Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1868-07-08
A SPICY ANECDOTE CONCERNING
a WISCONSIN EDITOR.

Jacques of the Chicago Railroad Gaz
cite, tells the following good one upon
Charles Seymour, of the La Crosse Re
P@btacan. 1t is true to the life.
Y, > the versatile genius who presides
over the destinies of the La Crosse Re
publican as senior editor, and who com.
blnes in himself, devil, proof reader, gen.
eral manager, bookkeeper and editor, and
who is equally at home attending to his
family paper-running an Editorial Con
ventlon, and as President there Of contriv-
ing to make everybody around him COM
Portable and happy, always ready with a
speech at short notice and upon any oc-
casIon, from political caucus to 4th of
July oration, and who under all circum-
stances is the same genial whole souled
gentleman-tells the following good one
upon himself But that the readers of
the Gazette may fully appreciate the joke,
1t becomes necessary to explain. Like
all other great men, Charley has his little
pet nobby, and that is, that gentleman
should always and under all circumstances
be diyniied, and during the whole course
OF his honorable and useful life, he never
but once failed to sustain his character in
that respect, and that is the "good one"
above alluded to.
About a year since, he had Just built a
new dwelling house, and was about mov-
ing in. He had been busy stretching car
pets, arranging furniture, etc. ETC.. until
a late hour at night. He was about to
retire, when it was discovered that a
journey to the third story to procure some
articles, consisting of crockery and other
things, that would be needed early in the
morning, was imperatively necessary.
But here was dilemma The stairs
were freshly painted; he was dressed
neatly and well, as he always is, and fear
ed that he would not only mar the paint
but would also soil his pantaoons in step.
ping from one step to the other; but nee.
essity knows no law. So, lamp in hand,
he started
One half of the journey was safely ac-
complished, the articles he was in search
of were found, and, with lamp in one
hand and crockery in the other, he COM
menced the descent
To save rubbing the back of the trous-
ers, legs against the edge of the steps, he
concluded to step on the extreme outer
edge of the stairs, taking two steps at a
time
So carefully turning his toes in and ex-
tending his arms to preserve bis balance,
he very carefully commenced the descent,
two steps were taken in safety, but at the
third his foot slipped, and very forcibly
seating himself ON the next step away he
went, q la riding down hill, gaining mo
mentum as he progressed, until with arms
and legs extended, he landed at the foot
of the stairs, a wiser, somewhat bruised
and terribly bedaubed, if not better man
The inmates of the house hearing the
racket Of course rushed to the scene of
action.
There sat Charlie-lamp in one hand
crockery in the otE cr-in a batter OF
fresh paint, saying over to himself, in a
most emphatic manner, number Of very
hard words.
Charley" said his better half, "are
you hurt"
'Some he replied, "but | don't care
for that"
ooh, Charley said his wife again
"the stairs are ruined"
Il know ii" he replied, glancing rue
fully at the white streak down the centre
of the stairs, where the paint oughtto be
''6ut I don't care for that 2"
And, your new pants and coat are en-
tirely ruined -
eyes! fifty dollars gone, bit, I don
core for that I"
Fearing that he was really injured, hi:
wife again anxiously inquired if he was
not.
"No, no, said he, ''it's not that"
"What is it then 2"
ooh wifep' said he, KIT pas SC
ev'hs1Ly etndignfed p