The Van Buren press., 1859-12-23
NO. 25.

ENcoURAoINa NEwsPAPEn-The fol.
lowing incident illustrates pretty forcibly
the idea that some people seem to have Of
encouraging newspapers
The editor and publisher of paper OF
one of our inland cities, had q few years
ago, among his subscribers, quito promi-
nent individual of the place, who had been
a constant reader of the paper since tks
commencement of its publication, but who
had never paid penny for subscription.
The collector Of bills having returned
that against the delinquent to his employ
or as one impossible to convert into cash,
the editor resolved to give the party in
question broad hint as to his remissness
4 the first time an opportunity 5hoUld occur
in public He did not have tc wait long.
for, in few days. he discovered his negli-
gent patron seated in tho Office of tho
principal hotel. surrounded by quite a
group of friends, and disposing Of cigars.
and other little luxurics sufficient to have
liquidated one years subscription. When
the laugh at the last joke had subsidcd tho
editor approached the group, and, after tho
usual salutation to his subscriber remark
cd
Colonel, you have had my paper now
for five years, and never paid for it, altho'
the bill has frequently been sent. | should
like my pay for it,
Pay J" calculated tho colonel, with
genuine or well-fcigned astonishmcnt
" did you say pay ~
Certainly" was the reply; "you lavo.
had the paper, and want the pay for it."
" Pay - said the colonel, again "why
it can't be you expect me to pay anything
for that paper. Wy. /only took the 6iam-
edMiny TO encouran IL :"
The laugh from the circle of lisseners to-
this dialogue came in here, like tho burst
ing of bomb-shell.
CHARLIE AND HIS Doo.-A good dog is
one of the best guardians Of boyhood. IIo
seems to have an instructive sense Of any
peril approaching his young wards, and
= III sacrifice his own life to save them.-
The following story of Admiral Napier will
interest many Of our young readers, anu
may perhaps suggest to them that they have
escaped from great danger.
Some years since, little boy, named
Charlie, had a large favoritc dog, that was
his constant companion in play hours
Ihis dog, whom we shall call ,tover, was
a fine. n, respectable looking animal ~;.a i,
Iel with other dogs, and would lot the mer-
nv impcrtinent little Carlo. frisk about his
heels, without being in the least offended.
How | wish all boys were like him in this
resi- pect.
Rover was very fond Of the water, and
in hot weather he used to swim across tho
river near which Charlie lived. Ono day.
Charlie tied q string to his dogs collar, and
ran down with him to the waters edge
Then he took off his clothes, ans holding
hard by the dogs neck and the bit Of string
he went into the river, and Rover pulled
him across. After PLAYING about on the
other side, they returned in the way they
hal come but when Charlie looked for his,
he could find nothing but his shoes
the wind had blown all the rest into tho
water.
Rover saw what had happencd, and max
ing his little master let go the string, he
dashed into tn. river, and Art brought out
his coat, and then all the rsst in succession
Charlie dressed and went home in his wet
and Rover had had. His mother told him
he had done very wrong in crossing tho
river as he had done, and that he shoult
thank God for making the dog take him
over and back in safety /; for if Rover had
made him let so in the river, he would most
likely have bcen sunk and been drowned.
/" Shall thank God now, mamma ?r
said little Charlie, and he kncelcd down at
his mother knee, and thanked Cod Then
getting up again he threw his arms around
Rover's neck, saying, thank you, too,
lear doSgie, for not letting 60"
Little Charlie lived to grow up and be
man, and afterwards became admiral Sir
Charles Napier.