The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-07-12
Itnz1 Edited an Agricultural Paper.
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Itn.4 Eaisea an Agricultural Paper.
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1I1id mot take she temporary. editor.
shiP:of All agricultural piper without
misgiyings.: N6ithAti, WOULD a, landsman.
take AammalJd ora ship without. misgiv-
ingaa, But hHsa iin Nc7roa unetahress that
maaS !he salArY AT Sbieeso .iGH reRRi67it4n{f DEF T
ed!1S nf LIE pgpef Was; Roiag' of fof a.
holiday, and accepted the terms he Of
: fered and tookhis place. f;;-ano-,ie.-l
wdA a4FaT7dha,,Anna ,Wro6ght all The
weak with .unaagging pleasure We
wentlto press9 and Il waited D day. With:
some sola6ituds 10 see whether my effort
waa going, ten attrAct any notice, ,oAa,T
left the office, toward aundoWn. q :eronp
OF men and boys.at the foot of the stairs
Dispersed With iohe impulse, and gave lie
passage way. and I heard one or two 81
" BeRas5 u Sis eHSidsna aT9 Eft G9etesSei
m6fdink foh6d d. sirnilar,E ,ErSnp al tf4
foot OF the stairs. and scattering couples
and individuals standing here and there
In the street. and over the way, watch
ing me with interest. The group sepa-
rated and fell back as approached, nnd
heard q man say: "Look ut his eyeI''
pretended not to observe the notice I
waslatsraoting; bat aebretl9 q i~as pleased
with it, and was purposing to write an
account OF it to my aunt. went up the
short fight OF stairs, and heard CHEEKY
voices and q ringing laugh as I drew
near the door. which I opened. and
caught glimpse Of two young, rural
she,sa% % s ia Gas ssas S'hnS3ed bo2 pIas6
shfongh the window with great crash.
was surprised.
In about half an hour an old gentle.
man, with Q dowing-hsard aud q fine,
but rather austere face, entered, and sat
down at my initiation. He took off hik
hds Aid SET it6h sthe Hoor;" and DOT oriti
Of it q red silk handkerchief aid Z COPY
of our paper. He put the paper on
his lap, and while he polished his
spectaoles with Ais handkerchief; be
said; a.. I yda a.hs .hss new / !saaillo4,V IHl}
said was. Z
A ;s;Aays K,yegs y9H s'ssz edited i an agricultural
..sSS;'a1 sas' ..!+AtA Il py * Ats.
'Vefx likely: Have YbGi' had, ,,aaSy ex-
Pe:!snss 1nv vessrlonytdre, s 'pfaptiGaliy?'' u
otmo IubtiuCt CUIu mo 30, BA10 tue
old gentleman. putting on his spectaoles
sss siss. lsasss iRs7 ss sss z:a ssss
convenient shane.
Il wish to read you what must have
made me that instinct" It was edito.
rial. Listen, and see il it was you that
wrote it:
,tThEhips slb6ld nssarlbe pu1ilSd:IE It, II
Injuries them. It is much better to send
boy up and let him shake the tree"
..:Now5' what'do You think Of thnb; for
Esallysuppose you wrote it?" 'rfa! !,
I'.Thnk o'of. itp Why, 7, think1it is
good; think it is sense. I:havs. no
doubt that, every year, millions and mil
IoEg Of ,bushEls Of lturnips ARD Hpoiled in
hISto&nshiP alone by being pulled in b
half.ripe condition, when: if they had
aent boy up to shake the tree"
"Shake your grandmother Turnips
don't grqsotS Ssreaay" II e Il
who sad they did2 The language was
intended tobe fgurative, whofely figu-
ratiye, ,..sI Aqybpdy tbet knows anything
Then this old person cot M and tore.
his paper oil. Mtdi small threads. ana and
osotaSHSN CAi !su0Nl;' nt1A QEOK0 ;eAVecak
things with his cane, and said ( did not
know do much as q COW, and then went
out. and banged the door after hin. and.
in short. acted in such a way that I fan.
oied he wss displeased about something.
But, not knowing what the trouble was.
I could not. bs any help to him. :
Pretty soon after this. long, cadeve-
rous creature. with lanky looks hanging
down to his shoulders and weeks stub-
BILE bristling from the hills and valleys