The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-07-10
,ET OF SIERRA Fl

At Record" stood ut his case set
pc for his next weeks paper, h9
.pytled by the sudden iruption oi
j roll OF manuscript, which va
N through the open door and fell
feet. An examination Of the man
pt, however, showed that it was eys.
" of human origin, being yerse,
ot exceeding bad quality. The eil-
Ind 1t aside.
lew days after this the editorial &,
ls.on was invaded lgy voices OF alhr.
Ge cxpostulntif0n and entreaty, stal-
- 10 tne door, the editor was amazed
beholding Mr.. Morgan McCorkle u
ll.known citizen of Angelo, mad tb-
ribet to the Record" in the act Our.
ing, partly by force and partly by agus
mt, mn awkward young man toiiird
building, Whenhe had finally eff
cd his object, and, MS it were, stlely
led his prize in chair, Mr.. McCttlrle
X off his hut, carefully wiped thepar-
n isthmus OF forehead which divided
black brows from his stubby hair,
nd, with mn explanatory wave oi his
ID toward hia reluctant compation,
|, "a horned poet, and the cnssflest
vi you ever seed ~ lHi I'NiH
Accepting the editors smile as iIcog-
itionlo 1.-THE introduction, Mr.. McCbrllle
Anted ana went on: Didn't wdat to
1mel Mister Editor don't wunt b see
10, Morg, 'sezhe. Atilt,' sez I, Ge.do;
borned poet like you and giftA ge-
Jus like he oughter come togetlir So
liable And 1 fetched him. Ali, will
'er ?" The born poet had, after txhib-
iting sigus of great distress, started to
run. But Mr.. McCorkle was down hpon
him instantly, seizing him by his long
linen coat and settled lin back ID his
chair. Tain'tno use stampeding, Yer
ye are and yer ye stays. For Yer n
borned poet, ,-ei ye are as shy as a jlck-
MSS rnbbit, Look at i'm nowp
He certainly was not an attractive pic
tme. There was harSlly n notable iea-
ture in his weak face, except Ills eyes,
which were moist and shy, and not nm
like the animal to which Mr.. McCorkle
had compared him. II was the face that
the editor had seen at the window.
"Knowed him for fower year, ,--since
he war boy continued Mr.. McCprkle
in n loud whisper. "Allefs the same,
bless you Can jerk n rhyme rs easy as
t,irnin' jack. Never had any eddicasion !:
lived ont in AIissoony all his life. But
he's chock full o. poetry. 0n'y this
mornin' sez l to him,-he camps along
o. mc,-NTiltN Y sez !, ARE breakfast
ready?' and h J up md answers hack
quite peart and clipper, The breakfast
IL is rcady, and the birds is singing ftee,
and it's risin' in the dawnin' light ishhp-
piness to NOR When man" said Mr..
dropping his voice with deep
"gets of things like them,
without any call to do it, and handlin'
flapiacls over . cook.stove at the same
hme,-that mans q horned poet"
There was IN awkward pause. Mr..
McCorisle beamed patronizingly on lis
proiegc. The born poet looked rs II he
were meditating another tiight,-not q
metaplorical one The editor asked II
he could dol anything for them. III
SIN course you can, responded MA
NIcoorltle, "tliafs iesyit Afilt, wherSs
that poetry" MI
The editors couutenance fell as thd
poet produced from his pocket n roll bf
manuscript. He, however, took it mn1
cnanically and glanced over II. II was
evidently q duplicate Of the former myt.
terious contribution. 'HfFiT |
The editor then spoke brie!7y but car
nestly reget that l cannot recall hii /
exact words, but it appeared that neyet |
before, in the history OF the "Recordi, |
mad % tne pressure been SO great upon It's
columns Mstters Of paramount impor-
lance qeePly affecting the material pro
gress u olem, questions touching the |
absolute integrity Of Calaveras and Tuol.
umne as soeal communities, were even
now waiIlhg expression. Weeks, my
months, must elapse before that pressure
would DC removed, md tho "Record
could grapllc with any but the sterneat
Of topics, Again, the editor had noticed
IN tho ioothills of the sierras. Even
the VOL q Byron and Moore attracted I
no aIenuO, in Dutch Flat, and proiu
aice g.s se6PiSa 4PW 70 exist against Tehnyson IN
urass sfty But the editor WIS not |
without h,n for the future. In fhe
country rN,ettIed '''' "Aen r"'
80. MI WI void he the cost to print this
yer, l,sha,, .s,pted Mr.. MrCorkle quietly.
ment, "rg5oJ %o o,i;lo. X ", ., auNe,tlse'
ful nlaerity ' WV ''''''' WIN WIN eneer'
odita;'s IA' placed the mr, in The
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