Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-08-21
A MAD INTERVIEWER

He came in with an interrogation point
IN one eye and n stick in one hand. One
eve was covered with handkerchief and
one arm in sling His bearing was
that of man with settled purpose in
view.
IL want to see." said he. .the man
that puts things in this paper"
We intimated that several of Us earned
n frugal livelihood in that way.
"Wcli; | want to see the man which
cribs things out of the other papers
The fellow who writes mostly with shears,
you understand"
We explained to him that there were
seasons when the most gifted among US.
driven TO frenzy by the scarcity of ideas
and events. and by the clamorous demands
OF an Unsuitable public. in moments of emo.
tional insanity plunged the gli,tering .
shears into our exchanges. Ne went of
calmly, but in a voice trs s1ulous With
the rect Mt loss of half dozen as or So q
his front teeth
Just so. I presume So I don't
know much about this business, but |
want to see man. that man that printed
that little piece about pouring cold water
down drunken mans spine of his back
and making him instantly sober. II you
please, | wan: to see tha, man. would
ike to talk with him
Then he leaned his stick against our
desk aud spit on his serviceable hand
and resumed his hold on the stick as
though he was weighingit After study
ing the stick minute, lie aided in some
what louder tone
"Mis,er, came here to sec that 'cr man.
| want to see him bad"
We told him that particular man was
not in.
just so. presume so. They told
me before come that the man | wanted
TO see wouldn't be anywhere. I'll wait
for him. l live up north. and I've walked
seven miles TO converse with that man
| gucss I'll sit down and wait"
He sat down by the door and reflective
" pounded the floor with his stick, but
his feelings would no. allow him to keep
still.
II suppose none you didn't ever pour
much cold water down any drunken man
back TO make him instantly sober, per-
haps."
| None Of Us in the Office had ever tried
the experiment.
just so. thought as ike as not Won
had not Well. mister. | have. tried
it yesterday. and have come seven miles
on foot to see the man that printed that
piece. 1t want much Of piece. don'r
| think: but want 10 see the man that
printed il just a few minutes. You see,
John Smith. be lives next door TO my
house, VIXEN I'm home. and he gets how.
comc-vou-so every little period. Now.
when he's sober. he's all right if you keer
out of his way. but when he's drunk he
goes home and breaks dishcs, and tin.
over the stove. and throws the hardware
around. and makes it iucopvenicnt for
his wife, and sometimes he gets his CUR
and goes out calling on his ueighbors
and ii amt pleasant"
Not that want to say anything ahou
Smith, but me and nv wife don't ,hinl
he ought TO do so. He came home drunk
yesterday, and broke all the kitchen win
dows out Of bis house, snd followed Iii
wife around with the carving kuife. talk
ing about her liver. and after a while h,
lay down BY my fence and went to sleep
had been reading that little piece; ar,
though, If could pour some water dow,
his spine, or bis back. and make him So
Der. il would be more comfortable for hi
wife. and n square thing 10 do all around
so I poured bucke, of spring wafer doxl
John Smiths spine Of his back.
"Weli." said we. as our visitor paused
'.did it plake him sober" Our visi,o
took frmer hold Of his stick, and replie,
with increased EN- otiou:
|. .'Jus, So. suppose i. did make bin
|, a. sober as a Judge in less time than yo,
could say Jack Robinson; but. mister.
made him mad. Ii made him the mad
. des: man ever saw: and MIR. John Snit
. is a bigger man than tao avs. scu,cr =