Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-06-18
"The Foreman Wants Some More"
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A Washington editor mournfally writes

Washington editor mournfully writes:
In December, dark and dreary, sat the writer
weak and weary ponderng DER his memoranda
book Of items used before-book of scrawling
hand notes rather, items taken days together
using up much time and leather-ponderlng we
these items Ger While we poudered slowly
rocking Through our mind queer ideas hocking)
came quick and nervous knocking at the
sanctum door. - Sure, that must be jerks %
we muttered--" jerks that's knocking at the
door jerks, that everlasting bore"
All, how well do we remind us, in the walls
that there couGued us, ''cxchanges' lay behind
us, all scattered 0 er the floor Thought we
jerks wants TO borrow some newspapers till to-
morrow. and twill be relief from sorrow to get
rid Of jerks, the bore, by opening wide the
door Still the visitor kept knocking louder
than before.
And the scattered pile of papers cut some
very curious capers, being lifted by the breezes
through another door; ald we wished Nhe
wish was evil, for one deemed always ciyiU that
jerks was to the devil to stay there eyermore-
jerks the neyer-tirng bore.
Backing up our patience firmer, then, without
another murmur, "Nr. jerks - said we YOUR
pardon, your forgiveness, we implore But the
fact is, we were reading of some curious pro-
ceeding and thus it was unAelded, your loud
knocking there before"
Here we opened wide the door. But fancy
now our feelngs-for it WASH t jerks the bore
jerks the nameless eYermorc.
But the form that stood before us caused a
trembling TO come DER us, and memory bore us
back again to days Of yOre days when "items"
were in plenty, and whore er this writer went be
picked up items by the score Twas the dark
form Of our 'deyil thrust in attitude unciviI
and he thrust his head within the door with
" the foreman out Of copy, sir, and says he
wants some more" Yes, like Alexander, wanted
more.
Now this " local had already walked about
till nearly dead-he had sauntered through the
city TIL his feet were very sore-waIked through
streets so dusty, and in by-ways running Off into
all portions Of the city, both public and obscure
had examined every store and questioned eV-
cry " feller' whom he met from door to door if
anything was stirring-any accident occurring
not published heretofore and had met with no
success he would rather kinder guess he felt
little wicked at that ugly little bore, with his
message from the foreman that he wanted
''sOmethng more
"Now Ills time you were departing, you
young imp, cried we upstarting, "get you back
into the otice-oilice where you were before
or the words you have spoken will get your
bones all broken (und seized a cudgel oaken
that was lying on The hoor); take your hands
out OF your pockets, and leave the sanctum
door tell the foreman there's no copy you
ugly little bore"
And our devil, n%er sitting, still is fitting
sun II Hllllug DdCh ana IOflQ upon the landing.
just outside our sanctum door tears down his
face is streaming, strange light from his eve is
beaming, and his voice is heard still screaming
" Sir, the foreman wants some more"
AN lMPUDENT MINlsrER.-The Elko (Nevada)
Independent relates the subjoined incident:
few days ago one of our Methodist dvines
became enamOred with healthy, buxom and
handsome widow, and one morning while they
were seated alone at the breakfast table the ex-
FOUNDER Of the gospel truths warmed up and
melted away in the arms of love. The fair
widow endured his caresses and enjoyed the al
Turing and enchanting love songs that he poured
INTO her ears with the heat Of true AdOnis. un-
III he, IN the excitement Of the moment and in
the ardor OF his passion, grasped the fair, white
hand, and squeezed and clawed its palm This |
was more than she could endure even from a |
meek and lowly follower of the Lamb and she
turned upon him with indignation, and gave h m
a wholesome lecture that soon cooled off his pas
sion His only reply to the indignant lady, who
was the center Of his thought by day aud by
night, was @ Sister, forgive me, for you know
that we are all human" How s that for high?
The gossps tell story about pretty young
lady resident q "A city IN the East, who brought
suit for breach of promise against young mer-
chant, who had changed his mind and taken a
richer bride The trial came on and the girls
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