Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-06-02


terest, or justice TO others. / often
think how much more prone mankind
is to eensure than 10 praise. Bntwh
is this Takes up letter, opens itand
reads:
SIR An article appeared ii your
paper of yesterday purporting TO have
been copied from a book oftrayels, and
giving an account Of cock lighting, as
Ipracticed in the Island Of Sombrero. !
do not think such articles are IN good
\ tsste, or favorable 10 morals and re-
lligion 1 have taken your paper
nine years; and have had no occa-
sion to complain beforehand now,
sir, l wish you to stop il. Send in
your bill. and it shall be paid.
Yours. &c.
L aaf l't JAMES JANSoN.
Editor. [Thoughtfully.l Cock
! lighting in Sombrero. | don't see
lhow that paragraph crept into the pa
per; was afraid | should hear of it
again. For nine years MIR. Janson's
delicate senslbililies have not been
offended, but now, without even asking
liz there is no mistake. snd if the tone
of the paper is henceforth to be cham
lged, he proudly issues his mandate
"stop my paper" from which is no
Iappeal. Well. the paper shall be
stopped. Takes up another letter and
reads:
.Sir:---In the communication which
you published yesterday, under the
signature of"A Yankee" by some
stupid coup de legerdemain. the Yankee
$ transformed into "a Donkey" i
Ibega as an act Of justice you will pub
lish the article underits proper sigma
ture, and be careful 10 avoid such
annoying bIunders in future.
Yours dc. s
NICHOLAS CRUSTY.
There is some reason for Mr.. Crus-
ty's Indignation, and ibe grievance
shall be redressed. He shall be a
Donkey no longer.
(Enter Boy.)
Boy-Copy, sirl
Editor fcrustily lyon win have to
visit. | Dipshis pen in an inkstandand
begins TO write m
Enter Mr.. Magnus.
Nr. M-Good morning sir!
Editor suspiciously Good morn
ingl
4 -M NJ have called to give you an
opportunity to do q kind act, for which
iknow you will thank me, as | am
acquainted with your disposition 70
oblige. A Fair is about TO take place
in our town, to raise funds to plant
ornamental trees and pay off the
debt of the new town pump. and
Editor. [Encouraginglyl Well,
sir?
MrA. Iwans you to give us
a good notice in the editorial column.
Editor Will il not be better TO ad-
yerfiss Il?
Mr. NJ Perhaps it will. and / hope
you will give us a good notice besides.
You won't charge anything, Of course,
as it is COR so good an object, and
you have several subscribers in our
town!
Editor-Should be happy to oblige
you, sir. and 70 advertise gratuitoasly
for all our subscribers-Jut Il won't
pay, and we must be excused. We
cannot insert either the notice or the
advertisement on those terms.
Mr. NJ [astonishedl you don't mean
to say that you refuse to comply with
my request?
Editor--Itis altogether contrary to
our rules. l have personally no par
ticular interest in the object OF your
Fair, although as a general thing l am
friendly to townpumps and. d..ornamental
trees. If you reflect moment you will
confess that il is unreasonable to ex-
pect me TO contribute libeFa ~ TO each
ofthe hundreds Of Fairs which are
held for special purposes--literary,
scientific, or charitable--within twenty
miles OF Boston. cannot afford it,
Besides, thepay for notices aud adver-
tisements, TO enure TO the benefit of
Others. is one of the chief means by
which the expenses Of this establish
ment are betrayed.
Mr. M-Well. sir. l did not suppose
you would refuse such simple re-
guest from an old subscriber lshall
not ask favor again very soon. If
you refuse to publish the notice Tor
nothing there are newspapers, conduc-
ted on more liberal principles, that
will. Exit in a huff, slamming the
door.
Editor Tsclns $50. there Is another
lost--perhaps, halfa dozen 1t is a
pity that men cannot be considerate
Now even this Mr. Magnus would hard-
ly think Of calling into the stores on
Washington ST., and seriously request
ing each of the owners TO givc him
five or ten dollars worth of ribbons,
or calicoes, or collars. to sell at the
Fairl
Enter tall, dark poetical looking
man, with scowl on his brow.
+ Poet---Are you the editor OF this
paper?
Editor-Yes, sir.
Poet sent you, more than fort
night ago, piece Of original poetry,
Ola very high order. and should
like TO know why il has not been pub
lished. AHt ts
Editor--Poctry? What was the
subject?
Poet Il was about the Spring. and
signed 'Narcissus."
Editor Oh, think / do recollect
something about it. @