The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1872-01-18
Writing Editorials.

Of course there isn't q more delightful spot
in the world than an editorial sanctum. Ii
you doubt it, just ask any man who has spent
several years there, wearing out his brains IN
perpetual efforts at first-class articles. Here IS
how a writer in the Detroit Free Press talks
about the pleasures peculiar to the deep, grim
silence of the sanctum:
yesterday morning commenced an article
entitled "The Unseen Influence of the Spirit
World" and had got as far as to say that AL
though we hear no voices, there is some subtle
influence pervading the - when man
came up with demand for a correction of an
article charging him with bigamy You have
to keep right on with an idea when you get
hold of it, and so I run him in:
"Pervading the air about you all the time
Peter Smith has called at this office to say that
the unheard voices coming from the dead often
swerve us from he isn't the man mentioned as
having two wives the path marked out by the
obstinate"
Here another man came in and wanted
notice of his new building.
"-spirits which refuse to yield to that new
block on Michigan avenue, although Smith IS
directly charged by the police with marble
front and 120 feet deep. At night, after the
days toll, who does not love to sit down and
let his mind run to the mysterious shadowy
basement under it, and stone caps above the
windows we take great pleasure in setting Smith
right before his fellowcitizens, and
(Here man came up and wanted to look at
State map, although he could have found one
down stairs.
Certainly, sir; look at all the State maps
you want to, and call back the spirit of some
dead friend gone before as will ascertain the
name of the policeman who wrongfully accused
Mr.. Smith of having frontage on Michigan
avenue, which helps the look of that street
very much, and you will find the county of
Hillsdale further to the left of that land from
which no one has ever returned to tell us
whether our friends are sad or joyful
(Here boy came up and wanted to sell some
tonka beans to keep moths off, -
'Thank ye, bub, don't want any tonka beans,
if you ever want to look at any more OF our
maps come right up with Mansard roof to
crown all and Smith is now set right before the
public and his friends generally, who have thus
improved the town and commune with them as
to whether moment of sadness does notocca-
sionally steal over them as they think of the
fond friends left behind come up again and I'll
talk with YOU about the tonka beans and every
patriotic citizen ought to keep State map in
his new block on Michigan avenue Smith states
that one of his wives deserted him in Illinois,
and the other"
Here subscriber came in and wanted to
know why no paper was issued the day after
Thanksgiving
Because it was day set apart for one hun
dred and forty-f windows in the entire block
with tonka beans enamelled on State maps to
mourn their early departure through the valley
and the shadow of death I don't want you to
bother me any more Mr.. Smith about your
wives and come bub get light down stairs now
with your beans to that spirit land where all
is joy and peace the compositors wanted hol-
iday and it's against the principles OF Chris
tianity to"
(Here a boy came up with basket of ap-
ples.)
Forever more can't eat apples owing. to my
teeth and Smith is now made good for any
beans which any State map connected with
this office has nothing but Joy and peace to
mark the never-ending time I'll break your
neck if you say apples to me again, and you
see that new block spoken of has no bgamy to
prove the moths don't apple the tonka beans
sold in Hillsdale county"