Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-08-20

4 CRAA ELA4C E44AF0L6A AlAAkds hlA EOH0 0uE-
q~uiVoeal 0uns;
On now few OF his numerous patrons were
quietly prompt-paytng ones;
On trlends who aubscr1bed last 70 help him -
and WOrdy encoUragement3snt,
And had given him plenty OF counsel, but
never had paid him q cent.
On vinegar ktnd-hearted people were feeding
WhoEaw not ths work they were doing, but
wondered that printers are sour"
On several intelligent toWnsmen. whose
ktndness was 50 without stint,
That thsy kept an eye cut on his business,
and told him Just VIA he should print;
On men who had rendered him favOrs, and
never pushed forward their claims
80 long as the paper was crowded with locals
tempertO roll,
And finally eontEyed to Oemaking the blood
And so one may see that hts feelings could
hardly be sa1dtO be smpoIh,
And he needed some PLEASANT occurrence his
emotions 70 sodthe;
He had ~ for 10 on thethreshOld, a slow and
And a farmer Invaded the zancturn, and these
are the words thai he said.
Good mornin' sir, MI. Printer; how is your
I'm glad you're to home, tor your G~sIlersis
a'sys way;
Your paper last week wasn't 50 spicy nor
sharp as the enc week before;
But L s'pose when the campaign Is opened.
yopn De Whoopin' 1t up 70 EN- more.
- E - NNAlf II
g0In' for yOu pretty smart:
And our folks said this mornfn' at
they thought he was gettin' the start.
"But Ihushed 'em right up in a mint and
SAID q coed word for you;
I told en- 1 believed you was tTyfn' to dojust
as well as ycu knew;
And [ told EN- that some one was sayln', and
whoever Twas It Is so,
That you can't expect much OF no one man,
nor blame him tor what he don't know
But, layin' aside pleasure for business, I've
brought you my little boy Jim.
And thought would see II you couldn't
make An editor outen o. him
MY family stock is incressin' while other
folks seem to run short.
I've got a right smart OF a famtly-it's one OF
the old-fash1on sort.
there's Kehsbod, Isaac and Israel, q workin'
away on The farm
They do bout as much as one COED boy-snd
make things go on like a charm.
There's Moses aud Aaron are sly ones, and
81 Ike couple of cells;
Butthey re tal'sble' steady in one thlng-they
alsys get round tOstheir meals.
There's Peter is busy tnVenEtn' Though lghdf
he invents 1 amt see).
And Joseph is studyin' m~edicIne-and they're
both Of 'em boardtn' with me.
There's Abram and Albert is married, each,
Work1n' my farm for himself
And sam smashed his nose at g shoOtin', n
so he is laid on the shelf
The rest Of the boys are All CROWN 'cept this
little runt, which Is Jtms
And 1 thought that perhaps I'd be maxim an
editor outen o'him.
"He ain't no great shakes forto labor. though
I've labOred with him q good deal
And give him some strappLn' good arguments
know he couldn't help but to feel,
But he's built out of second class timber, and i
nOthtn' about him Is big,
ExcsDt1n' his appetite only and there he's as
good as pig
al keep him carryin' IuncheOns, and nuin'
and bringin' the Jugs,
And take him among the p~ertatoes, and set
him 10 ptcktn' ths bugs,
And tAen there is things to be adOin' q
help1n' the women in tae doors
There's churn1n' and Wa6hfn or dishes, and
other descriptions of chores,
But ne donttake TO nothin' but vtetuals, and
he'll never be much Pm afraid,
So Thought 1t would be a good notion to
learn him the editors trade. l.
