Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1864-09-16

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brish. little boy at his side, when the
youngster cried % Pa, look there goes
an editor = hush hush 7 said the father
dom, make sport of The poor man. God
only knows what you may come to yeti
II is too hard for parents to influence the
minds Of their offspring in such manner.
Even the colored race have no regard for
the editors feelings; things have certainly
come to a. great pass. san editor got
shaved in barber shop lately, and offered
the darkey dime, which was refused, be-
cause, said he, Il understand you is an edi-
tor = We'll what Of that? We never.
charge editors nufiinP But such LIBERAL
ity will ruin you 'Oh, nehber mind, we
makes it up off de gemmen +" Here is
another compliment. "a borse dealer,
describing used up horse, said he looked
as if he had been editing daily newspa-
per-" But the policeman who rescued
from ROWING chaggy spaniel who had
minutes was more sarcastic. He said of
the grateful eur, as he wagged gracefully
bis caudal appendage, "fIe looks like the
editor of monthly magazine, trying to
please everybody and just missing it,"
If these compliments are in any manner
doubtful, here is one which does show
mednaesS AMI no mistake .sThe editor
having len. bis axe to one of his subscri-
bers, the borrower unfortunately broke off
the handle. On returning it, the man
said, you can easily have it fxed.' Yes
replied the editor, 'but that will cost at
least quarter of dollar. WELL re-
joined the borrower, if you amt rather
small for an editor. Here's the quarter :;
but I'll thank you TO stop my paper at
once" Such subscriber must have be-.
longed TO that family mentioned by the ed
itor who wants to know whether "If The
devil were 10 die, the newspapers would
not eulogize his character. If they didn't
the editors would be very likely to ger
unceremonious orders from some of the
| relatives Of the deceased--'stop my pa
per- i.as% Il maf. W
q Perhaps the following "squibs" may
give some light on the way ui keeping up
newspapers in some places. It~is certain
| ly novel plan, to say nothing of it's JUS
tice. Some of our friends may do well by
urging the passage of similar law. "Our
paper has sbeenunavo;dabiy delayed on ac.
1 count of the arduoas duties devolying upon
our hands. During the day they are buis-
iiy enga9ed in sticking type. And when
the mantle Of darkness covers tile face of
nature, being anxious to do allsihe good
they can in this world, by circulating the
7 Vfsttor, they chase horses ard cattle from
the neigliboring counties, into Warren, that
our citizens may take them up as strays,
and as the law requires the notice 10 be
published, we thus raise the 'Jeems' to buy
paper and keep the Visitor going" Edi-
tors may make good drcvers, but they GER
,ainly do not succeed as gardners, for one
says that "a little garden patch of his was
very improbable last season. The snails
ate up The cucumbers, the chickens ate up
the snails, the neighbors' cats ate up the
chickens, and we are now in search of
something that will eat up the cats. Can
any Of our agricultural friends aid us p
! We suggest the manufacture of cat-sup.
We must not suppose that all editors are
in trouble; mark how this man talks, evi-
IDENTIFY as happy as king. "An exchange
says that editors are as general thing
not overstocked with worldly goods. Hum
bug. Here we are, editor of country
paper, fairly rolling in wealth. We have
a good office, double brrrelled rifle, seven
suits of clothes, three kittens, a Newfound-
land pup, two gold watches, thirteen day
and two night shirts, carpets on our floor
a pretty wife, own one corner lot, have
nineiy-three cents in cash, are out of debt,
and have no rich relations. If we are not
wealthy it is pity. Hurrah for hurrah
Who cares for casn?' This is the 'hap.
py strain" correspondents with one who
wrote At does an editor good to have his
pride fattered once in willie. We rea-
lize the benefit of it once year, when the
assessors come round, and ask hcw much
money we have at interest; how much
stock We have in the public funds or in the
banks, and various other questions that are
supposed to be put only to the solid men,
i If th,re be anybody about, we straighten
up slightly, expand our corporosity, and in
as heavy a chestone as we can command
answer, About the same as last year
They know well enough wha, that is
Ne,cs Letter. aai .FF sAR 10 f'7G3 au1
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, A1"PEAoE', SPEEcH. j. H.uWood.
ward. young man, president of Indiana
and at one time Adjuiant of an Indiana
regiment, was called out at recent Peace
meeting, and responded as follows: lt
) GENTL EMKS: The great cry that 1
have to-day heard has been peace. iteil
f YOU. that there is no man in the nation