Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1859-03-03
The Country Editor.

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doubt, would like to have law made
that for robbing or cheating an editor
the penalty should be capital punish
ment. When they chance. in common
with other men, to have their pockets
relieved of few dollars, or their sane
tum of a coat, they speak Of the rob-
berry as so cruel and unjust, as though
they were the poorest of ali classes of
respectable men in the world. They
have excellent opportunities to lay
their grievances and privations before
the public, and probably receive much
sympathy in return, as the legs Of
venison from the east, legs of ham
from the west, the rounds of beef from
the north, which mysteriously find
their way into editors sanctums, can
testify.
City editors are more addicted to
this fashionable complaint than those
of the country, and for their benefit we
will just glance at few of their hum
bic brothers troubles, and perhaps the
contrast will serve partially to allay
the irritation of mind which seems to
force their pens into the habit Of COM
planning.
The farmer stops his OK team before
the door of the printing office of his
native town, and, with his whip swung
over his shoulder, calls on the editor
to pay his yearly subscription. The
editor, perhaps, wishing to draw out
a compliment, asks him how he likes
the paper? His reply will be that it
is "frst rate, only there isn't quite
enough said about farming" and as
the greater portion Of his subscribers
belong to that respectable class, he adj
vises him to read books that treat up
on raising cattle, potatoes and corn.
He thinks he has some of the best
books to be found on the subject OF
farming, and kindly offers to lend
them, for which he receives the editor S
thanks. The next morning the farm
ers son calls with two bound volumes
of an agricultural paper published a
dozen years ago, with certain articles
marked for the editor to insert, one OF
which recommends very highly a plow
patented fifteen years before.
Next comes in pompous young
man who has seen two or three pro-
auctions of his own in print, and who
has the most exalted idea of his own
abilities, to tell the editor, confiden-
tally, that he does not publish orig
inal matter enough in his paper. Lie
is satisfied there is native talent enough
in town to fill two papers the size oI
his, every week, and is perfectly will
ing to do his part of the work. The
editor begs him not to trouble himself
to write any more at present, as he
has already on hand more than hal
bushel of original manuscript. The
young man turns very red, and gives
vent to his anger by telling the editor
he is afraid to publish his articles
and have them contrasted with his
editorials.
Another young gentleman, of stu
dious, literary habits, but devoid o
worldly experience, drops in and ex
presses his distaste for all the simpl,
or exciting stories of the day, and pro
) poses to the editor that he commenc,
republishing one of Scott's novels, t
be continued weekly, and the news o
the day would, in his opinion, maxi
an excellent family paper.
A pretty, romantic young lady calls
who wishes the editor would prin
more love stories and more poetry
She thinks his paper is too dry.
Then comes the scdate, mattcr-of
fact man, who would like to have al
the light reading discarded, and TIN
paper, if it would prove profitable t.
the editor in pccuniary point o
view, and he has no doubt it would
filled with solid, philosophical matter
He has long wished to see one coun
try paper devoted exclusively to tn
sciences.
Next follows the minister Of neigh
boring village, who expresses, a
gently as possible, his sorrow that tn
editor does not devote more space L
the lone thing necdful," and propose
to write a few articles OH religion, tha
will not offend the most liberal thinker
\ few weeks after come an article Q
twenty manuscript pages, defending
| the creed of his church, by an clabor
ate argument, founded on the texts G
D the Scripture, and because the cdito
refuses to publish this, the ministc
J says he is opposed to inculcating tn
doctrine Of the Bible among his reader,
e The village politician thinks if hi
columns were devoted to politics, hi
G circulation would double itself in les
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