Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-09-02
SELECT POETRY.
The Editors Guests,

i NN'NS''s VI
His ARMCHAIR elbow supporting his right hand up
His eyes ON his dusty old table, with different docu-
There thirty long pages from Holer wifi under
| lined capitals topped
And short disquisition from Growler, requesting his
There were lyrics from, Gusher. the poet concerning
| 49, sweet howerets and zephyrs,
anu stray gem from Plodder the farmer describing
| - couple of heifers
There were bllits from beautiful maidens and bills
| m IL he wrote IL, whoi
| smooth and meliHous school,
ana one OF his rivals last papers, informing him he
There were several long resolutions with names tell.
c. ing whom they were by,
Canonlzng some harmless old brother who had done
,, nothing worse than to Tie.
There were traps that table to catch him. and SER
Ihere were gilt enterprises to sell him. and biters at
, tempting to bite him;
lhere were starving long ads from the cty and mon
Which added Please give this insertion and send in
rh or your ,il pill 'ehea you're done r.
lhee were letters from OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES meetings
w, their wants and their laws
"nic9 sa,d can you pint this announcement for
ihere were tickets inviting his presence to festivals
Wrapped in notes, with "Please give us notice, de-
l., o., murcly slipped in at the close
III snort as ms eve took the table, and DER its ink
There was nothing did not encounter, excepting per-
The editor dreamily pondered on several ponderous
On different lines of action and pulling of different
strings.
Upon some equivocal doings. and some uncquivca
On how few Of his numerous patrons were quietly
On friends who subscribed "just to help him" and
,wordy encouragement lent.
Ana had given him plenty of counsel but never had
On vinegar; kindhearted people were feeding him
every hour
Who saw not the work they were doing but wondered
that printers sour"
On several Intelligent townsmen whose kindness was
That they Kept an eye ont on his business and told him
On men who had rendered him fayors and never nush.
ed forward their claims f'''
So long as the paper crowded with locals contain
On various other small matters, sufficient his temper to
And finely contryed to be making the blood of an edi.
tor boil;
And SO one may see that his feelings could hardly be
And he Ieedcd some pleasant occurrence his wakened
He had IT,: for 10, the threshhod slow and reliable
tread,
And farmer invaded the sanctum and these were the
words that he said:
Good mornn sir, Mr. Printer how is your body to.
I'm glad you're to home; for you feers is alays run.
Your paper last week want so sharp nor Snicv n th
but 8 pose when the campaign is opened you'll be
-, whoopln II up to 'em more.
Ihat fellow that's prntn' The SmdSher, is gon for
you perty smart;
And our lolks said this mornin' at breakfast .bev
thought he was gittin' The start.
But hushed ,em right up in a minute and said good
told 'em believed you trying to do just as well
as you knew;
And told em that some one was sayin ann whoever
twas IL is so,
That You can't expect much of no man. nor blame
him for " hat he don't know
But layin' aside pleasure for business, I've brought
And thought would see If yor couldn't make an edi-
tor ouen o him.
My family stock is ncreasin while other folks seem
TO ru short
I've got right smart of famly-its one of the old.
There's Ichabod, Isaac and Israel workin' away on
the farm
They do bout as much as ons good boy-and make
things 90 OF like charm.
There's Moses and Aaron are sly ones, and slip like
But they're t9labe steady, in thing-thcy al'ays
- git round TO their meals.
Thres Peter busy inyentin' UEouph Mhat he inyents
can't see),
And Joseph is eudyin medicine and they're both of
- en- hOnrdn with me.
There's Abmm and bert is married-each workin my
farm for himself
And sam smashed his nose at a shootn' and SO he is
laid on the shelf
The rest Of the boys all growin' cept this little
And thought that perhaps I'd be making an editor
outen o him.
He amt great shakes for labor though I've labor
ed WIN him good deal.
And give him some strappin' good arguments know
he couldn't help but to feel.
But he's built out of secondcass timber, and nothing
Exceptin his appetite, ouy, and there he's as good as
keep him a-carryin' uncheons, and fn and bringip
And take him among the pcrtaters and set him to pick
And then there Is things to be doinga heIpin the wo
- men in doors,
Theirs churnin' and Raehin' of dishes and other de-
~. scriptlons of chores.
But he don't take to nohin but vctuas and he II nev
- er be much, I'm afraid,
So thought il would be good notion to learn him
His bodys to small for farmer his Judgment is rath
, er too slim,
But thought perhaps could be maxim an editor
1t amt much to git Up apaper-i wouldn't take him
He could feed the machine, am thnkin', with some |
good, strappin fellow to turn.
n01U to do; e1
Just keep an eye on your machinery and crack
rangements right through,
used Ior to wonder at readin and when 1t got up
But tbs most of it made by machinury-[ can see il all
plain enough, now
And poetry TOO, is constructed by machinery of differ
Each one with III a gauge and chopper to to the
And IG5ngta 54gar Of NdS the lines ines. o,.,.non, T.,
sleeker than grease
And a,egti9' her heaven'born productions at couple
And since the whole trade has growed easy, twoud be
easy enough, I've whim
II you was agreed, to be maxim editor outen of
jim"
The editor sat in the sanotum and looked the old man
in the eye,
Then glanced at the grnning young hopeful and mour-
fully made his reply:
is your son small unbound edition of Moses and Sol
Omon bohs
Can he compass his spirit with meekpess and strange
natural oath
IAN he leave all his Worngs to the future and carry ha
heart In his cheek
Jan he do an hours work in minute and live on
siXpence a weekf
Can he courteously talk to an equal and brow an
impudent duncef
Jan he keep things in apple pie order and do halt
dozen at oncei
IAN he press all the springs of knowledge with ouick
and reliable touchy i
And be sure that he EnOws how much TO know and
knows how to not know too mpch
)oes he know how to spur up his virtue, and put a
check rem on bis pndei
ian ne carry eentleman's manners within a Thnoc-
eros hdeY
Jan he know ALL and do ALL and be ALL with cheerful.
. ness, courage and vmi
so, we perhaps can be making an editor 'outen of
him."
The farmer stood curiopsy listening while wonder his
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