The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-12-03
BAUK RAPIDS.
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$3.50 SAuK RAPIDS, Dec. l, 1868.
EDrroR JouRxA1.-I have been delin-
quent for some time; and bog to say that
am duly penitent. II promise better
I things In tho FUTURE. A natural DISPOSE
ton to postpone till tomorrow what should
be done to-day, belongs to mo As we'll
as to tho crest Of mankind" 1t is
not really an in6rmity but sin Of poor
huma. nature. It not only attaches to in
dividuals but permeates communities. and
oissn does much harm TO both.
| believe tho only exception to this gener-
a remark il tho editor Of . papsr,w who what
ever happens, must be ON hand with bis
| paper on the appointed day, and he fails not.
Tas JOURNAL comes regularly every week
whatever are my shortcomings, bringing
news from al parts, and local items Of our
h>urishing neighbor. and we'll conceived
aud happily expressed editorials on more
subjects than I can enumerate on this
sheet. 1t Is laid aside till evening, and
being axood faulty paper, is read by your
correspondent. by lamp-light to tho family
around the table. We are all waiting with
interest for the commencement of the
great story Of Mrs. swisshelm's. That no
doubt will be An important feature in the
history Of The JOURNAL. which At any rate
has been prosperous one. 1t was stated
tho other day that the proprietor had made
twenty thousand dollars from its publica-
ten in the last four years. 1fthis b ia
l am glad oft: forif anybody on earth
deserves to get rich, it is tho editor Of
weekly paper. Aud it 10 90 rarely done
that you, having succeeded, are likely to
become famous. Your history will DO cit
ed ~ marvellous instance Of success in
spite Of heretofore inexsrsble and I'M
changing law to the contrary. And your
likeness viii be put up At the shop win
dows, side by side with Brick Pomeroy'e,
along al the great railroad routes. You
might not like the juxtaposition, but Is =
Successful newspaper man you must 60
with them on the road to fame, and cer-
tainly ''Brick''' is one Of them in this
country. il hs does say that Lincoln is in
purgetory and Booth in paradise. We are
talking about success and not politics. II
you have got rich with Republican paper,
hs has made his thousands by the worst
Democratic paper outside Of Patagonia. I
win not however, pursue this topic any
farther till I hear from you personally,
and am put in possession Of = portion, in
consideration Of further notice. Paid pens
do better by far than unpaid ones. They
become golden tongued, aud move smooth
y along on diamond points. Unpaid pens
are commonly steel, and poor steel At that.
Sometimes simply goose quill, made in
pens witha dull knife.
As to news in this city Of magnificent
distances, I absolutely have none. am,
these days, reminded Of 'other days" por-
trayed in ''Glimpsss. Backward" now ap-
pairing in the Sentinel, when oxen carried
lhemail, and ths::best store sold beads, moe
acsins, red tape aud poor calico to the In
dams, and the only Judge of the District
proclaimed that "Judioially he knew moth
Ing" I say have been reminded. The
snow blocked US in. Nobody came In;
wood Was wheeled on .whsel-barrows from
door to door there was general prospect
of freezing up. There has been, however,
thawing out for the past few days. and it
don't look ~ much like seventeen years
ago - it did.
1should not omit the proper notice Of
our November session, of Court. Judge
MoKelvy MS here 'vsry busy two days
His popularity 40. an able and upright
Judge remains unimpaired, He is always
courteous, fsir. and: attentive, and in his
decisions Of law points prompt and correct.
+. :; Years truly, ION.
r. II our eortsspoadent will only send
bis Informant ia: this aids ofsths river, We
will agree, scarcely agree. to give each Of
them half Of the shove amount, and the
balance to charitable institutions, provided
the person will tell US who las this mon
~. Twenty Taou.and Dollar.1 Whsw!-
Ed. JouRSAt:]