Weekly Trinity journal., 1860-10-27
NUMBER Al.
Delights of being u Newspaper Collector.


Some fellow-a collector for South Carolina
paper, and other erodicals-lately threw up his
commission, and sent back the unpaid accounts
with " notes." which the spirit happened to lay
hold on, and they were presented in tangible
shape to the world As they are living pictures.
met with here or elsewhere, we make extracts.
The collector says;
Editor Herald of Truth--Sir You furnished
me, as you recollect, with q list Of one hundred
and seventeen owing subscribers. l have called
upon one hundred and four of them, and have
the honor of paying over to your order three
dollars and twelve and one half cents, being the
amount to which you are entitled. return you
the list numbered from one to one hundred aud
sixteen, and now give the reply to each
No. lis minister. lie says IN the hrse
place he never got onehalf of the numbers, "a
lie according To- the account Of the postmaster,)
and In the next place your joker's column was
! too scurrillous. Besides he knows by the tone
of your editorials that you drink lie wants
nothing more to do with you-never wants to
hear from you again. =,
No 2-Is in iail for debt He has not seen a half
| dollar for a year. Says he would pay with the
utmost chcerfullness, if he had the money, but
| had to borrow q shirt to put on last sunday
Admires your paper wonderfully, aud hopes you
will continue sending 1t to him. lie wishes you
to take bold stand in favor of the abolition OF
| Imprisonment for debt, as he thinks 1t would be
a very popular move with gentlemen In his
situation Sends his hest respects
| No SIS Young doctor. Says your paper ~
beneath the notice of u gentleman wou'dh
! give d-n for q cart load Says you inserted
an article rejecting on the profession oniy
wishes he could catch you here-would make
| Won smell hi Is going to persuade everybody
that takes your paper to stop 1t. Cussed your
bill, and saws you may get ii the best way you
can.
No. 4-Is an old maid Says you're always
making a fling at single ladies of an uncertain
age Wouldn't pay you If she was rolling In
wealth and hadn't cash enough to buy crust of
bread Sent all the papers she had back month
apo. and saws now she has sent them back, she
don't owe you anything. Says she Is even win
YOU, and intends TO keep SO until the day oil
judgement.
No 5--Is gambler. Says he got completely
cleaned out last week at tho races Couldn' ac.
commodate his grandmother with hall-dime II
she was starving Likes your paper tolerably-
would like It better II you published more races,
and would occasionally give an account OF u
cock fight. Hopes you won't think hafd OF nun
| for not paying you now, but has q prospect oil
soon having some loose change as nc u "l'e'
rich young greenhorn, who arrived last week.
win pay your bill out of the pluckings.
No els an old druukard. Hasn't got any
think and never expects to have. Gathered up
all the papers he had and sold them ior bali
pint of rum, to the grocery keeper, TO wrap
groceries in.
No lis a magistrate. Swore he never owed
Won n cent and told me was a low rascal for try
ing 20 swndle him in such bare-faced manner.
Advised me to make tracks in less than no
time, or he would get out Il warrant against me-
as q common cheat, and have me sent to prison
IL by all odds the meanest una n have seen YET
Never will go near him again. 80
No Ia a
vou profess to publish O neutral paper 1t IL not
so. Thinks he has seen considerable squirting
towards the side he is opposed to.
The collector concludes with "accept my
resignation and strike me from the list of agents
| have been called a swinder, rascal, villain
blood sucker. These are some OF the names tney
think proper to bcstow upon me- | tried fighting
a while and threshed some of your patrons like
blazos, occasionally got licked like thunder my
self -