The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-03-27
If any one class of people is sub

ject to imposition, in divers ways, more
than all others, that clast is the local
editor. Advertisers, subscribers, read
ers, customers for job work-all demand
their work in advance, and the printer
has to trust to fortune, in nine cases
out of ten, for his pay. II his custom
ers have the least grain of dishonesty
in their composition, he is an exposed
and tempting victim. We will cite one
or two cases in point.
In October last, we received an ad-
vertisement from an agent, under the
title of ar. II. Griffin & Co.," III
West Baltimore Street. The new firm
being strongly endorsed, we inserted
the advertisement, and made sundry
attempts afterward to collect the bill,
by letter and by calling at the aforesaid
III w. Baltimore street, but received
no answer to our letters, nor could We
find any occupant for the room. Finally,
however, we were fortunate enough to
catch a tenant of the premises in, who
informed US that Mr. r. H. Griffin &
Co. was a young blood from Charles
ton, SC, who came to Baltimore to
seek his fortunes. Being one of the
chivalry and we'll recommended, the
Baltimoreans, simple, gullable souls,
when "chivalry is before their eyes,
took him in and made lion of him.
After playing this role awhile, and col
lecting what bills he had succeeded in
running with publishers, from the par
ties advertising. Mr.. r. H. Griffin &
Co. decamped, without paying his rent,
and his desk, paper cases, ink stands,
etc, We're seized by the landlord for
reut. Exit Griffin & Co.
Our next case is of an opposite char
acter, apparently, but on close exami-
nation the species will be found almost
identical. Not long since brisk, gen.
teelly-dressed gentleman, brushed into
our Office, and stated with flourish and
inimitable SANG FRoID, that he had a
crow to pick" with the editor. After
waiting patiently till our gentleman had
removed the feathers, we found his
bIackbird consisted of a charge that we
had done him great injustice, and so
aggravated was the case, in his opin-
ion, that we had been uHgentlemanly
and false toward his lordship, we felt
quite sorry for having got "between
the wind and his nobility" and after
hearing his explanation, attributed gross
un-officer-like management to the post
master of his village. Our friend OF
the pouncet-box had been receiving THE
WING for about a year and a half, when
our collector called upon him for his
subscription. He declared that he was
not subscriber, and wouldn't pay
When the case was reported to us, we
stated our conviction that whoever takes
a newspaper from the office is sub
scriber to all intents and purposes, and
to try and shirk out Of paying for ii
wasn't honest This, when reported
by the agent, was what provoked oul
friend with the nice clothes, and he CAV.
us to understand that he had received
FEW numbers from the office, and thci
informed the P. NJ. that he would moi
take THE WING out, all of which the
p. NJ. declares is not true, but on the
contrary, he received the paper regu
larly from the Office, and only ordered
it stopped when waited on for his sub
scription. Though successful in cheat
ing the printer, our gentleman, wh'
protested to be jealous in honor, stand:
clearly convicted of our first charge
against him. These are fair specimen:
of the every day experience of coun
try editor.