Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-06-27
Vol. XVIII. Whole No. 9l0. No. Is,

quit singing in public, and church peo.
pie left without choirs, pointed me out
to their children as an infidel and her.
etc who had iuterfered with public wor-
ship, and who did not know ANYTHING
| about writing for q newspaper. l at
tempted to pacify these musicians by
telling them that had dealt with them
exactly as they wanted me to deal with
the other singer; but my efforts proved
Intellectual.
Then the chief of police sent for me.
A dastardly assault had been committed
in the street, in open daylight. The
man was dead to feelings of shame, and
had so far escaped punishment for SINH
lar offences, but the chief thought that
by ridiculing the offender could make
him feel his shame, and that by makiug
the thing prominent l could secure his
punishment from the proper authorities.
thought so, too. | gave the item
display head, and lavished the most
scalding sarcasm, and the effect was
highly satisfactory-untilt the article ap-
peared in print.
The next morning the man sat in my
chair. lie had been bailed In his
hand he bore persuasive bludgeon.
lie wanted to know why | had put n
display head on him, and acted as
though he intended to put display head
on me.
His intentions were carried out soon
atter-and sc was |. He made several
objections TO my method of making out
police reports. The most striking of
these objections was The bludgeon.
| calmly replied to his arguments with a
paste pot, and pair OF shears, follow
ing up my temporary advantage with q
paper weight and an unabridged die
| uonarv. Before he recovered the thre ad
| OF his discourse an elderly man stepped
into the office, and asked who was con-
Quoting the local department. ] told
him that was a question in NV own
mind just then; but | had no time TO
pursue the conversation. | did not at
tempt TO report what followed in full.
indeed, believe took no notes. After
| the doctor had set my arm, and his
| friends had taken my opponent away,
returned TO the office The old man said
that if | was ut liberty he would like
reply to his question. lie wanted TO
know who managed the locals. A. he
and / were alone in the office, and he
looked feeble, told him did. .Well,'
| said he. pointing to the item had been
! discussing, with him of the club, don't
YOU thluk that way oil making crime a
thing to be laughed at has bad infp-
encc on the young" told him that that
idea had not been among the things that
had struck me. He added: 1T seems
To me Make crime a matter OF sport,
| and we first endure, then pity, and then
embrace replied. humbly, You will
never get better chance 10 embrace
than you had just before he struck me
! the last time. He suggested that was
untitled for the duties of my position
man who abused me because the incl
/ dent narrated i'll the same unfortunate
item, had occurred within three doors
! of his store, and he got mad when
told him that if had mentioned any
store il would naturally be the nearest
! one. lie had seventy-tive cent adver-
| usement in the paper, which he at once
/ ordered discontinued, because he would
! not patronize paper, whose reporters
/ knew 80 little about their business. The
| hero OF the item was tried and acqut-
I ted, but the judge Oh the bench rebuked
/ reporters who SO far forgot their duty
as 10 attempt to create public sympathy
/ against prisoner.
Then | resigned and sought place
where could find few individuals i'll
| ether callings who did not know more
thru did about running the local OF u
| newspaper.