Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1866-03-28
tWhere is the naner. nana?, said She

ON am IN Sucn a hurry 10 see IT,. MatIle
TruewOrth's marriage is in it, and the
editor has published such an appropriate
verse in connection / am told
But | put her hand aside, saying, The
paper will not come any more, L nave
ordered it discontinued.
why, fatherp she exclaimed, now can
we do without it"
we must learn to do without IT, re-
piled, as passed to the upper room.
After supper. instead OF reading TO my
fanlily-Sometime leading their MINDS
away off TO other scenes ana dlStanI re-
gi0ns. beautiful countries that others have
9ynIored at a great expense and some risk
of life: sometimes TO the fierce fields OF
battle blood and carnage, pictured so WV
idly that they seemed indeed before us
while we were comfortable and safe III our
little home; or singing over the stray
waits of real poetry which Otttimes finds
its way into the newspaper, touching a
tender chord in every heart,-as l was
won't to do, / stretched myself upon the
sofa and tried to sleep.
Tommy whispered Myra, run over to
Mr. Wilds and see if you cannot borrow
his Gazette.
But Tommy soon returned for answer
that Mr. Wild was reading it HIMSELF
Then go to Mr.. Browns, and, if you
cannot get his, to Mr.. Gates
But Tommy was not more successful at
either those places. Mr.. Brown had ta-
Ell his down town, and Mr.. Gates didn't
like to lend his paper. Thought his faith
er took it, a disappointed sigh was My
ra's only answer.
The particulars of that murder affair
are in the Gazette this week. said my
wife, with slight frown upon her brow,
and | would really like to see it,
And Millie MitfOrd's new story was to
come out III this weeks paper. | really
wish [ could borrow it somewhere said
AIyra.
Here, Tommy said I, taking five
cents from my pocket, run down to the
news office and buy copy if it is not too
late, or the publishing Office
Tommy soon returned out Of breath
I've run enough after that old paper,
said he with a touch Ofhis father 'spunk,'
and l won't go again. The publishing
office was closed, and the news office had
not a number left. / would like to find
out, thOngh, when that excursion is COM
ing off. Nobody knows for sure but the
Gazette. + it III that, father" he added.
The minds Of all as we'll as myself were
on the missing paper, but | was thorough
ly out of patience with myself and with
them. 4 tell you | don't know anything
about it, | replied, in not very amia-
Dlc lOIle L IecI, StSnlS 10 ne YOU are tllI
wonderfully interested in that confOunded
paper since you know it is stopped. /
don't want to hear another word about it.
This put quietus upon the subject, at
least for the time. However, as time
passed on, l began to think | had made
very little progress towards bettering my
condition, and that gathering infOrma-
ton Of current events by intercourse with
Others and from street conversations,
was very unreliable source. Every one
gave Il coloring peculiarly his own, and
every one needs to read for himself TO
have a correct idea Of what is going on
around him.
Besides this, my business from dull be-
came duller and eventually dullest; while
my neighbOr across the way, with no bet
ter qualifications than myself, seemed to
do Il driving business. Could it be be-
cause he advertised largely in all the To-
Gals that which nobody took the trouble
to read? Doubtful.
One day | met an old friend and custO-
mer whom had not seen for q long time.
l had often wondered what had become
of him, rs well as some others in his
neighbOrhOod, who We're once all good
paying customers of mine.
How are you" said he, giving me his
hand. How do you prosper; going down
hill, eh?'
L hope not, l replied, with Il faint
smile.
We'll, l see you have stopped advertis-
ing, and | supposed you had closed out
or smashed up; and, as | ann usually in
hurry when | come 20 town, [ go where
they advertise to do work well and
promptly. This is why | have not been
to see you lately. Goodbye, sir. If YOU
are still in business let us see your card.
and know where you are and what you
are doing
/ began to think better of advertising
than before, and on my way home gave
the worthy publisher of the Gazette an
other call.
1 began to think, freind, said I, that
| began in the wrong direction to curtaiI
expenses; that | was indeed penny wise
and pound foolish when | withdrew my
patronage. Our interests are more init
mately connected than | could have be-
lieved until | made the experiment.
IhereupOn | was again enrolled on his
list of subscribers, and half a column de
voted to business affairs. And | freely
confess that have had no occasion to re-
gret the expenditure. My old customers
and many new ones began to make their
appearance, business began to revive. and
ere long | felt warranted of securing an
assistant.
My family were gatified with the ap-
pcarance of their old friend the Newspa-
per; and | am resolved that. sooner than
part with it again, I will yield up ale and
cigars which for me would be quite q
sacrifice. | prize more highly than ever
before my Newspaper.