The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1859-03-16
From the Printers News Letter.
The Country Editor.

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like to have law made, that for robbinp
or cheating An editor the penalty should
be capital punishment. When they
chance, i'll common with other men, to
have their pockets relieved OF a few dol.
lars, or sanctum OF coat, they speak of
the robbery rs nc. cruel aud unjust, AS
though they were the poorest Of all class
es OF respectable men in the world. They
nave excellent opportunities to lay their
! grievances and privatons before the pub.
lie, aud probably receive much sympathy
IN return, AS the legs Of vanison from the
east, legs OF ham from the west, the
rounds of beef from the north, which mys-
teriously find their way into editors sane
tums, can testify.
CITY editors are more addicted 10 this
fashionable complaint than those of the
country, and for their benefit we will ms.
glance at few Of their humble brothers
troubles, and perhaps the contrast will
serve partially to alIay the irritation of
mind which seems to force their pens into
the habit of complaining.
The farmer stops his OK team before
the door Of the printing Office of his ma.
tive town, and, with his whip swung over
his shoulder, calls on the editor to pay
his yearly subscription. The editor, per
hapS wishing TO draw out compliment.
asks him how he likes the paper. His
reply will be that it is "first rate. only
there isn't quite enough said about farm
'ng' and as the greater portion Of his
subscribers belong to that respectable
class, he advises him to read books that
treat upon raising cattle, potatoes and
corn. He thinks lie has some Of the hes,
books to be found on the subjec, Of farm.
ing. and kindly offers to lend them. for
which he receives the editors thanks
The next morning the farmers son calls
with two bound volumes of an agriculture
al paper published dozen wears aro.
with certain articles marked for the editor
10 insert, one Of which recommends very
highly plough patented fifteen years be,
fore.
Next comes in pompous young man
VINO has seen two or three productions of
ms own IN print, and who has the most
exalted idea OF his own abilities, to tell
the editor. confden,ially, that he does not
publish original matter enough in his pa,
per. he Is satisfied there is native talent
s,.T.s,' - 49," to fill two papers the siz.
! OF U.S. every wreh, ~~I - q tffectly will
ing 10 do his part Of the wotI:. UEe edl
tor begs him no, to trouble himself to write
any more at present, as he has already
on hand more than half bushel original
manucript. The young man turns very
red, and gives vent to bis anger by telling
the editor he is a afraid TO publish his ar,
tces, and have .hem coutras,ed with his
editorials.
Ano,her young gentleman, Of studous,
literary habits, out devoid of worldly ey.
Perience, drops in and expresses his dis
taste for al! tta simple or exciting stories
OF the day, and proposes TO the editor
that he commence repub.ishing one Of
SCOTS novels, to be con:inueI weekly.
apd the news Of the day would, in his
opinion, make an excellent family paper.
pretty, romantic young lady calls,
who wishes the editor would prirt m ore
love stories and more poetry. She ,hinks
his paper is too dry.
Then comes the sedatc, matter of fac,
man, who would like to have all tho light
reading discarded, and tho paper, iii
would prove profitable to the editor in a
pccuniary point Of view, and he has no
do@Lt 1t would, filed with solid, pLiloso
phical matter. lie has long wished to
Sc one country paper devoted exclusively
to the Sciences
Next follows the minister Of neigh
boring village, who EXPRESSES, as gentle AZ
possible, bis sorrow that the editor docs
not devote more space to the 'ons thing
needed, and proposes TO write few arti.
cles on religion, that will DOT offend the
most liberal thinker. A few weeks after
comes an article OF twenty nanucript pa
ges, defending the creed Of bis church, BY
an elaborate argument, founded on the
texts Of the Scripture, AMI because the
editor refuses to publish this, the minister
says he is opposed to inculcaiing the doc
,rlnes Of the Bible among his readers.
ahe village politician thinks il his col.
nmns were devoted TO politics, bis ciTcu!a.
ton would double itself in less than six
months.
One old lady wishes to know IL it would
be much trouble for him to prin, his pa.
per little coarser, as she finds some diff
Guilty in reading it with ber glasses
Another wishes the paper wasn't quite so
large, as she cannot fluid time to read all
1t contains every week, while third
thinks it ought to be larger, so that the
editor can afford more space in publish
ing receipes upon cooking and housekeep,
ing.
Each one Of these feel that IL they help
TO support town paper, they ought 10
have voice in determining what il shall
contain. so, you see, my city friends, that
besides yonr tris's and privstions, your
country brethren are partially slaves, not
belonging to themseiges, but being the
property Of their subscribers,
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