The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-11-14
Seeing the Responsible Editor.

place in the New Orleans P.cuyuue office
many ycnrs ago, when George Washing
ton liccdcr was very small, not over
four feet six inches in height AMI
Sin-uarly youthful il app p,trm,,. .anl
given to pompous, overwhelming,
elaborate po'itencss which in conlcc
ton with his d,ninu,ivc st ,tut, nj
naSniiiceht costume, generally remin |.
cd one Of Il benevolent bat highly Aiplo
matic tom,it. Apart from his journ liz
TIC pursuits, Rec Ter had quito nun.
in tie theatrical line, hcin di'cttlnt,
comedian of considerable merit. Every
hody liked him, laughed kindly at his
little leculiarties, and respected the
brave and chivalvous spirit which hey
had found to be among his charact. ris.
lits
To sec Rccdcr in the editorial room
receiving an iiatc party, and particular
~ Que Of the roughcr species, was ii
privilege to lie e'ernally grateful for
His microscopic size, his gorgeous
toilet, his rrcIusc courtesy, aud his
srondiloYucn, address were simply
amusing Callers with well dclinc1
inj jurics, but limited intclu-, went
away III the finn conviction that Rccdcr
thought them the purcst, lvlticst, ani
most prosecuted OF nor,a!s Entering
the l'cn5mae Office with the rooted rur-
pose OF ma. Cling and bruising the
managers OF their complication, they
would retire, believing ,htt Rre Ter was
TOO ange ic for this world, and ,h.t hi,
references to them were only male
alter II Litter struggle with rc,nursrless
duty and at the expense Of bccd.u,
heart.
He was perfectly ready to fight how-
ever, Whenever, the case dc nanJ.I il;
ard thereby hangs tale,
One day au enormous, rou-n, ro
cious look,ng man entered the otlia.
anu inquired for the editor. Much 20
his s"lru%, Recdcr had to sly that the
cuit"r was absent
IN sorry o that" said the bi., m,n.
sitting down and ltp,sitlng - ,ar.c
n.an:!y carlct bag near Ii chair. Il
stopped over oao day Just to saesl,im
! 1 N N, irom 5s you knnw, AMI SAW
's';iiictiisng u Texas in tliis alorn
Jugs IfrdYahe hat sor:er riles me.
was going home. but thought I'll like
to see that editor before wcnt. s., as
| could tell The boys what passed /
want to sec him nlu"e for about two
minute, that's al. And here the
visitors v"ic, grew p!.inivc, a"l his
fingers playc'l with til, hilt OF :. Cots
army rc,olvcr which hurg in fail view
from hi, belt.
Il rrret extremely, sir, that til,
editor lapl cns to be "at, just nov.
feel su c from the Impression y"r. III Ike
on mc that he would esteem it pr.
si'eGe 10 meet YOU &c would lk. take
back to Texas his assurance OF l'ricul
ship and admiration. Couldn't ynl, my
dear sir, couldn't you call il little
later 7"
We'll, I guess I will come again,
l"ns as l'm here till 10 morrow anyhow.
You see, it would make things easier
like it | wns to meet the cIi'or.'
About G o'clock in the afternoon lie
returned Nobody but 4 -cder hap
ren'l to lie in.
so sorry, my dear sir. but the editor
as not yet appeared. Pray be seltc |.
SIT, aud permit me to enjoy the accl
dent which made US acquainted"
Now | think this rather har
case, s'id the brawny Texan. who said
he Was beginning to get inpatient
Here's apaper that pitches into Texas,
aud, SO to speak, bul!-rags the Tex ,ns,
and, when call to see about it, there's
no one in. Where | live things are
diil,r mt. + u paper makes any IN
Plclstnt ienarks about II gentl.utn.
We always know what to do. We lust
walk around to tho Off &c, aud the
editor s there, ready to give it to an;
way we want it. But here you Ii we
ether iashion-. You g, for rsx., like
bazes IN The morning; and when call
: beng the only Texan in t)wn-to
chnw up the editor lutte an swap
bullets with him in agent .cl way, |
cant finl my man don't like t. Ii
paper ban'crs fellows this sort ot way,
1t GU htto have responsible man -
Pardon me-" said l,ccdcr, s,cppin.,
dain'ily into the middle Of The room.
with one hand thrust into his Bosom
and II face literally beaming with 20 ID
nature. ''Purdon me II thousand times
quite misunderstood you. supposed
you wanted to see the chief editor only.
II it IS responsible man you're seek.
ing, tllat's another thing"
Certainly. Th't's all watt; re-
= onslble nnn-somebody l can rasscl
about this article. That's what I've
been saying all the time"
hRrluli him Gnnrna NnSl;