The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-12-25

death ; there We're the glazing head
lines, burning OF Mai. Shanks' barn .
Incendiarism stalks rampant i'll IL
midstI': the report vi Miss Pr.rc's
school examination and tie soUls-irring
ratlos OF the Valrdicto-y ; the jokes
about our G..:iar: friend Joe Dartoa's
visits 10 Crews creek, and Il certain
young lady there. How small Il WAS
stale, provincial! No wonder his brain
had contracted in such Jail bounds.
"No, God knows it hasn't pai!. - cried
McVe.y, tragica!ly, thinking ot the zen
talents buried in this napkin.
McNey did not come to this city as do
the majority OF sdyen:urers, with but
the chance of good luck or work. Wood
twho left Tarrytown twenty Years ago,
and who was reputed TO have acquired
pr;ncely fortune here had obtained Il
position for him on the Clarion, Il new
paper Just started, "with M immense
capital to back IT," he wrote, land
party influence" Wood met him a.
the ferry. "Come NJ. Wen give you
Il shake.;lGwn," he said. "Our girls
are at hoarding-school, so We can afford
10 keep house in town." The ''house"
turned out TO be two rooms in the third
story Of a snowy looking building, fur
nished with sofas that turned into beds,
ard tables That were wardrobes, AMI a
bonkclee .ha: resolved itself into . gas
stove and canned soups. rancid butter,
and meat, with which Mrs. Wood
cooked their snprcr, washing MP the
dishes ard then SEATING herself i'll full
dress. What would Mary, with her
great Collars and pantries full Of stores
for winttr Use. think of this sham show,
this .id-bit, hana-to-mouth way OF life
"We have to ecouCmiZe," said Wood /;
s.my income doesn't run over Sin, 600,
AMI what with the girls schooling and
rrn-:, etc" McVey's salary had never
been one-terth that sum /: but compared
To- this his home had been luxurious as
that o: al Irish king. Wood handed
him n little newspaper. els that the
Ga,inn.!" cried McVsy in dismay.
Their. j. no room there for Il man to
show ability "IOu'vc no idea OF the
money required 10 carry paper of even
r!l:s size. 1t IS to he terse, brilliant,
epigrammatic." MrVey, IN the dusty,
sitting flee Of the CTarion, found him.
sell showed about rs the New Xeaiauder
III London. He had been wont TO III
hricate for days over his weekly ''lead-
ers ; here, the manager thrust a dis
patch at him at midnight and called for
copy in all hour. HIS rounded periods
Were locked, his wit voted heavy. his
gods and goddesscs laughed at by these
clever t~ouch-and-go lads no older than
his sons. He was asked to resign at
last. Since last May lie has haunted
the newspaper offices, struggling to get
in rs news editor, dramatic critic, re-
porter, earning five dollars how and
then by an odd letter or book notice.
He has been in lack of a meal some
times ; i'll and fricndless. Even with
the salary of the C4arion's chief he
wrote to Mary, 81 could not support
you here"
A fortnight ago a committee from
offered him the Mars again,
and he went back a gaun., haggard,
but happy man. He took a square
meal of Mary's turkeys, pies, and innu-
nerabls preserves, surrounded by his
rosy girls and boys, and went down to
the office. The big wooden chair
opened It's arms to welcome him ; the
yellow naples nodded in at the window;
the very sun shining through the red
mist over the hill slopes was full Of
frienGliness. Every boy and dog knew
him and was glad. There WAS a state
dinner a. the hotel that night to well
come hi,a. and Mac made Il speech full
of his old fire. "H.w brilliant" he
said, "aIe the temptations of the great
world ! How bitter like apples Of
Sodom) are even its triumphs! For
me-, | ask no better boon Of fate than TO
live in Tarrytown and die among my
Own peopie."-NeW York Tribune.