Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-08-03
AN EDITOR IN HEAVEN.

oucn Is the captiOn OF an article
which has been going the rounds OF
the papers for some time, and which
appears to be something new under
the sun.
Just as if the editors were not in
the habit Of going to heaven. Well
venture to say that greater portion
of them 20 to that home Of those
who have performed their mission of
mercy on earth, than any other pro-
f@ssion or calling that poor mortals
fill.
"An editor in Heaven |" There's
nothing strange about that, at all.
It's almost moral as we'll as pro-
fessional impcssibility for them to
90 anywhere else.
Once upon time, after the demise
of a member of the corps editorial, y
he presented himself at the gate Of
the Holy City, and requested admis.
sion. The door keeper asked him
what had been his occupation on
Terra Frma. He replied that he was
an editor. "W ell" said the watch.
man, "we have a crowd of your kind
here now; and they all come in as
dead heads IF you can pay your
passage you can come in, II not you
must put yourself under control of a
parsonage YOU ruled tyranicRlly down
below" (meaning the devil.) Not
having the wherewith to 80 in, our
brother of the quill and scissors post
ed off and presented himself at the
entrance Of "Clootie's dark domains. v
A very dark complesioned gentle
man stood sentry, ana asked in a
gruT voice, "who comes?" IAN hon.
orable disciple of Faust was the
calm reply. "Then hold on, you
can't be admitted,' exclaimed the
gentleman in black, evincing con
siderable agitation, and hercely
scowled on HIM. "Why not, de,
manded the typo, who began to get
somewhat hoofsh and looked around
for "sheep's FOOT" with which to
force an entrance.
"W ell, sir" replied his sable maj
estv, eve let one of your profession
in here many years ago and he kept
up a continual row with his former
delinquent subscribers, as we have
more Of that class Of persons here
than any other, we have passed Law
prohibiting the admission of any ed.
itors, only those who have advanced
our interest IN their papers on earth,
and even those we keep in a seperate
room by themselves. You have
published many things that operated
against us, and always blamed the
devil with everything that went
wrong, so you can't come in. W e
enforce this rule without respect to
persons, for our own peace and safety.
You can just travel" Casting a
droll lear at the outside sentinel,
our typographical friend started oil
again, determined to get IN up above.
This time he took with him an old
file of his paper and presenting 1t to
the guardian of the Celestial City,
requested that it might be carefully
examined, and they would see
whether he was entitled to free
ticket. In due course of time the
conductor came along and took him
in, telling him that he had published
many good things and had been a
good martyr to the cause Of human
Improvement, and that resolution
had been passed to admit all members
of the art prescrvative" who had
abused the devil while below.
| He added that as they were pun
ished enough by their being with the
devil all their lives, thelr future pun
| ishment was COMMITTED. He further
stated that notone delinquent news
paper subscriber could be found in
all Heaven.