The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1873-07-18
AN 1Nau1RrNo SUBSCRIBER.
a Man Visits the Baitor TO Find Out
who Printed hat Piece.
-. 49, Danbnry News.l

sling. His bearing was that OF a
man with settled purpose in view.
at was to see" said he, the man
that puts things into this paper
We intimated that several Of us
earned frugal livelihood in that
way.
"Well, want to see the man
which cribs things out Of the pa
pers, The fellow who writes most
ly with shears, you understand"
We explained to him that there
were seasons when the gifted among
us, driven to frenzy by tho scarcity
Of ideas and events, and by the clam :
orous demands oftle unsuitable pub
lie, in moments Of emotional insanity
| plunged the glitterilg shears into
our exchanges dc went on, calm
| 81, bot In a votes tremulous With
suppressed feeling, and indistlnc;
through the recent loss Of half doz-
en- or so Of his front teeth.
"Just 50. presume 80. J don {
know much about this business, but
| want % see man, The man lhat
printed that Iistle piece about ponr.
ing water down drunken mans
spine Of his back and making bun
| Instantly sober If you please, !
want 10 SEQ that man. ! would
like to talk with him.
Then he leaned his stick against
our desk, and spit on bis serviceable
hand, and resumed bis hold on the
stick, as though he vas weighing it.
After studying the stick minute,
he added in a ssm what louder tone
"Mister, / cone here to see that
.ere man. want to see him bad.
We told lin that particular man
was not in.
"Just so. presume 50. They
told me before came that the man
wanted to see wouldn't be any
where. I'll wait for him. | live up
north, and I've walked seven miles
to converse with that mar. ! guess
III sit down and wait"
He sat down by the door and re
aectiveIy pounded the door with his
stick, but his feelings would not al
low bin to keep still.
81 suppose none Of you didn't
never pour much cold water down
any drunken mans back to make
him instantly sober, perhaps
None of US in the Office had ever
iricd the experiment.
"Just So | thought just like as
not you hadn't Well, mister, |
have. tried it yesterday, and
have come seven miles on foot to
see the man that printed that piece.
1t wasn'tsmuct Of q piece | don't
think; but ! want to see the man
that printed it, just for few min
utes. You see, John Smith, be
lives next door to my house, when
to home, and he gets how come
so every little period. Now, when
he's sober he's all right, il you keep
lut of his way but when he's dunk
ne goes home and breaks dishes,
md tips over the stove, and throws
he hardware around, aud makes it
nconvenient for his wife, and some
INES he gets his gun and goes out
alling on his neighbors, and it isn't
leasant. Not that | want to say
nything about Smith but me and
ny wife don't THU k he ought to do
o. lie come home drunk yesler
ay and broke all the kitchen win
ows ent Of his house; and followed |
ia wife around with the carving
nile, talking about her liver, aud
.fter awhile lay down by my fence
nd went TO steep. ] had been
eading that little piece ; it wasn't
much Of a piece, aud | Thought il
.ould pour some cold water down
lis spine on his back, and make
lin sober, it would be more COM
ortable for his wife and a square
hing to all around So / poured a
'ucket of water down John Smiths |
pine Of his back.
"Well," said we, rs our visitor
aused ''did it make him sober -
)ur Visitor took iirmer hold OF
is stick aud replied with increased
motion
''Just so, | suppose it did make
,ber as a Judge in less time than
on could say Jack Robinson but;
lister it made him mad. 1t made
i'm the maddest man | ever did
ae, and Mr.. John Smith is bigger
ian than me and stoutor. Bla-
less him. | never knew he was half
. stout till yesterday, and he's hans
: with his fists, too. ! should sup
Iose he is the handiest man with
is fists ever saw.
Thea he went for you, did he ?"
ve asked innocently.
"Jast so. Exactly. / suppose
le went for me the best he knew,
'ut don't hold no grudge against
John Srai'h, ! suppose he amt a
good man to hold grudge against.
want to see The the man who PRINT
ID thar piece. | want 90 see him
bad. | feel as though it would
sooth me 10 see that man. | want
10 show llim how drunken man
acts WHOM yoa pour cold water down
he sni ne ni his back. z hats what |