The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1867-01-18
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AN EPISODE IN AN EDITORS LIFE.

am an editor ana mu@ say that Of
." PROFESSIONS 'na' Of ed''orso'p !" 'ne 10,
u ''' c'",'." a"' INC mus, '"a"A'''~ o.''
mas y" o''s"' 'po'A "' pleasant fcm'n''-
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Soften'ns OF the brain, hysteria' mania'
monoman'a' paralysis and apop'exy' arc
thought to await tho man or the woman
whose dire destiny has called him or her to
this mode OF earning his or her livelihood.
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sa"' tue e"''"''a' "'e mas '!' onght spo@
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"s 'aoor'ous anu uaik'es' one. 10 hoss
VINO love eAetement E" Is aiso somewhat
au" ana dreMy. ny asnsu'ar ia'ah'y, the
"'u'' III ""''n Pu''''"etS n'o' ana "he'o
consequently tho magazines OF reViewS
which arc their property are edited arc OF
tho most lug'ibrious and mysterious kind.
tbs well.brcd darkness, hut still It Is dark.
ness. lf by chance you stumble into one
Of these houses, although may DO il Is at
the West End you reco'l with that fear
wh'ch tho vague the shadowy, inc uhin-
Inc tenement Is not snop' OF ware
house, or CELLAR or d c'uo' or q private
house. o"t u parakes q ll'''e OF inc charac-
'er'snes Of a'' these aoodes. lhe male sex
abound there ana however lively and
dsoon"aars these Identical men aro uP'o the
moment 'hey en'er' as soon as they cross
these thresholds they arc changed into
mourniui underakers' mute, ia''sued'
nope'e"''oA'"s spoo'''''ns o' 'nor'a''y'
"' "'s"'' o"0 "'v'"'' "0'' -. "''''"o''
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'here - ah unn''u'u' q',et Us " are'u'u
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ina oack'room' on inc a'a"'ns'room
hoor ot one OF these houses ! nave spcn'
about six hours day Tor the last SIX years.
Tho carpet has been changed Tour times
Tor tho marks OF my steps pacing up ana
down. with manuscripts IN hand can' alas
too soon be traced on It. but the chairs
have not been changed the black horse
hair Is worn IN places to white tho tnhle'
cover is dingy the dust OF twenty years
looks down upon me from tho window
curtains; tho panes Of tho windows arc
made partly Of cloudcd glass, but whether
by ingrained dirt, or an artificial process, ]
have never yet discovered. A dim relig.
ious light pervades the apartment The
close mcphitic odor Of manuscripts blends
itself with that indefinite and oppressive
compound Of smoke and gas whiah Is
known a. tho London smell. hiopen my
windows look upon black balcony where
rot the fossil remains oi some antcdeinv'ah
plants. They arc furry in texture, and
sPiky and brittle.looking in form. They
mny DO rudimentnry geran'ums The view
from these windows Is Of the backs OF 9TH
er houses or warehouses, ! think, Tor no
opposite windows break the mono'ony OF
the bare os'd walls Hm u''er deso'anon'
The court |" paved but through the inter
snces OF the uass some cnurchyaro''ooS'
ing ~eed' grow c"'o'eo 'a'"'y !" o'"o
greenne's. ihere u broken pump III inc
corner wh'ca occaS'o"A"' F" "'p'ea "
some ev" spur" 70 'eaA' anu inc" " "''p'
drops drops WIN uncertain ye' snarpened
spla'he' on tho stones i"at no':o Is nor
r'b'e to mo- ana on the days 'hat near H.
my temper, fear, is not oil that 1t ought 10
be. Such 10 tho ms'e-e"-'eene, and tho oe-
cupation carried OH in this delectabIo spot
10 as follows:
iarive at nine O'Clock. On ono table
.r. IN. l.,,.r, which tho f;rxt most has