Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-08-25

and serpents 10 sting and to snite him;
There were gift enterprises To sell him, aud
biiers attempting 10 bite hm
There were lung staring lads" from the city,
and money with never one,
Which added, "Plesse give this an insertion,
and send in your bill when you're done;"
There were letters frum organisations their
meetings. their wants aud their laws
Which said, "Can YOU print this announce-
mint for-the good of our gloriuus csuseT
There were tickets invitng his presence ties-
tivals, parties anu shOYs,
Wrapped 10 notes. with Please give us a
notice." demurely slipped in at the close;
In short. as his eve took the table, and ran
DER its ink spattered trash,
There was nothing il did not encounter, ex-
cepting, perhaps, II was cash.
The Editor dreamily pondered;on several pom
derous things
On different lines of action, aud the pulling OF
different strings;
Upon some equivncal dOings, and some inc
quivocal duns;
On how few Of his numerous patrons were
quietly prompt paying ones:
On friends who subscribed "just to help him"
and wnrdv encouragement lent,
Aud had given him plenty ot counsel, but new
er had paid him cent;
On vinegar, kind-heared people were feeding
him every hour,
Who saw not the work they were doing but
wondered that "p, iuters are sour -
On several intelligent twnsmen, whose kind
ness was 81 without stint,
That they kept AN eve out On his business,
and told hun just what he SHOULD print;
On men whu hat reui rel him ftvprs, and
never pushed forward their claims,
So long as tue paper was crowded with locals
containing their names;
On various other small matters, sufficient his
temper tu ruil,
And finally cuntrved to be making the blood
of AN editor boil
Aud 81 nne could see that his feelings could
hardly be said ~ be smmth.
Vnd he needed some p e tsint ,cc lrrence, his
wakened emptiurs u s'Othe;
He had it; ior 10, on tue threshold, u slow
and reliable tread,
A farmer inv tdrd the sanctum, and these are
the words that he said
"Good mornin', sir. Mr. Printer how is yeur
body m-day
I'm glad von're /, home for you fcllers is
al'aNs runnin' away,
luur paper last week want 81 spicy nor sharp
the one week before;
Bat spnsr when tue campaign is opened,
you'll be who'pin' il up e. N more.
That ftiG,w that's printin' The .SnIsher is goin'
for y"n pretty smart;
And our folks said this murnin', Mt breakfast,
ti"v thought he was getting tue start.
>. s,il 4 on'Td ,ynrJ ttr Won
I toId II, I /, .Iisv,d van was irwin to do lust
well as YOU kuuw
And ! tnld 'rm that some one was sayin', and
whoever twas 1t is 50,
That Won cant expect much of no one man.
mar Ll.m,. linn tor what he don't know.
Rut lavin' ,,iI. .I.a.ur. I,r husin... I'y.
br.,uybi vnu my liule bny Jun:
And tbunght wluId see il YOU couldn't
make an edltnr uuteu u'hiIn.
.Nr family s,nck i, incr.asio'. while other
tIk., .,. N, IN rrn IN ri
I've vnt r,uh, mari ~, a family IN, one Of
th, III u,.ni,n.d snr, .
Thsra'. Ici,,h,J Lac aud I.rael a vorkin'
a,y,v an tho farm
They do 'b,ut AZ mnch one good boy and
n,kr thinys va nfF Iiks 4. charm
Thpre's MIS-. ,nI ,r,n ar. .lv on., and
slin lika . c,nnie nf .-l.,
But they ire tnI'nbI. ,teady in one thing-they
eI'ays pit ruund to their meals
There's P,,-r !. bn.y invsntin' Ithouyh what
rv he inyepts | cant eel
nd Jns.nh ia .tudvin' tn.ticine-and the = re
There's Abram and Albert i. married. each
wurkip' nv arm for himself.
And q I'M smashed hi, nose AT A shoutin'. and
"a ne is laid ON IN. shelf
The rest of Ia. boys are all 1rnwiu', 'cept this
little runt. which IA Jim;
And Thought that perhaps Ia be maxim an
editor outeu o him.
"He ain't no great h,keS for IN labor. Though
I've labored with him good deal.
And give him some siraupin' good Argument,
| know he couldn't Lels but to feel;
But he's bnilt out OF second class timber, and
nnthin' about him ia big,
Exceptin his appetite, only, and there he's a.
Rnod as a pig
| keep him a-larryin' Iuncheons, and film
and bringin' the iuUs
And take him among the partatoes, and sel
him t, pickin' the bugs;
And then there tninss 10 be doin' a-helpin
the women in doors
There's churnin' and waat,in' of disbes. and
But he don't take To nothin' bu. yictuals, an,
he'll never be much I'm afraid,
So thought ii would be a good notion Il
learn him the editors trade
His b0iy's to small for farmer, his judg
ment is rather 90 slim,
But thought we perhaps cJuld be maxim AZ
editor Outen o him.
'It amt much to git up a paper-it wouIin'
take him long for 20 learn;
He could feed the machine I'm thnkiu', will
some good strappin' fellows to turn.
Aud things that was once hard in doiu' is et
sy enough now to do;
Just keep an eve on your machinery, ant
crack your arrangements righl through
l used tr wa der at readn', and when il wa
got up, an how
| But It's most ri it made BY mlchinery-I cal
see il all PLAN ennugh now.
Aud poetry. tpo, is constructed by mlchiuer
of different designs,
| Each one with n gauge and = chopper to se
To the length nf the lines
And | hear N.w York clalrvoyant il run
min one sleekrr than grease
| Aud a-rentin' her heaven-b rn productions a
An since the whole trade has growei easv
'twuuld be easy enough. I've a wnlm
| If you was agreed, ~ maxim an editor out
en- Of Jim."
The Editor sat in his sanctum. and looked th
| old man in the eve,
Then glanced at the grinning young hopefu
and mOurniulV made his reply:
as your son a small unbound edition of Nc
ses and solomon both ?
Can he compass his spirit with meeknsss, an
stranglo a natural oath?
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