Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-07-24
"A Vacant Editorial Chair.

There is always one vacant chair in
the sanctum of every daily paper, or it
would be vacant for the right. man.. 1t
is the position fer "really-very-good
but-we-haven't-r room for-it man. When
young man, wearing a very exultant
countenance, walks into the editorial
room with a bundle of manuscript un-
der his arm, al. the staff know what is
coming. He has been writing an ode
to spring, or, a poem on the fast disap-
pearing Indian race, or five hundred
verses on love. 1t is really wonderful
how sangline he is. e He has selected
this particular paper as great favor to
the paperand els certain that the pub
fishers won't think of offering him less
than dollar a verse, and after they will
pat him on the shoulder and say. $50
on, young man, there is a wealth of
laurels for youin the futures" Heiwalks
around the room few times to, collect
himself, and then goes for the nearest
man. He is referred to''the man in, the
other room," and the man in the other
room heaves a sigh as he sses him en-
ter. Iniar-. -, ~ Ia, -.yaidgs 9d'F
'.Here'S few verses, on springtime,
which dashed off the: other day." says
the young man, as he deposits the roll
on the table: "you can look them over,
and I will call for the money on Satur-
day." sl5l,.8f ieIoitaL 9dl 20 2a
He goes out, and the recipient of the
roll unrolls it, feels his hair raise up, as
he sees that some lines have ten feet,
others six, and that a pile driver could
not pound the matter into shape. He
puts 1t away and begins to dread Sat,Ir3
day. Saturday comes, and with it the
young man, who expects check and a
compliment. He sits down and there is
a long pause. The editor would rather
tackle Bogardus kicker than to say
what he must say, but he finally gets it
around. III 'iii-'si f''' i''''" -7'''A
s'Yery good, seasonable'well written 4
but, ali. ahem! we haven't room for iti
just at present: you'd better send it to
the New York poet sdf ra
That young man gets Up with an aw-
full look ofreyenge and contempt on his
face, seizes the roll and goes out feeling |
that he shall be an enemy of the paper,
the editors reporters, eompositors and |
forever after. silT lood9t
This is, only an illustrative case. There /
is the woman who has written nineteen
verses on her dead baby, the old maid
who has hashed up a ballad and wants
to be brought out as the author the
young man in love, who has written a /
a poem on his Hannah and five or six \
others Each one must be refused, and
be refused in such as not to wound his,
feelings, and yet his feelings will be
If he hadn't a cent in the
world, and was in need of bread, he
wouldn't feel half so bad to be refushed
4 cash loan as he would to be told that
his poetry wasn't ttirst-class,and that he
better turn his attention to a trade. vlqiI
The poets are not all. There is the
man with the Essay on Sober Second
Thought ;''the man with the two col
inns on the Degeneration ofAmerican
Politics." and the scores OF men with
,ssays on this and that, which no one
nut the writer would read. They must
'e met, repulsed and got rid Of; and
though the editor is as tender as lover /.
he chances are that, with in three daysd' !
le will receive a letter reading some
nllng ing l''s IKE tnnhls;lion tae bnGl bsyimOl
f'DEAR SIR-Owing to the fact that
ny article on the Rejuvenation of Mum
nies did not. appear in your issue of
Wednesday,, you can stop my paper. II
hall subcribe TO the Ark, which is a
i've go-ahe,il daily, !, fully up to the
INES. aaYa Yours, 7isdI 1ai aoE
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