Demoine courier., 1854-12-07

Starbnck, and live over to Plainville.-
We 5een workin' for Deacon Higgins
this summer, hayin', but | found It was
loo hard wosk, and | reckoned I'd come
TO on and see il you could'n, give me a
chance to edit a little
Why said we, taken somewhat a.
back at such an application from such a
source. you know il, is quite a difficult,
!hiDg to learn TO edit a paper. In shor,
il requires education, judgment. and a
variety of Other qualifications
%, as TO that, replied Mr.. S,arbuck,
Il guess | kin satisfy yeou. l have at
tended school in our district for four win.
tiers, and kin read. write and cypher like
d book
That's very well, but you know one
mus, be able TO compose as well as 10
write
'Oh, compositions. you mean. Well.
! have written them some.'
Gould YOU show me a specimen
Yes, brought n on purpose-lhe
one that wrote on leavin Be,sy-she's
my gal. you know-,his mornin'.
Should like 10 hear it,
Mr.. Starbuck pulled from his trousers
pocket a crunpled piece of paper and
began to read. a, the top Of Ills voice, The
following lines:
When you read this ere, ..
My Betsy dear
Your Enock will be gone away;
He couldn't no more in Plainville stay,
My Betsy dear,
l want you to be mine this year.
And don't you take up with that rascal Seth
Jones,
For he's a rascal and no mistake,
And I'll certainly break his bones.
My pen is poor, my ink is pale,
My love for you shall never fail.
ENocK s~TARBucK.
you see,' said Mr.. S;atbuck, Il did'nl
rite the las. lines-Shakspur, or some
SIGH Teller did it-bu, all the res, is nv
W ri,in' and composin'. What DO you
think of i,!'
Il think SAID |, ambiguously, that it
is equal 10 anything in that line | ever
heard !!
Il thought you'd say so, and that's the
advantage | have over Seth Jones-he
cant rite poetry no how. Well. old
Teller. what do you say now! Do you
think | could edit some!
Il am not particularly in need of an
assistant Just now said l, but sou nigh,
as welt Sit down and Try your hand al
wiring an editorial. Ii would give me
a better idea of your powers ,han-lhan
the very pathetic verse which you have
just recited. Let me see. You might
right an article on Turkey-I suppose
you are posted up on that subjec,!'
Il reckon | am was The reply.
well you can sill down at this table
and write while AIM gore out. l have
10 make a call on business
That's it. old boss. l'll do i. tall
You can depend on that
Placing his hat on the floor, he leaned
ever the table, and clutcning the pen in a
vice.ilke grasp. went to work. We left
tor a while, our chief business being
anxious 10 get to some place where we
could enjoy a hearty and unres,rained
laugh at the oddity o. our would be as
slsiant.
On returning half an hour after wards,
Mr.. Starbuck handed Us the following
article, with the remark that he guessed
II would DO. We had informed him,
previously, iha, i. was The custom for eG
ilors to use the word we. instead Of /.
The article ran 40 follows:
TURKEY.-Turkey is uncommon good
ealng. Ii is better than sal, pork aud
such kind OF mea. by q long chalk. We
like Turkey bes. when is's roasted, tho
some folks Ike i. billed the best. Tur,
key is very expensive, and that's the
reason why people in General dom,
have them oftener than Thanksgiving.
Turkeys is a very interesting animal
when they are alive. Betsy and we've
oilen driven ihem to water. Not having
any more 10 say on this subjec, We will
stop.
That's very good remarked /. very
grayely. blu, you have made a lille mis-.
take in the subject. / meant to have
you write about The country of Turkey.
You know they expec, ,hert will be a
war there by.and by. so thai it is Of in.
terest. ss
oh that's the idea. 10 it!' said he.
scratching his head. Il hinder forgo,
how ir's bounded, as it's some time since
went 10 school. but il you'll tell me
that. I'LL write all l kin remember. l
say. have you got a siray joggriiy 'bou,
herev salag a -.
On The WHOLE said /. Mr.. S,arbuck
| don't think there's any need Of an as.
sis'ant just yet. So ! won, trouble you
TO write the article. But il there should
DO . time when stand in need Of one, ]
will certainly think Of yos.'
was quite safe in promising this
How could forge. himi
Then you hain's got anything Tor me