His bOdy's too small for a farmer, his judR |
ment Is rather too slim,
L thought we perhaps couldbe maxim al |
Editor oGten o. him.. /,
1T amt much TO get up a paper-it WouIdnB
take him long for tolearn;
could feed the the machine. l am fhtnkins !
with some good Etrapin' fellow TO tuEnizs 6
And things that was once hard IN dOtn' is
easy enough sou to do
ust Keep an eye on yOuf machinery, and
crack your arrangements right through! G
[ used for to wonder at readin', aud when 1t :
But It's most Of it made By machinery can Z
see II all plain enough now. :
And poetry, too, Is constructedby machinery 2
one with a gauge and a chopper to see !
to the length of thelin6s; :
And L hear a New York clairv0yant Is run {
ningo ne slickerthan grease, {
And q Teitin' her hsaven-bOrn production at :
aG0uple Of dollars apiece. .
An stncs the whole trade has grOwed easy, / 4
'twould be easy enough, Ives Whim, !,
I you was agreed, to be maxim an Editor y
outen OF jim"
he Editor sat in his sanctum. and looked the b
old man in the eye, n
hen glanced at the ~grinnlng young hopeful, I
and mOuSnfulY made his reply "
Is your son q small unbound edition OF D
Moses and solomon both ffl
an he compass his spirit with Weakness, VI
aud strange q natural Oath9 II
an he leave all his wroDgst to the future, and q
carry his hearth In his cheek? =
an he do an hours work In a minute, and u
1--we on a Htxpenee q week? IO
an he co~urteously talk TO an equal, and \
broWbea an mPude duncs2
an he keep thing in apple-pfe order, and IL
do half 3 dozen st OnceG N
an be press all the springs of knowledge =
with aRIek and reIiable Iouch2 q
nd he sure matt he o how much 70 know Si
ka-sgs how TO not know too much7
oes he Know how t0spur up his virtue, and
put a check rein on his pride? u.
an he carry asgentlemau's manners within *
a rhfof ceros' hide?
he know an, and do al, and be AL, with fu
cheerfulness. courage and vim? al
So We perhaps can be maxim and Editor :,
'outen Of him." VI
be farmer stood curiorsly listening, while "
Mg4OuE lie NLaAlA.V 6TDUL1Aus "
he said, "Jims I guess WE'LL be goin'; he's pS
pr0bably out OF hia head" -
ut 10! on the rIckety staircase, another reiia- =
bic tread. h
entered another old farmer; faese are the al
words that he said: -
morning. zir. Mr.. Edltor; how is the n
1--WE for nszt years. paper; I thought I'd ts
come IN and pay,
nd Jones isa goin' 70 take It. and this Is mis-
h1tdown on lsndin, 1t 10 him. and then :.
eoaxed him TO try It 3 year,
I'D hers iss few nttteitems, that happened II
Iast week IN our town DU
h0ughtthey'd look good for the paper, and =
SO I Just iotted EN- down. cIt
Id here is a basket of cherries my wife ev
picked expressly for You, or,
ID a small Dunch OF lowers from mi
she thought sh6 muat send sOmethtn' too. lee
u're dom, the politics bully. as al Of our on,
family agree; -.
SC keepyour old goose quill ~a-aopptn', and 70
give EN- a good one for me. LO
d now you are chuck full OF business, and lar
1 WOn'G be takIn' your time; I
9 Things otmy own 1 must tend to-good Is
day sir; l b1tsve I viii climb" lv
Editor sat in his sanctum, and brought
down his dst with a thump; :
ID bless that old farmerm ne muttered. nile
"he's a regularjolly old TRIUMPH IT,
d It's thus in our noble profession, andthus ma
ere are some who appreciate its labor, and ma
some who perhaps never Will TO
In the great time that Is coming, when MO,
Gabrieis trumpet shall sound, VIC
1 they who have labered end rested b a res
from the qutyering ground hui
en- they who have strtveu and suffered to
teach and ennobls the raSe llOIs
IL march at the frontof the column, each ed
one In his God-gtven place ~st
hey pass through the gates Of The City, WI
proud and victorious tresds tele
Editor, Printer and Devil" VIII travel lrts
not far from the head. -S