Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1875-08-19

"ou'u oe very aSreeaOle ana pleas
ant thing to do as other men purpose of
following general custom that he went
out on this beautiful day 50 long
ago.
The sun was shining brightly, the dull
distant hum of insect life in the ad,oined
county came family to his ears; bids
were singing, and so serene and peace
full was the aspect Of nature that it seemed
impossible, ia such bright, beautiful
world, there could be so much misery,
wretehednesS wickedness and total deprav-
ity. But there was all the same, for
there was the editor to prove it.
He went into the Office Of LAWYER
with whom he was slightly acquainted
and, seated himself in chair. put his
feet on the desk and began t. whistle
"Silver Threads the Gold" in long
tone of whistle. The attorney looked
astOnished, and asked what his visitor
wanted. lie said nothing, but took q
bundle of papers from pigeon hole, and
began to look them over and read out
aloud. When he had gotten through,
the indignant lawyer took his visitor by
the neck and gently but firmly kicked
him down stairs.
"And yet" mused the unhappy man,
as he brushed off his clothes ana went
limping on his way, that man was
in my Office only day before yesterday
and read three of my articles before
they were published. 1t is singular
how different it is when I read HIS"
He went into dry goods store and had
just time to get behind the counter when
u lady came in and asked for some brown
satin.
"Yes'm." he said.
After creating an earthquake in tnat
part of the store, he followed her direc'
tions and got what size wanted
"lIow much do you want ~ he asked
"about half colamn?'
She started.
Thirty or fOrty.lines be enough?' he
inquired.
She said che wanted half yard.
"Ah?' he said. about eighteen
squares-yes, yes
And cut on the bias she continu.
ed.
Certainly" he said "buy as much al
you please" And he began to tear the
goods in various shapes when the mer
chant colared him and put hin
out.
} "And-yet," the poor man mused as b,
|
went on, that very man wrote two arti
cles for the paper the other day, de-
clarlng that they were better than any
thing had written for six months; ant
although seventy-fve subscribers stopped
: their paper when they were published
he never sent anything around to pa,
fot it.
He turned sadly into drug store, tool
, prescription from poor woman stand
ing there, looked it wisely over, anC
then took little quinine, arsenic, NOR
phine and strychnine, put them up il
powders, and told the woman to give he
husband one every two hours until b,
didn't complain any more about his head
As she went out of the door one Of tn
powders spilled on dogs bacl
and the animal died in three seconds
The editor was arrested, and only re
leased on giving solemn promise t
support he sheriff for reelection.
"How is it," he wondered, "that al
classes Of men, of all occupations, hav
found time not only to perfect them
selves in their own business and prose:
sious, but also to master mine NOR
T thoroughly than | have been able
do by giving my entire time and Strengt
to it?'
He sighed as he walked into a banl
e lie put his head in at the paying teller
IS window and shouted "Hellow?' as lou
: as he could roar. Then he drummed o
/, the glass with his fingers, and was fore
e bly, elected by the porter.
t. Il give it up he said. lam the mo-
e worthless of mankind. / don't kno,
/, how to attend to anybody's business bu
5. my own" and so he walked drearily bac
!. to his dismal sanctum. where he foun
s. seven men, four Of them perfect strar
gers to him, occupying the chairs, pOul
Ing out the exchanges, reading tho proc