT length he published an article more severe
and cutting, against mallcasance in Office, than
any that had preceded it. In fact, though point
ed at no one individual in particular, it was
"Sc0rcher."
Some three or four days afterwards, he was
sitting alone in his editorial office, which was
about a quarter of a mile from The printing es-
tabIishment, his pen was busy with paragraph,
when his door was opened without much cere-
mony, and in s,alked man full SIX feet IN his
stockings He asked, ''are you S., the editor
of this paper?" Thinking he had found new
patron The little man, with one of his bIandest
smiles answered in the affirmative. The stran-
ger deliberately drew the last number Of the pa
per from his pocket, and pointing TO the article
against rogues in Office, told the ahTighted edI-
iror that il was intended for him. 1t was IN
vain that S. protested he had never heard OF
him before. The wrath Of the visitor rose 10
fever heat, and from being SO long restrained,
boiled over with double fury. He gave the ed
ilor his choice, either to publish humblej a
uery humble recanalon, or take tOggtng on
the SPOT Either alternative was wOrmwood,
but what could he do? The enraged office
holder was twice his size, and at one blow
could qualify him for an obituary notice. He
asreed TO reract, and as his visitor insisted upon
writing it himself, he sat down TO the task.
SQUIRE S. made an excuse 10 walk TO the print
ing office, with promise that he would be back
/ i'll season TO sign II, as soon as 1t was finished
S. had gone hardly fifty rods when he en-
countered a man who enquired where Squire
! SIS office was, and if he was at home. Sus'
pecting that he, too, was on the same errand as
The other visitor, he pointed 10 the office, and
told him he would find the editor within, VIII
/ ting most abusive article against ofhce-hoders
This was enough. The eyes of the new com
er flashed fire. He rushed into the office and
assaied the stranger with the ePlthets, "t'GT,
secouodreI" s.conard" and told him he would
leach him what to write. The gentleman sup
posing it was some bully, sent there by me cd
ior. sprang TO his feet, and fight ensued, that
beat the Kilkenny cats all hollow. The table
was upse, and smashed into kindllng wood--the
contents Of large Jug of ink stood in puddles
on the Goor-the chairs had their legs and
backs broken beyond the skill of surgery 10 cure
them. This seemed only TO inspire the com
ba,an,s with still greater fury. Blow followed
blow, with the rapidily Of lightning, and the
force of sedge hammer. FIRST one was klcb
inc on the floor and then the oihcr-each Ia
king il in turn, pretty equally The INK on the
floor found lis way to their iaces, Til both o
them cul the most ludicrous figure imaginable
4 The noise and uProar was tremendous he
neighbors ran TO the door and exclaimed VIII
astonshment, that two negroes were lighting 1t
Squire SIS. office None dared separate them
At length, completely exhausted, and pounded
to Jelly, they ceased fighting. The cireum
stances of the case became known, and th'
next day, hardly able to sit on horseback, thei
heads bound up, they started homeward, con
vinced that they had obtained very liule salts
faction from their attempt TO fog an editor.