The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-10-18
TENNESSEE JoURNALlsli.
IT. Perils-A few Incidents in an Edi-
tors Experience.

Twas told BY physician tina, South.
erl climate would improve nv health and
10 | went down to Tennessee and 20, [.
berth uu the .Horuiaq Gt1yy and johnson
Coup'y Var. Wdoop, AZ associate editor.
When went on duty | found the chief
adiIer sitting tilted back on three legged
chair With Bis feet on nine table. There
was another pine table in the room. and
smother afflicted chair, and both were half
buried under newspapers and scraps and
sheets Of manuscript, There va, a
wooden box Of sand, sprinkled with cigar
stubs and odd soldiers aud stove with
door hanging By its upper hinge. The
.slief editor had long tailed black cloth
trock cou. on, aud white linen pants. Hi.
boots were small and neatly blacked. lie
wore ruiHed shirt, and q large seal ring.
standing collar Of obsolete pattern md a
rheckercd neckerchiei with me ends HANG.
ing down. Date Of costume about lsls.
He was smoking q cigar and irving to
think of a word, and in paving Ills hair
tor il, be had rumpled hi. locks good
deal. He was Rowing fesrfullv and
Judged tina, lie was connecting a par,;cu.
larly kuotty editorial. He told me to take
tho exchanges aud skim through them and
write up The spirit Of the Tennessee
Press, conden.ing iuto tho article all Of
their contents that seemed Of interest.
Iwrote as follows:
SPIRIT o, TIE TENNESSEE pSzs,."
1.-THE editors Of the Semi.Weekly
Earthquake evidently lubor under mis-.
apprehension with regard to The Ballyhack
railroad. It's not lLe obiec, of tho CON-
papy to leave Buzzardville of to one side.
On the contrary they consider it one Of
the most important points along tie line,
and consequently can have no desire to
slight it. The gentleman Of the Earth
quake will, Of course. take pleasure in
making the correction.
John W. Blossom, ESQ, the able ed
ito, Of the Higginsvillo Thunderbol. and
Battle Cry Of Freedom, arrived in the city
yesterday. He 10 stopping a. tho Van
Buren, House.
I've observe that our co!emporary Of
the Mud Springs Morning Depih has fallen
into the error Of supposing that the cleo.
ton Of Van Werter Is not an established
: fact, but be will have discovered his mis-.
take before this reminder reaches him, no
doabt. He was doubtless misled BY in.
complete election returns.
ut is pleasant TO note that tho city Of
Blathersville is endeayoripg to contrac,
With some New York gentlemen to pave
its we'll nigh impossible streets with The
! Nicolson pavement. But tits difficult to
accomplish desire like this. since Mem.
phis got some New Workers to d. like
service for her and then decliued to nav
: for it. However, the Daily HusraA stilI
urges the measure with ability, and seems
confident Of ultimate success.
ave are panied 10 learn that Colonel
Bascom, chief editor Of the Dying Shrek
for Liberty. fell in the street few eve.
nings since and broke his lee. He has
lately been suffering with debility, caused
by ovcr.work and anxiety on account Of
sickness 10 his family, and it il supposed
that he faiuted from the cxe,tion Of walk.
Ing too much in the SUM-
I passed nv manu,cript over to the
chief editor for, acceptance. alteration OF
destruction. He glanced at i. and hisface
aud his couptenarce grow nortentnns 7,
was easy to see that Something vas vrono
Presently be sprapp up and sa;d
Thunder and lighting! Do ,ou sim.
roae am going 10 sneak Of tbos, c,tI.
,,n. vay? Do sou sunnose NV ,nh.cr;h.
are going 10 stand such cruel rs That
,.ivc me the pcn"
Incver saw pen .crspc and scratch II,
WY 50 yiciOu.ly, or blow through ,no,be,
n.an's verbs and adicc,iyes 80 relentlessly
While he was in the mids. Of his work
somebody shot at him through the omen
window and marrsd tie symmetry Of ii,
ear.
"Ah," said he. "thatis that scounlrcl
Smith, Of tho Moral rolcano--hc was due
yesterday" And be snatched navy re-.
yolver from HE belt and fred. Smith
dropped, shot Ia the thigh. The shot
spoiled Smiths aim, who was lust taking
second chance, and he crippled stra,,.