The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-07-06

Have arisen
From ffe Trfsnn
OF the DEVILS den.
Mew Printers Used to Work.
Mr.. &c. b. Thorpe, writing on labor i'm
a newspaper Office, relates the following
story Of Mr. ThHrloW Weed and the late
Mr.. JaInes Harper, of New York
- met Afr. ThurloW Weed, day or
two since. In the office of one OF our
leading DapeFs, and / alluded to Mr..
James Ha11Ser, and mentioned his views
as to the way for a working man to ac-
d1Iira indeDendenee Mr.. Weed reflected
4 moment, and replied: It was most
e1nnhaficaliY the rnleof james HaTper's
whoIe life TO study, not how little he
could work, but hON much. Nh. Harper
ard learned Our trade, more than fifty
years ago, of Mr, Seymour then the
leading printer Of the city. Tie was our
muster, and was one Of the best men
flaat God ever made. lie resided at N o.
I'D john Street, and lived directly oppo-
site his place of business. james aud 1
were nIsqtlleTs The advantage of having
month afSer month together ait the same
7,fegs. must ba apparent. Often, after
we hssd done a good days work, james
Harg,er would say. Tllurl0W, let's bTeak
The back of another toke Jglat break It's
buck. would general 81 rel ucfartly con-
sent inst t0 break the back of the token !;
but aInes would beguile me-. or laugh
ut my complaints, and never let me OF
sffgI fse taken vas comp leted fair and
assssY 6 II sas b custom with rs I'D sum
,l1ea ssl Il Ef1 d fair hal f-tlay's work before
agr men and boys got their break
4ast sastss and would meet by APP
selth. in the gray OF the morning,
a1la ss0 down to John Street. We get the
key 0f the Office Jy tapping ON the win
dow. and I'll. Seymour would take IL
fE1an uIlfler his pillow aud hand It to
one pf seOngh an opening In the
blind. pressnlaI, continued MT.
Weed, who could de twenty OF even
ten per cent. more work than usual was
always sllFe Of 8 situation, James Har-
pea, Tom Kennedy llOne since dead ],
ANS lIaaaae the yest bills in the vici-
nifty. WI often ea1Iled us much as 14
1ler liberal WI ges, when you re-
mem I'M sat good bosird could be OBJ
tssiasfl f0r a 0 Iser month
As Mr.. N 6ed uttered these words, his
eyaR Iit MD with the fires that il Illuminated
tlle1a M lis youth ard there was that
exf8essias moment about his face that
esas red lla was for an Instant living over
w Altat VeIe pro Dbal l8ly Che pleasai test
Eags 04 his varied atat successful life.
81 il something lsl che youth Of the
eugall thrown lagl07l the world NJ it'll no
resources but fIleig hands and brains, til
fun8 III themselves James Harper and
TIrlrIaW Weed tai atIlleaie, six feet
high, splendid YUliR & naell, 09 the best
American shaking 0af sleep ere
daWa aad hllFis5izss % tllesn business.
gouxglY NERspA ApER Few people
hpnre the value OF tbs village pa
peFs which gather up the news 0f d
county and advocate the interest of 4
lOralft And few sl1itE q the aaa0gini
uf ability required to edit such d paper
where one man must be I'D sit0F, pl fisher
printer. book keeper aud ssll Imagine
ItssW much the intel gsnee O1 the cUlIil;
tTN would suffer by blIe bl0ttiIag out O1
tie G0uIl sela, which treat the I'M.
mediate interests Of tie people and Thus
come into illallles atte contact with tlleii
nlinElss
lle trgge country editor understand
tsasl1 lis dllTives BY bssi1lg intensely
ioe. that ii is mol lby learned ed ditOriaIl
0 lraf and ll1sslElse but 5g tielel
1n av0r at tlla new 1ailroagl 9Y fles:
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tbs ene9aI news, but fg)I Ii men
aStsn M fact, az ever,
curious sfsE sl gossip ill his oyrI
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