The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1853-04-27
LANcAsTERvILLE, g. @.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 81 1853.
Our Printing Office Affairs, 60.

offending great many and host OF other
, troubles, we can assure those who do not
know the fact, that an Editor leads no easy
life.
II is thought by many that it has become
so common for conductors OF the Press to
complain, that they will, whether tnry have
cause or not. Probably some may, but so
far as we are concerned, we meet with our
share vet, thank God, som times like the
gentle sun beam, dispellng the gloomy mist,
comes n kind letter from friend, compli-
menting our paper; and again, kind iuvi-
tation from one to visit him and again an
invitation Fl ON distant landlord to visit his
be nothing. We receive a great many let
ters; for the sake Of giving our readers an
insight into the mysteries Of our business
we will give him the substance contained in
our correspondence by one mail, which is but
n sample.
First is little note about four inches
long, and half an inch wide which reads rs
follows, Mr.. Bailey, sir, please stop nv pa
per when the time runs out.
Very respectfully, R. H."
Now, at what office does R. H. take his
paper; we take up our mail book and look,
first over one page, and then another; this is
a pleasant business especially when the
weather is so warm. Why in the name of
sense do not subscribers tell us where the
paperis taken and when to be changed, tell
US where from, rs we'll as where to!
We finally find the name, and ascertain
that his subscription will expire June 9-yct
we Lave mind to strike it Off now. You
know why! Because ten chances to one if
we do not, and continue to send the subscri-
Der the paper in order that he should get
the worth of his money, in week or two
we receive note Of equal dimensions as the
former one reading thus, Mr. Bailey, sir,
you will stop my paper do not take it
from the Office and will not pay for it."
This though an imaginary case; is one of
frequent occurrence, rs our brethren Of the
Quill can testify to. Then comes a commu-
nication from contributor, Halter in this pa
PERI this gives us pleasure, for we are anxious
that our people should write. In this con-
nection, we take the liberty of calling on
them to do 90. II is true, we do not promise
to publish erery article sent us, but there
are many who If they would only make the
effort will find their articles complimented.
The third letter is from Post Master re-
questing Us TO send = paper to -. He
encloses US an order, and says, "If- will
not accept the enclosed order, will you
please inform me that may remit the mo-
ney." The order reads thus, aMr. -,
sir, you will please pay two dollars to Mr..
3. 8. Bailey and will credit your note with
the SAGE" So-we zee through II exactly.
The Post m.ster keeps our o., and sends
US an order on a deItor of his for the amount
Pretty business like this.
Fourthly--A letter from a friend. We
give in his q wn words an extract, ana ben
explain. 1Mr. - bids me inform you
that he offered you % In advance last sum
mer, that you promised TO call on your re-
turn and get il, but failing to do so says he
Is not willing to pay more, as the fault lay
with you. Let me hear from you on this
point. J--- like Mr. P, is nowhere to
be found, having left for ports unknown, so
FAR 40 paying 10 concerned IL makes no differ
ence whether he be absent or present. In
otlr1r words he is utterly in-olvent" Mr.
- did not offer us Two Dollars-is Il
sessorable 70 suppose man would refuse
TO take what was justly due himi Air.
said he ought to pay for bis paper, and re-
qnested Us to call on our return. We did
call at the store on our return, and the clerk
Informed Us Mr. was not In. Why
then did not Mr. remit Us the Two
Dollarsl Az in the matter Of stopping
mans paper when he requests IL, and fearing
If We do not he might pounce upon us, we
are as anxious 70 collect what 10 Justly due 20
We never begged man to subscribe "a. our
paper, and mover will. II one manifests a
disposition to subscribe to 1t, we tell him
we would be pleased to put his name down,
but We never beg man for his name, and
when he wishes to discontinue, we never beg
bim to hold on. Intentionally We never send
a mans paper when he has requested us to
stopit. Sometimes when month or more
must elapse before we strike off his meme,
We may forget to do so then, but IL Is not
from design. We are as particular that men
should pay us for our paper. Still when
money possesses such an attraction as in tho
case Of Mt. -, we charge nothing, consoI-
Ing onrsslf with the idea that we have been
the means Of giving unuttsrabls pleasure to
fellow man. . Mr. J---- like Mr.. -
has left for parts unknown" and yet this
man has been taking our paper Is months
snd has not paid us farthing. But while
ssesoting on these matters . gentissan
sanding y q ths ee'cs widow hssss %