The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1857-03-12
The Model Editor.

Gets up at o'clock in the morning; kiss.
es his wife and the babies all round; and
seats himself at the table, after washing and
shaving in cold water. with a smiling coun.
tenance-uness his lips are chapped. Com.
plains that the bread is too light and deli.
clous, and the coffee is so .ielectable tho, il
shall have puff in his paper. Eats every
thing with good relish, and compliments
ms wife several times during the meal.
Bids her an affectionate good bye, with
another kiss all round, goes with n light
heart to his office. Apolopizes to his Office
boy because there is no fire-likewise smil.
ingiy informs him that the office has TO,
been swept. Takes it very kind Of the
oihee boy not to be saucy in reply. Send,
tor his exchanges, and lays them obligingly
open on table, for the use of his friends
and the public generally. Ills clerk tells
him he has made little mistake, by which
the Office will lose hundred dollars. Eli
tor blandly requests him not to do il again.
as II Is 'nconrenient 10 lose money. Devil
calls Tor copy; editor hands him the pack
age OF "model contributor" tied up with
blue ribbon; devil pockets the ribbon. and
tells h'm he Is green; editor pockets the in.
SUIT. Musical director calls to know if the
editor viii transfer puff Of six columns
ana accept ticket at half price. Editor
obiigin9ly remarks that he shall be happy
10 do SO. Musical director wants TO know
u he will write puff of the concert before.
hand; editor in,imates that he will be han
Py TO so. Musical director would like him
10 furnish one hundred and sixty copies OF
tbe paper; editor says he shall be happy 10
do So. Musical director wishes TO know il
he Will loan him his desk. pen, ink and pa.
per- ana postage stamp; polite editor init
mates that he shall be happy to do so, (by
standing up three quarters Of an hour, while
musical director writes six letters.) and en-.
deavorng TO read a paper up side down.
Musical director takes his leave with three
oows, The last one nearly overturning lady
who is entering the door. Lady blushes
ana looks very interesting; sits down and
takes out her handkerchief Lady prenares
to cry, and editor becomes sympathetic
Lady says she has lost her all, and has six
children besides, dependent on her exer.
uons. Editor feels fathery. Lady declares
that she can work at nothing else but writ
ing, and takes ou. manuscript FIVE yards
long (goo1 measurement,) letting fall a lew
tears, AS she asks if the editor will correct
all mistakes. Editor says CERTAINLY" and
tries to read, but cannot, because there is
not capital letter in Ms. In fact, he sees
al hrst 1t is not capital thing, but can,
bear to hurt her feelings, Lady relieves
herself by lew m"re tears, and asks the
editor II he can advance n few dollars for
her immediate wants. Editor says he shall
be happy to do so, and pays the money
over. Lady dissolves in tears, and editor
places Ms. on the ire.
he model editor reads his exchanges
If any are left by noon-patiently. Like a
man diving down through The ocean to find
solitary pearl; so he dives into the sea Of
INK, to lind solitary idea; and when found.
he-adopts it. Nobody is going TO hunt
through five hundred exchanges. to see il
be has ever read it before. While he is
thus busy, he divides his attention bet ,cen
two politicians, four duns, twenty new sub
scrIbers, sixteen stoppages, three moral re.
formers. six Irish women who want IN wash
the windows, four candy girls three annie
lneA' three beggars, six applicants for work,
hileen contributors, forty six letters, thirteen
calls Tor more copy, five visits from the fore
man to tind out a doubtful word. one com
Pimenta'y visit from country cousins, one
call from lecturer, two applicants for hus
bands three agents of a new pictorial, tie
publisher of the directory, nine boys with
new music, and sixteen volumes, besides any
number of acquaintances requesting tie
loan Of an exchange
Model editor feels hungry three hours
after dinner time, and concludes TO eat
something. Goes to an eating house, calls
Tor turtle soup, and after he had finished
Discovers brass thimbe at the bottom.
Concludes to so home and call it half a
day all round.