Weekly Trinity journal., 1866-12-08
NUMBER 4S.
How became Famous as an Editor.

John Larmer was au editor John was also
NV friend. Many were the discussions we had,
for always insisted that John editorials were
not spicy enough that he was not sufficiently
radical did not keep up with the spirit OF the
age was a little q old fogyish, in fact and
so these discussions invariably ended in some re-
marks like the following q Now John, If was
editor of the Uniontown Bagie, could make 1t
-well-at least as good a sheet as any in the
State"
THAT ~ WELL" dear readers, will tell you
privately, meant that thought l could beat any
man in the State editing paper.
met John one dny-iu fact, that meeting is
one am not likely to forget, for more reasons
than one as you will see if you follow me thro
the following thrilling adventure" as Sylvia
nus Cobb would say.
| was fastening - down town one sultry day
in August. Ny eyes were fixed upon the pave
ment my thoughts upon-but that S secret,
even from you, reader-when John came rush
ing round the corner, aud TIE bystanders wit
messed scene of ground and lofty tumbing
that was not down in the bills at last sue
ceeded in gaining my equilibrium and my breath,
while john recovered his beaver, not improved
most assuredly, by contact with the dirty water
in the gutter.
"Yon are just the man am in search Of"
d" Well YOU succeeded in running against
me quite soon enough for practical purposes,
answered, wiping the dust from my clothes.
81 tell you was in desperate hurry to see
you, )" said John.
Il think You was dryly responded.
But John went without noticing my inter-
ruption:
want you to edit the Bugle for a week |
am compelled to go to c. on business.
This announcement would have taken away
my breath had not the previous encounter alrea-
dy done So for iii an instant imagination plctur-
ed the long editorials ~ the spicy locals,
and the laughter-provokng 9 funnysms y that
should render the next Bugle the ne plus ultra OF
newspapers.
I hastily assured John that ready to Conn
pip with his wish, and following his footsteps
mounted three pair Of stairs to the " sanctum,
where John wheeled round the big chair, and
thrust pair of ssizzors into my hand, pointed
to pile of exchanges, and then rushed down
stairs. ! called to him but received reply from
the second landing
s'You will find everything-ask the foreman"
and his voice died out in the distance-while |
re-entered the sanctum, humming, E" am mon-
arch of all | survey"
| was settling in my mind whether | should
head my first editorial o Our country as it is,
- The Great Rebellion" or - French interfer-
ance," when "C-o-p-y y sounded in my ears,
and the " devil stood grinning at me, evident
ly enjoying the start with which had greeted
the first sound of his voice.
hastily cut out the first item which my eye
!
of Charles Wand returned to my writing. |
hardly finished the first line when the door open
ed, and this time the foreman entered.
I'VE want copy for the inside. he said, "the
outside is already made up and he handed back
the anccdotc which had just sent to the COM
positors.
I think must haze looked blank know I
felt so-for the idea that particular kind of
copy was required for particular side of the
pa per was something entirely to
hesitated a moment, took up phper and cut ont
an article headed :. Our Country and her wants,
not noticing that the paper was a rank Demo-
cratic sheet, and the article one abusing the Re-
publican party in general.
had hardly reached paragraph in my 'iea
der another call came for more corr
and more copy " it was for HE mex: six hours.
the day closed, bat coald not say the same Of
my leader-aas it had Only reached the fourth
pa II graph-and allow me to say right here. that
that was all it EVER reached. for the next day
was publication day, and had the modification
of seeing the paper go to press without long
leader in my best style, in fact there was not
line Of my writing in its columns.
The chagrin which this thought c'nsed was
nothing, however, to what was to follow. |
| leave it to the imagination of the reader to de-
pict my feelings when upon the dam? sheet |
read the different articles had selected The
| first as have already said. was article GEN.
I
! ly abusive one against the Republican nominee
/ for Congress-, flvorite man Of the party, and
/ particular friend of mine, the numerous stump
/ speeches of last summer would prove
! There was a paper most intensely Democratic,
/ (if one could judge from its contentsl, issued
/ from Republican office. laid down the paper,
and sense of my ridiculous position overhal-
anceti every other feeling, burst OPT laughing
Bat my laughter cut short by the entrance
of the woud-he VI. c., whose cOuntenance bcto-
| kened anything but mirth. and a vision of horse
whips fitted before my mind
| - What's the meaning of this p said he as he
shook the offensive paper in my face. In vain
explained and apoiogzed he met me with the
constant query
! Why didn't you read the article, or at least
see that yon cut it from Republican paper Z!
" Sure enoagh-why ddn ! ??
! At last he closed his angry language by cah-
/ ing me a beautiful editor, which considered,as as
A~temus Ward says, little - sarcasticle, and
rather a dubious compliment for a man who had
! been all his life criicsing editors and iauding
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