Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1852-09-30
FLOGGING AN EDITOR.

lew inhahiIaHH young hWycI from
one OF the old States cmigraird thither,
and settled m tie town ~ Il. He
succeeded admirably in his proit'ssio'
and ros rapidly in popular favor. lie
had been there ncs'Iy two years. when
he had induced - printer To come and
print weekly pal or, Of which Le was
editor Hnd proprietor. Squire s.
was much pleased SIR IA while with
editing paper. lie was man "i very
low stature, but, he used the editorial
1--WE" as frequently Ias IS there was
n dozen OF them. and e.ch as big az
Daniel Lambert or the Kentucky Giant
Strange TO say, there were at that time
men in Office who were not particle
more honest then they should be-a
thing which probably never happened
teiore, and never win again. Squire
S. fel, all the patriotism Of a son Of
'76, and poured out grape and canister
against the public abuses. This stirred
up hornets nest about his ears hut
As there WIS no other paper in the
territory there wns no reply, and he
enjoyed his wnrlike propensiiics in
security.
At length ire published an article
more severe and cutting against maliea-
sancc in office than any that bad pre-.
Ceded it. In fact, ,boUgh pointed at no
one individual in particular it was IA
scorclier. Some three or tour days
after he was sitting in his editorial Office,
which was about quarter Of ii mile
from the said printing establishment.
His pen was busy with a paragraph
when the door opened withou, much
ceremony, and in stnlked man about
six feet in his stockings. lie asked
Are you s., the proprietor Of this
paper =
Thinking he had found new patron,
the little u, with one oi his blandcst
smiles, answered in the Affirmative.
The stranger deliberately drew the las,
number from his pocket, ami pointing to
an article against rogues in office, told
the ahrighted editor i, was intended Tor
him. II was in vain that S. protest
ed that he had never heard Of him be-
fore. The wrath OF the visitor rose to
fever heat, and from being so long re-
strained, boiled over with double fury.
lie gave the choice, either to publish IA
very laudable recantation, Of take
hogging on the SPOT.
He agreed TO retract, and rs the Wis
itor insisted on his writing il hiTseli, he
rat down TO the desk. Squire S.
made an excuse TO go 10 The printing
Office, with a promise tlint he would BE-
back in season TO sign il as soon us it
was finished. s. had harnly gone
fifty yards when he encountered man
who inquired where Squire SIS
office was, and il he was at home. Sus-
pecting that he was Oh the same errand
as the other suitor, he pointed 10 the
Office, and told him he would find the
cditO' within writing most abusive
article against Office holders. THIS was
enough. The eyes of the conner flashed
fire. h. rushed into the Office, and AZ
sailed the stranger with the epithets
liar" " scoundreI," coward" and
told him he would teach him how TO
write. The gentleman supposing il
was some bully sent there by the editor,
sprang to his feet, and n fgh, ensued.
The table was upset und smashed into
kindling wood-th contents of 4 large
Jug OF ink stood puddIed on the floor
the chairs had their legs and backs
broken beyond the skill oi surgery to
cure them. This seemed to inspire the
combatan:s with still greater fury, blow
following blow, with the rapidity Of
lightning. First one was kick,d d on the
floor, than the other, each ,akingit in
turns pretty equally. The ink on the
floor had found its way TO their faces,
ill both Of them cut the most ridiculous
figures imaginable. The noise and ap-
roar was tremendous. The neighbors
ran TO the door, and exclaimed that two
negroes were fighting in Squire SIS
office. None dared separate them. At
length the circumstances became known,
and the mex, day, hardly able to sit on
horseback, their heads bound Vi, they
started homewards, convinced that they
had obtained very little satisfaction
from their attempt to fog an editor.