The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-02-20
How the Editor Reads His Paper.

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From the Danbury News.
The sensation Of an editor on
fret CHANGING over his paper and
detecting errors In It are somewhat
different from those experienced by
the readers on making like disoov-
cries. The latter is either amused
at the blunder or incensed at the
carelessness which caused II, and In
both cases arrives at the conclusion
that the trouble is avoidable, and
that the editor is to blame for not
avoiding II. .
He never saw an editor take his
nrst glance oyer copy of the edi-
ton. Perhaps the edition Is
worked of when this opportunity
Is offered the weary man. He has
either trusted the proofs to some
one else, or read them himself, but
the feeling of dread IL just as great
In the latter as in the former case,
The proof-readers may not con-
-ult the copy, and SO perpetrate the
plumbers of the compositor, and
perhaps the compositor may neg
Iect to undo the wrong he has
done, although his attention il
rlainly called to it on the proof.
When about to make this prepara-
l tory survey, the editor does not
take q cigar In his mouth and ele-
popular tradition. Dying men
don't do that way, yon know, and
we have come to the conclusion
hat an editor examining his paper
feels very much like q man who is
about to pass into eternity.
lie reads along carefully and
.Iowly, like q man feeling hls wav
cross q piece OF doubtful ice.
Suddenly his face becomes disIort-
Ell with an awful pain. He dOsen't
cry out; he dosen't rant; the an
Ruish with In him Is SO broad and
ie..p, and intense, that n da-rs not
rust IL TO word. He just AMPLY
caches up aud takes q handful al
Is own hair, and tugs at II until
the tears come in his eyes. Then
Ie picks up the paper, which he ha'
ttken the precauIiOn to kick across
he room on discovering the error
nd resumes the IorIuring search
or after all it Is but q search TO-
rrurs and agony, and not au agree.
Able and Instructive pernsal.
Suddenly he KrOans-nOt an ex
pectant grOan like from one VIII
hopes for help to reach hin
through II, but the grOaH of on,
who 10 beyond the reach of hope
who feels that the warm sunshine
the kind glance Of friendship, thu
beautiful flowers and the Gong o
the birds are gone forever and for
!. ever from him. It Is q smotheret
xroan accompanied by q kick on
OF the leg, as II the party had Il
that moment taken an eternal leav
Of all things earthly. There is still
} another search with aching eye
and throbbing brain, aud then tn
paper is smashed down on the doOl
aud the Infatuated man bounds u
from the chair, and dances aroun
like q mad man. He dosen't ca
upon heayen and earth to witnet
, what he is going to do, and {
. blight him Ii he should not do I
He dosen't dash into the composin
i room and scorch the men with hi
, wrath. Even this slight relief
denied him. The paper is worke
OF. and the scrutinY that woul
: cheerfully attack a needle in hay
stack, would fall parlyzed before
search for the author Of the gres
wrong. He dosen't say anythin
. ct all--not q single intelligib
word escapes his ashcn lips, as
holds his hair, and prances sboT
' in the dingy solitude of his room
4 And when he is done, he sits dow
and grOans, and afterwards puts Q
. his hat and rushes forth into Il
J. street, rushes any where to g
away from himself aud eYerythiu
belonging to himself.