The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-12-23
AN EDITORIAL SCENE.
From George steync's NoycI Of ''The Roy
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Upon a green velvet and thi ky cushioned
srfa whose doom and lpvpriors rccrssos nre.
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editor had styled, iu o late article, "the world
bowling vror-.." lollcd a voupg man. Mr.
Jarrrper h, por,o 1ro vy,s o,..s4,...i.. -.
not more than twcnty-thrcc or tweuty-four, /
should imagine, although of course he eecnrd
orror IN ,,,. tbor rts f.,, Co.,. ,,-s,.i.. -
I ''0" i''' 'H'' "'' Po,''.'E Pa''
uu" sM'ol"y sua'.ni his hAT thicN, long,
black, and brushed carefully back from an
arghrd and svuurfrifaIfv sbsrgI br,,, H..
49,, 49,, -. 80, -, '.r
was N'ysscu '' D'''N' ana "i'n s'rup'Ious neat
ness. lie appeared just 90 have thrown aside
his hat and gloves, and was tappinr his shining
rrofs with asr,alI sloplrr c,r, ,,,l g,,,.,...l,
~. az. ~. =. W." 'f'''"O t.
."'! F''''e '' " ''7' "Noso Ha-'AAgc WIS
grateful TO even my uncducaled smell.
Take seats, gentlemen % exclaimed NTr rtrri.
uCr, wi hUut rising. 81 shall be- nt lrisurr I'm :,
minute
MIR Jarrimor may possibly have meant.tbis Ms
slight sarcasm, Tor there were no seats mn the
room saving the sofa he occupied az his fuII
len th, and the armchair Occupigd Inv his c,m.
pnrion
The latter was a middle arad man. with a
head as bald as am egg His lace yas mo- rorr
than middle. aged but the t1p uf big head was
old, exceedingly. lie WAS s.a.ed a. m desk
and appeared 10 have been writing .t Mr.. JarrI,
mer diCtatiou.
"Nuu got that last gcntcnre down RIGHT NTr
Chip asked Mr. Jarrimer
Mr.. Jarrimtr smoke In n 0uirI, consc1uenfi4I
yOiyc-uOt har-hlv. not imu0'f,r.y but ls fLoJgb
DE busie DE was Mr. Jarripcr. nud editor of ne
B,ddoGs Er1uy Hlyjugry.
"Nts, Mr.. JauImer" regpopdcd Mr.. Chin.
mCckIy. ''
"You can head the article. The Nations CIt-
rIou Cry" pursued Mr.. Jarrmer. "rue Ma
tons Clarion Cry'-I think that viii be A taking
title. Now Mr.. Chip if YOU are ready. [ want TO
hit the people pretry hard this tif1e-Tr,ttv b,rI
l want to ticLta 'em. Now for H."
Mr.. Jurrimer aroused himself into a less lourr-
ing attitude, and extended his right arm in the
spirit of diCtatiOu towards my uuclc and M.
"N0." SO went the dic'ntlop. '"Never shall IL he
said that the Beddoes Ereui,y IIiyIi,,gey 40 pros
tituted the limtless influence il yyields over the
civilized portions of the globe As TO give irs
sanction to so vile and Infamous n procpalinr
Never shall 1t De said we SO s.anderopsIv mis-
represented the uttcrances Of a free people as 10
set the siguet of appreciation upon mat which
seals our shame Our course has been onward
and upward and upward and onward So shan
IL ever be. Our circulation ncrrtses T, NV ~,
The subscribers TO- and the advertiser. in mo
BeddoCs Beacon are daily c0nipy over IN us nv
tWentcs and indeed. bv tbirtics -
"Of the proprietor of the Bpddoes Baoco, 7
make no remarks lie is beneath our notice--he
is beneath contempt itself He has conieJ oIT
articles over and over again without credit. He
has stolen and misapnlied our 1.s,ot,bg. II,
has misquoted and mutilated the poem of the
Oceanic Battles word. written originally for this
paper aud for this alone and he has indnIged in
personal vituperatiou against us, which we can
forget but never can forgive But the h,ur hls
come. The Clarion Cry of the Nation is heard
The people of Beddoes have arisen in their
proves aud their weight, ready to crush The in
yaCer from the soil" h.
Mr.. Jarrimer gave a final puff 20 his cigar and
lung 1t out OF the window. He advanced to my
uncle and me, and, my uncle introducing himself
the reason of onr visit was made known 10 him
in few words
"Certalnly, Mr.. COlCbroOk, II shall be as You
wish, sir" Here Mr., Jarrimcr marched or to a
sort or dumb-waiter concern at the furthest cor
ner OF the first office we had entered, and putting
h!s lips to mouth-piece, screamed up the pipe
"Mr, Juniper! Mr.. Juniper! Cancel that lOca
headed 'frightful Affair in the Twenty second
ward-a Ealetudinarian Murdered in CJld
Blood. I'm going 10 send up an editorial called
The Clarion Cry Of the Nation. Make iJ q
leAuelI ana put IT IN douDle-lea1ed. Send down
proofs. Dye hear Z"
A demi murmuring at the other end Of the
PIPE, sonSwaerG . re- IN tne upper regions seemed to
that he had already heard more than a sour
tempered, obstinate headed foreman could be
expected meekly to bear.
Mr.: juniper Is in an ugly little humor, I'm
aITalui salu Mr.. Jarrlner, smiling pleasantly,
ana not at all put out
Inc box came rattling down with the proofs in
them.
MT Jarrimer took them out and looked over
then. lie selected one out Of the heap, looked
iutently az It, and scOwled-
NOW look" said Mr.. JaIrimer solemnly
appealing TO my uncle and me; "look at that
article. A beautiful article NJ COlebro0k l
assure you, beautiful article SIR A case of
keptomania, sir; fire on the brin. A working
woman, who, by honest industry earns her daily
bread, suddenly brought up on a monstrous
charge OF theft, practised successfully for years
One of the most beautiful cases that ever came
under my notice. Itsbetterthan A cOnflagration.
its better than divorce; it's bttler than breach
of promise it's BETTER why it's even better IN an
murder" Mr.. Jarrimer emphasized the word
better in a surprised aud delighted way. "And
why is it says Mr.. Coebrook to himself" pur-
sued Mr.. Jarrmer in argumentative confidence
why is il Why, for tAe simple reason that it's
so uncommon. It's a phenomenon; It's an
anomaly. This murder case is nothing TO H.
Here's woman, Mr.. Colebrook-ayoung woman
too-quiet, reserved, respectable, hard working,
principle. She goes on for years undetected,
Then all of a sudden she's brought up It's "a
mania with her. She can't help il. Should She
be punished / trow not"
Here Mr.. JArrmer shook his head In very
"I was SO interested in this case, Mr.. Colebrool,
and, by-the-by, Mr.. Chip, thai suggested 20 me
an idea for a splendid series OF editorials on can't
tai punishment-I was so Interested in il that
worked il mp myself 60 carefully to work. |