New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-09-27
Experience with q Buckeye Editor.

| A weekly contributor OF humorous
sketches to the Detroi: Free Press. under
the noH dc plume of IN. Quad (he il
doubtless a printer,, gets off the following
don't suppose that another man eve,
| lived like that Ohio editor. who lifted me
out of the back end OF an omnibus one
| night. led me up five pairs OF stairs, and un'
| dertook to tell me how was to assist in
! running the local department Of the paper.
You see. said ne. jabbing at cockroaci,
! with the shears. 'you want to be positive
any OF your suppose sos and allegations.
| Say what you say in words that can, he
disputed: or. II they are disputed, send the
| fellow into the other room. and Ill tx
him"
He was a great man for fun: he never
| iau ghed himself. but he had a high appre.
citation Of .,umor. He was always wanting
me to get OFT something sharp on come one.
No matter who. and he run me SO much
:nat had to quit. For instance. he came
down one morning and said: NOW, Charles.
get of local hit on Julius Caesar" "Why.
sir. tie old man died years ago. mo mat
ter. no matter" he went on. '.get OF some.
thing, or Ill discharge you" As 80 year
was an object to me then I handed in a
pretty biting item. ''That's good. that's
positive" he replied, and it went in. The
q
dozen were crOwding in after an expiana.
ton. lis your name Cesar" asked the
old man OF each il turn. NO well.
Their. who's running this Caesar business
Amt I here to disseminate knowledge !,
Don't DO her. And ne finally threw an.
othe, sheet OF 10 tle points,
Now, Charles" said ls again. ''.et OF
lex at George Washin stou-somet...ag III.
der a livery headline" But he's been
y.a., II ia I eGl,I'e1 No m va%x
something, Or here's my note of hand tor
the balance due you" As his note @: hand
was rather good thing t" keep. l dug on.
severe thlc, under the head Of ''BrUta!
Outrage There was a Washington society
IN town. and halt lie members were rushing
Up stairs before the edition was hal. OF.
base wretch, sEoCEed the president: ga
:uinniatoc o: GENTS. snueaked the o.. laid
secretary: Vile RASCAL Kissed q young
tieiuen ana o.c mad. began the editor. as
he rolled back his sleeves, why am here.
!. any o: you kno" more about George
Washington than l dc. why just take and
run this "fhce. Ana tAev nau 10 20 away
with 1heli minds in an un saritied state.
Another time when ne had run over
"ao!e volume OF anc'en: history without
mining ona to hi. says he: 'Ge, OF some.
thing on ne That's just what l wanted,
:ion to this paper. Some Of our subscribers
promised 70 pay for their paper IL wood
more than ten years ago. and its about time
they brought /: Ia. We want wood-'wood--
wood. II was IN July. and there were
thirteen loads OF wood IN front OF our Office
before noon. They got there aoou, :he
same time. and the thirteen farmers came
~ IN body. 'Gentlemen.' said the Old
man. after they had stated their errands,
q
verb. auG wool is noun again. The
objective case governs che requirements o.
:he adve:a. wAic! Is the possessive o: :hi:.
rule three" And every time they went &c
sar anything abou: wood, he 90: Of tina.
at them. unit. they all went down in body.
threatening 70 vampire him a: the first
opportunity.
The las. thing I have any i.is.;nc.
recollection o: was '.gettiac off so,ueth;ug'
on the MAYOR of the town. He went b: old
Sykes one evening without noddiny. and |