The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-07-31
From Shapes Magazine,
AN EDITORIAL VISIT.
BY THEODORE S. FAY.

II | was passing from my office oae day, to
Indulge m, self with walk, when a little
,ard faced old man, with a black coat, broac
rimmed hat, velvet breeches, shoes and
buckles, and gold headed cane, stopped inc
BANDING directly in my path. looked al
i'm. lie looked at me. crossed my
ands before me patiently, forced my iea-
ures into civil smile, and waited the de
elopement Of his intentions; not being dis
inclly certain, from his firm, determined
Expression, whether he was "a spirit ol
1sulth or goblin damned and whether his
htents were wicked or rtable'-that is
whether he came to discontinue or to sub
crlbe, 70 pay bill or present one, to oiieI
communication or pistol, to shake me
y the hand, or pull me by the nose Edi
prs nowadays must always be on their
eaard For my part am peaceabe, and
nach attached to life, and should esteem il
exceedingly disagreeable to be either shot
Dr horse whipped. ! lam moi built for action
but love 10 sail 10 quiet waters; cordial y
Zescbc wing glcs, waves, water-spouts. sea.
/serpeDts, earthquakes, tornadoes, and all
&slch matters, both on sea and land. Nv
antipa,hg 70 a horse-whip is an Inheritance
from boyhooj. Ii carried uls across Cnsar's
btijge, aud through Virgil and Horace. !
am indebted to il for a ,oIerable underst and
4 ias Of grammar, arithmetic, geography, and
other occult sciences. 1t enlightened me
nat a little upon many algebraic processes,
which, to speak truth, presented, otherwise.
bat slender claims 10 my consideration, =
II dicjplned me into uniform proprieiy OF
manners, and ins,ilIcd inio my bosom esr''
ralinents o. wisdom, aud principles OF vlr.
tae. ia nv matnrer years, the contlngen
cies of life have thrust me rather abruptly,
II not reluctantly, into the editorial iratern-
its (heaven bless them, mean them no dis
respect and in the same eaudor which dis
tingnishes my former acknowledgements
confess that visions of this instrument
have occasionally ob,suded themselves
somewhat forciby upon my fancy, in the
paroxvsms Of an article, dampenng the
glow Of composition, aud causing certain
qualifying interlineations and prudent era.
sures, prompted BY the representations Of
memory or the whispers fprudence. The
reader mus, not fancy, from the form ofmy
expressions, that have ever been horse
whipped. ] have hitherto escaped, Qor
which Heaven be praised0 although my
| horizon has been darkensd by many Il
cloudy threat, and laundering denuncie
| ton
Nose-rnlling is another disagreeable
4 hr,, - IL - l. toy
any part Of one pulled is annoying; but
there is a dignity about the nose impatient
even OF observation or remark; whilo the
act OF taking hold Of it with the thumb and
nnger is worse than murder, and can only
be washed out with blood. Kicking, cut
fling, being turned out of doors, being abus-
Cd IN the papers, &c, are bad, but these
are mere minor considerations. Indeed
many OF my brother editors rather pque
themselves upon some OF them, MS soldier
does on the scars obtained in fighting the
battles of his country; they fancy th,'
thereby they are invested with claims up
on their party, and suffer indefinite dreams
of political eminence TO be awakened IN
their bosom. have seen a fellow draw
his hat fiercc!y down over his brow, snd
strut about, with insulierable Importance,
on tho strength OF having been thoroughly
kicked by the enemy.
This is long DEPRESSION, but it passed
rapidly through my mind as the little, hard
laced old gentleman stood before me look
ing at me with piercing glance and re-
soluto mir. AT length, unlike ghost, nc
spoke first.
'You arc tho editor ?'-&c.
A slight motion Of acquiesccnco with my
head, aud an affirmative wave OF my hand,
a l,lo leaning toward tho majesty, an
nouuccd to my unknown friend the accu-
racy OF his con lecture.
The little old gentleman's face relaxed
he took of his broad brimed hat, and
laid it down with his cane carefully on the
table, then seized my hand nnd shook il
heartily. People are so polite and friend
" whom about to ask favor.
sMy dear sir said he, this is pleasure
have long sought vainIy, You must know
sir, am tho editor Of theatrical weekly
n neat thing in its was--here's tho last
number He fumbled about in his pocket,
and produced red covered pamphlet.
Il have been somo time publishing u, aud
tho,,vb !, 10 ,Jn,;t.ea hv a n ,rnuaintel with