The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1872-07-20
A CORRESPONDENT.

Gus in regard to a certain ncIghbor of
mine.
My own business is plain enough.
My name IS quiet CONSPICUOUS on the
general sign directory at the entrance
OF the street, standing out in gold on
an azure ground lin contrast with the
forty odd occupants of the bee-hive),
and besides this, it Is repeated, in the
same color, on every landing, SO that
those who walk Cup stairs) can read.
and is again cmblazoned over my own
particular door. Some day the monthly
journal of which | am editor-in-chief, =
| combining with it, for the present,
the other minor functions of reporter,
publisher, canvasser, advertising agent,
&c.,-must undoubtedly render my
name famous. | had been in the build
ing somewhat over three years knew
every occupant in the house, from the
great lawyer on the first floor, with the
t1orld wig, to the unfortunate copyist
on the fourth flight, with the inky fin
ger; but until lately the dweller Of
room No. 81 just opposite to me, has
been mystery to me.
Over his door was stuck up piece
OF paper, with waters, and on it was
inscribed correspondent" Occas-
lonally l have seen rather iashily-
dressed men enter there, STAY an
hour or so, and silently leave. Two
or three times people have met me on
the stairs, rather out of breath (you
have to mount one hundred and Thirty
| eight steps exactly before reaching our
landIng), and asked me * where No.
III y fNharA
caparsoned female, not long ago, whom
[ found knocking at No. 81, and not
finding the occupant in, opened my
door and asked about him. Sometimes.
when | have worked late at night, |
have seen light glimmerirg through
the crack of the door Correspond
ent what was that Was he one of
those brilliant writer's who gave the
public monthly installments from Con
stsntlnople, Hakodad, Surinam, or
Ashango Land One of those Xavier
de Maestres who write cosmopolitan
rOydgc dtttOtH dc mo- ch0H,bre? If SO,
he was brother, and ] would claim
bis acquaintance. Perhaps his calling
was mechanical one. | remember to
have seen in some old books of a mer-
camille character, Mcssrs SO and So,
merchants, traders, and correspond
ents. Might it be some relic of a long
gone past age, who, in spite of the
telegraph with logged obstinacy still
held fast to his old calling, and wrote
up Tor foreign houses the prices of Gin
namon, III defiance of more modern
and speedy methods?
The janitor himself rather inclined
to be luquacious, could tell me nothing.
Its queer lot ] don't. would Won
believe 1T, make a penny year out of
HIM Never been inside his place since
he took 1T. Pays his rent somehow OF
other, but don twant no sweeping done
Had his lock altered when he first took
the office, and won't have a pass KEY
made to it. No, it amt bad money. or
else you would see something come
into the room, and things taken out of
1T, and you would hear a working of
machinery. He does a power of writ
ing, that $ all. He Is a correspondent;
but blessed II L know what that is -
Ihls conversation happened when |
was new conner. An occasional adj
vance made by me, such as borrowing
match, after knocking long time at
the door, was at last responded to by
parsonage in his shirt sleeves. with q
peculiarly red nose and bleary eyes, and
the match was extended to me through
the opening OF the door, but all at
tempts at any thing like a neighborly
acquaintance were coldly repealed.
1t happened that week ago, by some
what of miraculous chance, there came
IN an extra amount of copy for the
JOURNAL voluminous manuscript of
which duplicate copies had to be made
TO be sent to two cities in the country
Tor simultaneous publication. 1t was
somebody's scheme about some won
derful project, which was to see the
light by his method. The matter was
| brought to me at late hour and had
to be returned at a stated time IN the
evening. 10 my best | could not
make more than two copies myself in
the time given. The copyist upstairs
was my hope. Knocking at his door, I
! received no responce-he had left an
llour before. Musing for an instant,
Tor had no time to spare. CORES
pendent entered into my head. /
hammered at his door there was light
there
What's up?" was asked in broken
voice. You don't want a match. for
your hight is burning
Its work | want Can Won copv q,
! inquired. It's job want done in
two hours at the utmost Won must
undertake it at once. Will you do it p,
:" Not IN my line and the door
| commenced to close.
See here, neighbour" [ SAID. 81
do not want to find out your secrets.
but 1t is a favor you would do me. I
have no desire to come IN. All [ want
Is that you should take Il seat at nv
desk and copy for me this paper, while
| do the same
ooh, that's it, is it? People are so
curious. How long will it take, and
what's the pay"
1.-TWO hours, and say five dollars. ="
" Don't mind the time, but the pay
isn't enough. Split the difference
was gong to ask ten-and make 1T
seven fifty"
i thought 1t an outrageous price, but
was forced to consent.
s. will be with you in five minutes.
Get something to drink and some CT
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