Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1867-03-22

~ hand, pointed to . pile of exchanges. AID
ushed down stairs. caNed 70 him Sut ~
'cived = reply from the seccsd lsnaiap.
You'll hnd evcry,hing--ask The sosvna.,."
md his voice died out in the disrance. while I
c-entcred the sanctum, humming I'm mon.
rch of all survey
VAS settling in my mind what shsald
cad my 6rst editerel Our Country ~ il Ts,'
The Great Rebellion" or "French Interfer.
'ace. when Copy sounded in my ears. and
the .sievir' stool grnning At me, evidently
enjoying the start which had greeted At the
first sound Of my voice.
I hastily cut out the hrst item which my eye
chanced 10 light upon, An anecdote Of the times
Of Charles ". and returned to my writing
had nearly completed the frat line when 'he
,loor opened and this time u g foreman entere.
I'VE want copy for the inside he sale
the outside is already made up, and hs
handed back the anecdote that I had just seat
TO the composisers.
l,h nix must have looked blank - know I
el. so: for the idea that particular kind Of
.opy was required for particular side Of the
mper was something entirely new to me.
aesitssed a moment, took up paper, and cut
oa, On article headed, ..Our Country and Her
Wants., not noticing that the paper was .
! ank Democratic sheet and the article one
businz the Republiean party in general, sad
he Administration in particular.
had hardly reached a paragraph in my
.leader ere anuther call came for "mors
copy, and more COPY it va. 70 the next six
hours. The day closed; but | cauld not say
tn same of my leader-alas! it had only
reached its fourth p,rasraph--ani, alloS me
10 say, right here, that that was ell il ever
reached, for the next day was publication day
sud had the modification Of seeing the paper
~ to press without - long leader In my best
yle; in fact, there Was not . line Of my
writing ia It's columns.
The chagrin which. this thought caused me
sas nothing, however, to what was to follow.
leave it to the imagination of the reader TO
iepict my f..lings when, taking up the damp
-heet, real the liiferea; articles ha sslect-
Il. Tie Fl st. a. have stated, was an ahu-
We article against the Administrations the
n It an equally abusive one against the Re-
publican nominee for ongress-a favorite
| nan Of the parry, aud = particular friend Of
nine, u. the hume su. stump spesehes Of last
autumn wou Prove.
There was a paper the most in'esely Demo
.ratic; tif ore coald judge from its contenis)
ssued from Reluhican Office by leader OF
he Republican party. laid down the paper
md ~ sense OF my redcious position over
balance wy other feeling, burst cut Laughs
ng; but my laughing was cut short by the
ntrance Of the wond b.. N. c, whose coun-
enauce bctokenel auyti,ing but mirih. and
! !. vision OF ho SC whips fitted before my mind.
What is the meaning os this said the
wiathful NJ. G.. as lie SHOOK the of, nsiye raper
in my face In vain explained and apole-
s.zc- he met me with the constant q .ery:
Why diln', you read the article! or at
east sec TIA, you cut i, f.cm Republican
paper =
Sure enough why didn't I?
A, last he closed his angry harrangue by
calling me . .-beAntifu editor, which, cod>
silered US Artemas Ward says. ..iitt.c sar-
| cusiical," rather dubious compliment Tor
man who had all his life bedn crticisinr other
editors and lauding his own skill-albeit his
untried skill.
But my trouble did not end here. entered
the press room just the forms were bcing
tired from the press, the 9aon box ohstruc,cd
the way, and my tess coming in contact with
ii threw me forward andi my descent 'em.
braced boy who had hold Of one epd Of the
form he loosing his presence of mind, BY the
suddenness OF my manifestations, let the form
drop from his hand-a shout-a Grassland
the forms lay mass of ru n 1t my feet He'd
in CONSERVATION, but AS i'll luck would have il
took the Store room door Instead Of the rigAt
one, and stumbled agains, an open keg of ink
tipping it over, and falling head FIRST in the
darkness. That form is inked; sLonted the
devil. aud attracted BY the uproar, he hasrened
to the spot followed by all the typos iu the
Office. Rather = dark copy heard one
typo say; bu, as don belong to the craft,
could not appreciate the joke. was led 10
the lye bucket-and have an appreciative
sense Of what it must be to be Hxyed alive,
At last WAS in a condition TO return 70 my
room and did not cave il for . week; the
pape in the u.an time, l'eiug left 10 the
mercy Of the foreman. The 6rst CO made
after my voluntary imprisonment vas upon
the one who had been in my thoughts when
had the rrite encounter with John.
As secn as entered saw that my case was
hopeless. Il is said tia, women canoserl ok
every fault can even. cover the sin o: q loved
One with manyie of charity, but to bear The
ohjec, Of their affection riilculed ste, Is their
hearts against him forever.
'fhe NJ. Z. who had once been my friend, o
longer spoke 10 me; wherever wen, I vas
treated with mock humility IS s.Mr. Editor"
suntilslife came almost endurable had made
myself famous, as |. thought should in he
editorial chair; but Who would covet such =
fame.
John forgave me and still called me lie
friend, bu, even he o casionaily harrovs up
my feeli; g. by illusions to the lengthy edito-
rials wrote, and the great popularity l
ach;.vn.1 -.