Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-09-11
From the New York SUM-
Greeley,s specimens.
WHAT CAME OF CLEARING UP THE EDI-
TORS sANCTUM.


The interior, third story editorial room
on Nassau street, so long occupied by
Mr.. Greeley, had become exceedingly
dingy. Its furniture was in the last
stages of dilapidation. Various propo-
sitions to improve it had been. vetoed by
the occupant, who feared that any at,
tempt at change would derange the order
of his papers and books of reference.
But. one Saturday, while the sage. was
chopping wood at Chappaaua, the burly
engineer, Patrick O.Rourke,. came up
with host of helpers, and pretty soon
had everything topsy-turvy.... The car
pet was torn up by the roots, and the
subsoil shoveied out from under it. = The
| furniture was hustled. aside, the walls
were scraped and papered, the wood
work painted, anew carpet laid, and by
| nightfall Patrick, as he surveyed. the
| wholesome change, congratulated him
/ self on the w0ndrous achievement.
/ Next day Mr.. Greeley, coming ia fresh
/ from the serene influences of DIR. Cha
! bins. sermon, was struck dumb with
wonder at the. nnetaniorphosis. Without
/ a word he sluinped down into his easy
| chair and thrust his feet under the desk,
apparently in fine mood to do justice to
i bleeding Kansas. or eastigate the ras-
/ eally free traders. Hardly had he
touched his seat, however, when he
sprang up, as though stung, and point
ed under his desk, shrielsed, in his squeak
! lest tones: 81. ..-sss1ig
sEWhat - thief has stolen my spec
i imens-w-h-e-r-e-s my specimens r. r
H.. The people from the outer office
! rushed in at the row, and pretty. soon
4. Mr.. Greeley was appraised that Patrick
/ O'ROurke was the leader of the ,yandals
who had despoiled his sanetunl. ~.
4 ''Send him up here, yelled Horace ;
.s'send him up" ..s.>
! SO Patrick was summoned from the
i vaults of the establishment, where he
| was engaged in getting up. steam on
/ Sunday for Monday mornings s: paper.
I Patrick came in expecting to be COM
i plimented for his thorough work. Slow
/ ly wiping the perspiratien from his fore
head on his bare, brawny arm, he drew
up to the editor, his face WTeathed III
smiling anticipation. But the angry
:countenance warned poor Patrick that
storm was imminent, 5...,:.,..t
! ssWhat is.it, Mr.. GseeleY?' he mild
| ly queried. ..Ir.s.
II S'Pat, where my specimens r. scream
! ed Horace, pointing to the vacant. Spot
under his desk. .t.e. ..-.s
s.Specimens! Mr. Greeley. Speci
mensn' 1neekly responded Pat J., /. -, 5,
! Eyes; the specimens i kept HAdel
:. there, said Horace. s-s:s.. s:,s.
ssWelI Mr.. Greeley" blurted out Pat
rick, 81 don't know anything about yel
Specimeaa8--but if We name that ouid type
box full of rocks ye KEEP under there
why, they only Uttered up the place, an
threw en- into the street," . s..-
'sYou damned fool!" screamed Hor
ace. Didn't you know that box o.
specimens was all | had to show fol
twenty thousand dollars worth of coppe
stocks z" and the good man sunk hYster
ieally, back in his seat. to ponder on hi
misfortune, while poor Pat, thorough,
BUNDLED, hurried out TO recover wha
; he could of the lost treasure. He sue
eeeded in finding. some of them, and pa
them in the cellar for safe keeping.