The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1857-07-15
Western Editors.

| When mere boy, and long before we
had gazed upon the fair fields of the
West and drank in its life giving airs, we
were accustomed to see laughable accounts
of western editors, and the multifarious
duties they were called upon to perform.
BY the chances Of life we now occupy
that somewhat doubtful position and we
proceed to record short chapter Of our
experience. We find like the Queen of
Sheba ''the half had not been told us"
Among other things which fill up the
measure of our duties, is writing editorial,
reading exchanges, selecting "copy,"
sweeping the office, bringing the water,
mixing the type, washing the forms, Tiny
own form included,) picking up Cpl"
working at the case, talking with every
body OH every subject, doing many other
miscellaneous things, besides now and then
going fishing. In short. we act in the
four-fold capacity of editor, compositor,
pressman aud(printor's) devil. Now is
not this enough for one man, and especi-
ally smallJ fellow like ourself? To be
sure you say. All! my friend you are
deceived! AS Hamlet's Ghost says:
"lend thy serious hearing,
To what 7 shall unfold !"
L was mild and balmy afternoon
few days since, that we entered our
"sanctum" with that peculiar satisfaction
which follows q good dinner, and the
sweet cons aousness that the"chores" were
all done. After writing an article which
we fattered ourself was better then our
average, we went mo the printing room
to"set it up" The compositors were at
their cases, the cooling breeze came in at
the open windows, and
Nothing was heard but the steady click, click,
AS the types fell rapidly into the stick
excuse the rhyme, we really didn't
mean it, We had been at our case but q
short time, whom a boy sided cautiously
in at the open door. We gave him
glance and continued our labor Presently
he came carefully up to our side, and
with beseccbing look and hesitating
voice said :: Il have got the ear
a-e-h-e" Have you,' said we. Eyes"
said be, "and | have heard tobacco smoke
would cure it, front you Jlosc some IN
nay ear? We are constitutionly tender
hearted and we could not resist this APP
peal. We confess(with reluctance) that
we had formely been in the habit of s1no-
king, but some time previous to this, we
had used the pipe as the friends of that
celebrated old Ethiopian Uncle Ned,
were urged to use the shovel and hoe on
the occasion Of bis decease that is to say,
we had laid it down, or rather laid it up.
But we Immediately procured q pipe
and tobacco, ignited the narcotic, rolled
up piece Of paper in q conical form, APP
| piled the vortex to his ear filed our
mouth with smoke, applied it to the 9TH
er end Of the paper, and gave q tremen-
dous "puf." But oh, bones Of Beckett I!
The boys head was so full of brain
or bones, that the smoke refused to enter,
and rushing back through the paper,
| sought ga entrance into our own Uranium
by the way Of our eyes. We continued
this operation until our eyes were about
the color of a blood beet when we told
the boy he might "run home" He has
since told us our practice was successful.
Elated by this, and having but little else
to do, we now think of making it q part
of our regular business to cure children of
Group, cole, corns and ear ache.
Where there arc large families Of chill
dren our terms will be moderate.
P S. Persons who may hereafter
address the senior Editor of the JOURNAL,
will please append NJ. D, to his name
We expect to send full report of this
to DR.. Dixon, and we shall likely
receive a Diploma soon.
OFFICE HoURs-Our office hours will
be from Z clock A. M. till Z clock p.
M. During these hours we may always
be fonnd at our office-or somewhere else.
P. S. End. To show our professional
skill, we, with munifcent generosity, give
our subscribers the following valuable,
original recipe.
How to cure chilblains:
Cut off the afflicted toe.