The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-09-20
HAn Editor in Heaven"

rounds under The above heading,
an exchange presents the follow
ing legend: -. Z
Once upon time after the de,
mise Of one Of the corps EDITORIAL.
he presented himselfat the gate Of
the Golden city, AID EctqesteIad:
mission. The door keeper aske.'
him what had been his occupation
while on terra frma2 he replied l.c
had been an editor.
"Weil," said the watchman, "w"
have crowd Of your kind her.
| now; and they all came in as 'dea,!
heads Ifyou pay your passage
You can come in; if not, you must
place yourself under the control OF
q parsonage you ruled tyranicall,y
down bclow"-meaning the devil.
Not having the whercwith ia:
90 in, our brother OF the quill and
scissors posted off, and presented
himself st the entrance Of C'ootle's
dark domains. 4 very dalk COM
pIexioned gentleman stood sentry,
and asked in a gruf voice. who
comes?' =.
"An humble disciple of Faust
was the calm reply.
Then hold on you can't be aG-
mittcd." exclaimed the gentleman
! in black evincing considerable ag.
italion, End ferccEy sc5T!iug upon
him.
"Why hot?' demanded the typo,
who began to get some hufish,
and looked around for 4 Sleeps
foot with which 10 force an en-
trance.
"Well, sir" replied his sablo
majesty. I've let one Of your pro-
fcssion in here many years ago,
and he kept up continual row
with his former delinquent sub
>cribers, and rs We have more Of
that class Of persons here than any
other, we have passed law pro-
hib;ting the admission Of any ed
itors, only those who have ad-
vanced our interest in their pa
EpcSs ON earth, and even those we
keep in separate room by tke!I-
selves. YOU have published many
things operating against US, and
always blamed the devil with
everything that went wrong 50
you can't come in. We enforce
this fclc without respect to per-
sons, for cur own peace and safety.
Now travcl.'' 49,.
Casting a droll lear 5n Tie out
side sentinel; cur typogr&phsJ;H
friend started on again, deter.
mined to get above. This time
he took with him an old file Of his
paper, and presenting it to-. tho
guardian Of the celestial city, re-:
quested that it might be carefully
examined, and they could sec whe-
ther he was entitled to free ticket.
In due course Of time the con-
ductor came along and took him
in, telling him that he had been a
martyr to the cause Of human i'm
provcmcnt, and that resolutions
| had been passed TO admit all men,
bcrs Of the art prcscrvatlvc who
had abused the devil while below.
He added that as they were pun
i>bcd enough by being with tho
devil al their future punishucHs
is commutcd. He further stated
that not one de!inGuentnewspaper
subscriber could be found in Hes-
ven.
IF.-If We could only read each
others hearts, VIC should ES kline
er to each other. If We knew tho
woes and bitterness and physical
annoyance Of our neiShbo:s: we
should make allowances for them
which VIC do not now. We go
about masked. .uttering Stercotyped
sentiments; hiding our ;lcart-panSs
and orr headaches rs carefully as
nc can and yet we wonder that
others do not discover them by in
tuition. We cover our best feel
inys from the ligh.-we do not SO
conceal our rcscntmcntS and our
di>!;kes, CT S,E,icE- %c arc prone TO
be pr3u;!: Life is q masquerade
! at which few 5nmasEI, even t"
their verJ dearest. -.nt: Trough
there is need Of much ra;Ssklhg.
wou!,E TO heaven we dared show
our re;:t face from birth to death,
for then some few, at least, wc5?,:
truly Fcgc' csc!T other.
GHsnrM anil Home.
It is a beautiful truth that IL,
';fonn!;>tion of domestic happines
is faith in the virtue of womal :;
the foundation Of political happ
ness, confidence in the integrl1"
Of man: the foundation Of al hap.
5pincss, tcm3o-;:! aad eternal, .rr-
+. .iiancc on the goodness Of Cod"
Mary men pass fifty O. sixty years
the wrrlA, and when they are just g., ::
ort of it they bettink themselves ALL
sep back, as it were, to do somethi ..
which they had all the while forgotten =,
to wit, the main business for which t1''t
came into the world-to repent of tn;
sins, and reform their lives, and uaA'
t':eir peace with God, aud in time pie
pare for eternity.