The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-04-27
M rIRaT 1ITERARY VENTURE.
!. Eory smarl ana a llla aga-of


did NY frst ncwspnpdr scribbling, aud
most unexpectedly 10 me stirred Up .
Cue sensstipn III lie coawunity. Itdid,
indeed. and | was very pydadcf'it, too.
was printcFssdcvii. ,and i progress
i've and a,piriog one My uqcle had me on
his paper (lhc .lIe3Jy HsNri5al Jour
nal. " two dollars a year in advance 800
subscrlbccs, aud they paid in cordwood,
! cabbascs. and unmarkctable turnipsi and
on lucky summers day he left town 10
bc eosca week, and asked maif.I thought
/ | could cdit one.issne Of the paper judi
ciously All, didu'i ]. want TO tryl Hinton
was the editor Of the rival p4rly He had
latsly beenilliod, md one night asfriend
found sncpen nplo on the poor fellows
bed 10 whicti be stated that be could no
Iongcr endure life and had drowned him-
splf IN Bear Greek The friend Discovers
ed iIiNtgn vadipg back 10 shore! He bad Z
cqpcladed- be voulaa't, The village was
fall Of il for several days, hpt Hinton did
mt Suspect H. Thought this wAH q Emo
opportunity, 4 wrote an, deliberately
wteichrd srcount Of tho whole matter.
and then illustrated il with yillaipcus cuts
engraved on the bottoms Of wooden typo
with a jaekeifs --ans Of them 4 pictureof
Hinton wadiug 10 the crock with q lantern,
sounding the depihqf hqwater witha
walking stick 4 lhaughtis was funny.
and denselS unconscious Ihstlhsre wusapy
moral obiquity about such appblicaticp.
Being satisfied with this effort 1 looked
around for other worlds % conquer and
i struck tao that it would mako good ip-
I,serosting mat Or 70 chaSge the editor Of
ueighboring coaplry paper with apiece Of
gratpiteps .ascslisy aud sseebipl sqaira!
4 4 diIl q. putting shclarticlc inIothe form
iof parody ouihs slspFialot "sir John
Aiaorsn--and a pretty purQdg y WIS TOO
Tbop9 | lanif opppdtw prominent citizens
euFegeop'Iy mt becea'g 'hqs hAd done
,auyiibg % lseqfgc;t but merely bcsapse
~ tllopehiii = WAS ~. duty 10 Nuke The pn-
Itrsllynl N IS renily touched pp'sHe
~ sl9doaal ID.
gprgeois ipusneynilp sallor lpn Quincy
| He was 4 ssilnpetin4 'oxsenbot the dist
walcr and the ..lpuaest dressed nan il
|. the State Hewas an iuyeseratcd woman
killers Every week be wrote Iushy 'pc-
ciry" ar tde .jgarsal about his newest
conquest His fhynios for my week were
headed 10 Mary i1 II ~ e meaning %
Mary ii Haanibnl, Of course But while
setting ihcpiece | was ddcnly riycp from
head 70 heel by what ssgstded Is ~
feet thunder.baltoF hamct md c2n,pr,sJ.
cd into i soappy iootn9., y tis. 5ettaa
thus: /. We will lot this pass inst this
enco; but We wish Mr.. J Gorlen kunnqls
to understand distinctly that We have q
n t. -
character 70 sustain, aaa from this time
forth whqh;he wants 70 commans with bis
trienas 10 nj be nluStsaleet some other
medium than the solualsiy y this JOURNAL
Tho pap.r cams out and 4 never knew
ianylittlc things attract ssa1iuch attchtion
Jas those playfalltrifes Of mine. llfora once
the Hanhihal sjow6et wassin fdonhnd--a
novelty il Gad nit cxpericnceds lbcforc.--
Tho whole town was stirred Hinton
dropped inwitlia double. .birrulsd shotgun
early 10 the forenoon Whom hs FUND
thatit wasan infant (is hc calledipe)
that had dono him tha damage. ho simply
pulled my ears md went away; but he
throw up bis situation that night aud lslt
town for go,d. The tailor caniO witli his
goose aud plir Of slioars; but hc despisOd
inc tho, and departed for The Sodth that
might. Tlestwo lhmpooued titiEcns came
with threats Of libel. and went away in.
consed at my instgaiacauce The country
editor pranccd in with d war-whoop noxs
DAY suffering for blood TO drink; but 10
ondcdb by fofgiying ipe aud cordially ID
yiting me down tolhe drug store to wash
away all unimosity IN q friendly bumper
Of .Fahnestock's . ycrnifugo.1 Il was,his /
liult joke
My uncle was very angry whom hc got
bock- uprcasCpably 50, thought, consid.
ering what an impetus | had giyon tho,
puper. aud considering alsoiihc grstitbdc,