The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1871-04-05
GAN EDITOR IN HEAvKN.''

"Such is the caption of an article
which has been going the rounds Of the
papers for some time, and which appears
to be something new "under the SUM-"
Just as if editors we're not in the habit
of going to Heaven. Well venture to
say that greater proportion of them go
to that home of those who have per
formed their mission of mercy on earth,
than any other profession or calling that
poor. mortals ell. =
"Aa editor in Heaven !" There's
nothing staauge about that, at all. It's
almost moral as we'll as professional
,mpossibility for them to go anywhere
else.
Once upon time, after the dismise
of a member of the "corps editorial" he
presented himself at the gate of the
"Holy City" and requested admission;
The 3oor keeper asked him what had
been his occupation on Terra Firma.-
He replied that he "was an editor"
"Well," said the Wa'chmau, "we have
a crowd of your kind here now, and they
all came iu as dead Aeads." Ifyou
can pay your passage you can come in,
if not you must place yourself under the
control of q persorage You "ruled"
tyrannically down below (meaning the
deviD. Not having the "wherewith"
to 90 in, our brother of the "quill aud
scissors posted off and presented him
sell at the entrance of "Clootie's" dark
domains. A very dark complexioned
gentleman stood sentry, and asked in a
gruff voice, "who comes 2" "An humble
disciple of Faust" was the calm reply.
i.Then hold Oh, you can't be admitted" "
exclaimed the "Gentleman in Black, i"
evinciug considerable agitation, and
6ercely scowling on him. "Why not" /"
demanded the typo" who began to get
some what "hufish" and looked aroun d
ior 3 "sheep's foot" with which to force
an entrance.
"Well, sir" replied his sable Majesty,
:'wc let one Of your profession in here
many years ago and he kept upa con-
tiuual row with his former delinquent
subscribers, and as we have more OF that
class of persons here than any other,
we have passed law prohibiting the
admission of any editors, only those who
have advanced our interest 10 their
papers on earth. aud even those we keep
in separate room by themselves. You
have published many things that opera
ted against US, aud always blamed the
"Devil" with every thing that went
wrong, so you cant come il. We en-
force this rule without respect to per-
sors,' for our own peace and safety
You can just travel" Casting drolI
lcer at the outside sentinel, our typo
graphical friend started off again, de-
termincd 20 get in Cup above" This
time he took with him an o.d file of his
paper and presenting it to the guardian
of the Celestial City, requested that il
might be carefully examined, aud they
would see whether nc was entitled to q
free ticket. In due course of time the
conductor came along aud took him in
telling him that he published many
good things, aud had been martyr t.
the cause of human Improvement, and
that resolutions had been passed tc
admit all members Of the cart preserva-
tvs" who had abused the "Devil" while
below. He added that as they were
punished enough by their being with
the "devil" all their lives, their future
punishment was commuted. He further
stated that not one delinquent newspaper
subscriber could be found in all Heaven