The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-12-06

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OF course there isn't more delight
ful spot in the world than an editoHs
sanctum. 1fyou doubt 1t, just ask any
man who has spent several years there,
wearing out his brains in perpetual
efforts to write frst-class articles, and
having the same brains bothered every
five minutes by people who can't un-
derstand how gloriously he is enjoying
himself. Here is how a writer talks
about the pleasures peculiar to the deep,
grim silence Of the sanctum: "No one
ever comes up into the rooms on the
top story of a four. story building set
apart for the staff of a daily paper.
This is why every article runs so evenly
and smoothly. All you've got to do If
you belong to the staff is to climb up
there, sit all day long in the deep, grim
silence, and when midnight comes you
can lower yourself down stairs with a
consciousness that every article will
read like clock-work. Yesterday morn
ing I commenced an article entitled
THE Unseen Influences of the Spirit
World and had got as far as to say
although we hear no voices there is
some subtle influence pervading the
---' when o man came up with de-
mand for a correction of an article
charging him with bigamy. You have
to keep right on with an idea when you
of nJ Of On + IA n
'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
having two wives the path marked out
by the obstinate-.' (Here another
man came in and wanted a 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
a days toll, who does not love to sit
down and let his mind run to the mys-
terious shadowy basement under it, and
stone caps above the windows, we take
great pleasure in setting Smith right
before his fellow. citizens, and -
(IIere man came up stairs and wanted
to look at a 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 dear friend gone before,
as will ascertain the name of the police
man who wrongfully accused Mr.. Smith
of having a frontage on Michigan ave.
nue., which helps the look of that street
very much ,and you will find the county
of IIillsdale further left of that land
from which no one has ever returned to
ful-, Here a boy came up and
wanted to sell some tonka beans 60 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 friends generally, who
have thus improved the town and COM
mune with them as to whether a mo.
ment Of sadness does not occasionally
steal over them as they think of the
fond friends left behind come up 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 q subscriber
came in and wanted to know why no
paper was issued the day after Thanks
giving because it was day set
apart for one hundred aud forty four
widows in the entire block with tonka
beans enamelled on State maps to
mourn their early departure through
the valley and shadow of death, don't
want you to bother me any more Mr.
Smith about your wives and come but
get right down stairs now with youl
beans to that spirit land where all il
joy and peace the compositors want
holiday and its against the prin cip'e:
of Christianity to - (Here a boy
came up with basket of apples.) For
ever more can't eat apples owing to my
teeth and Smith is now made good fol
any beans which any State map con
nected with this Office has nothing bu
Joy and peace to mark the never ending
time ri break your neck if you say
apples to me again and you see that thu
new block spoken OF ~ no bigamy tC
prove the moths don't apply the topkf
beans sold in Hillsdfle county."-De
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