, 1875-12-12
A WISCONSIN EDITOR.

n NtSEONolN ED
HIS REron1ED CONVERSATION WITH NE. STOREY
George ". Peck, the absent et1tor Of tho Il
Crosse san, writes tho following account Of bis
| experience during recent visit 10 Chicago:
Well Cnica8 go is smart place. It is like NeW
York than any city On tho continent Everybody il
full Of bufuess, rushing here nnd there in eor to
mako noney. 1supposa there il more naouey changes
hands here in week than III L. Crosse in day.
ind It with NE. In La Crossa get along Whole
dsy sometimes with II centz but he1e in three dsys
it has cost me over dollar. And the end Il not YET
- met = nico young man, ons Of
the first families. His uncle was policeman,
his no.hers side He ehowe'i me around the othce,
and finally asked Il had ever met hr. Storey.
told him that had never seen Mr. Storey.
fifteen minutes az storey would 10 .t srhe Store.
and that he 3nvaziaoly ate q pound Of Inbro3er
cheese, aud drank pint Of porter. Ny friend said
sh.s ,a Mon'4 es .tn him We You'd lunch with the
ings about the cheeee, determined to Storey II it
turned my stomach wrong side out So We took sest
beautiful paaoo CLARK street. frcquented only by
muisters, journalists, and young studying for
the ministry. "Ths stors " waa Full, and thought
whole course Of my life. Occasionally there would 10
ono with 10 eye gone, and his companion would tell
me- how It happened. Usually tho loss was occanoncd
BY burning tic midnight oil, in e1ort to educate
hinseK for the ministry One young man had h1ack
eye, and On inquiry ms informant told mo that the
young had just established himself pastor OF
church the North sde and that ho mad iuaugu1ated
\ system of making pastoral calls On the ladiea
Of his flock That the husband Of one of bis parlsh
toner's came home tarGer than usual 1nd found the
young minister drying LIS w{es tears with his right
around her waist and bis left her heart Though
tho young minister told the hushand that the matter
Was susceptible Of explanation, and that ouy d.
sired to the sster's heart enlisted in the
CAUSE, tho husband lifted him one On tie head with
wash-bow which caused the eye TO 60 into mourning.
We whiled the time away in such religious discus
sio1s and beer until the appointed time, and then
man came in with tho proprietor Of he place, and
stood face to face with Wilbur F. Storey, the graat
editor Of the Chicago Times, and Michael Mcdonald,
President Of tho Young N. MI Cnrlstsn socation
+ MAS informed BY my compAnioa. took Mr: Storey
BY the hand and said that had never expected to live
to soe this day. That had read Of him. and that he
bad BEEN an important figure in my dreams. That
had become 10 to seeing my name written
on the margin OF the i5n,es in his handwriting that
felt that Knew him. asked him what hc wonld
take. He said he would take Al a1pmm's Extra Dry
feeling that my would stand couple OF pounds
OF cheese, At tho least calculation tod the gentle
manly writer to bring Aums Extra Dry for four Of
Pretty soon he returned With four bottles Of this
cidez that had got bubbles in it. and began to open
one supposed that hfr. aitkedonall had told him
% bring the cider tho oecision Of his having such
stsn9 9uished guests and thought more Of it. We
al drank to tue health Of each OF her and got feeling
real good. afr Mcdonald and my young friend who
ewing Mr- Storey aud myself alone. except two |
,ottles. We talked about the printing business. He !
atd be Often thought that II he owned the sun, and
lad his deo,s paid, he would DO the happiest mau
live He said the and responsibilities Of !
laiy paper ware driving him into unttmely
grave. He said he Lad wat:hed tue Sun and was |
3roud Of it, and now his aole object in life |
xas 70 make h:s paper az near ike the Sun as I
,ossibe in its moral and religious tone Just then
nan came IN WITH blu for some paper. Tho bill |
mounted to SIS. Mr. Storey sand he had nothing but
so draft IN his pocket. told him that would let
lin have tho money, and did and he insisted
ny taking the drift. After be had paid tho he |
aid he must 60, and bade him good-by after hav-
ne had ono Of the most interesting and instructive
conversations that ever had, with one Of the first
journalists Of the country.
BY the way. one Of the most singular things con-
lected with the neeng the fact tha. Mr. u Don
Id insisted that ordered the cider told him TINT
IL 1 oriered samo Of Nunm's dry cbee.e+ but he
ot mad, aud now my eye looks Is though had been
aught making pastoral c1u. offered Ir. McDon- |
Id the draft that got from Mr. Storey. hut he said
10 had no change. When went out Of tie store all !
the young students seemed to look Mt kind of
ueer, / thought
POSTSCRIPT BT TIE EDITOR N CHARGE.
P. S.-A letter from the old man Rays: Don't pub
sh my letter from Chicago. Il wasn't Storey tia.
utr.dl iced to. but old dead beat thst has free
1uch route. was sold" Az there Ia other copy
fill up the paper with, the letter has got be pub
shed Old people should tty and be ! little careful
rhen they are away from home.