Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-07-28

A VOLUNTEER NEWSPAPER CoNDEN-
sER.-"I've taken some trouble about
that, can tell. you,' said Mr.. McGoni-
gan, as he sat down with valise and car
pet bag on either side of him, and put hat
box on our desk, s'and I think I've got
just what you want" We had as ked him
to bring in a condensed report of the as
ISOLATION he had been attending. ssDo you
know" he remarked. as he unlocked his
carpet-bag tall the McGonigans have a
knack of condensing. My grandfather got
up.report of synod once for the ''Central
Presbyterian" and Dr., Brown said he
aeyer saw anything like it in his life. Now,
what did I do with the report of the morn
ing session? All! here it is" and Mr..
McGonigan unrolled about nine feet OF
manuscript and reprint. Jpn afraid 1t IS
too short, but you said condense it. so [
did, but I left out lots of good things.
There's Stuart Robson's sermon.--l left
that out, but perhaps you can get it H."
To suggestion that probably we could
manage to do without Mr.. Stuart Robson's
sermon, Mr.. McGonigan said: $50 you
can, but it was mighty good. Let me read
you what he says about what interests
every Southern man. After reading for
about three quarters of an hour, we asked
if there had been any evening session at all.
<sEvening session." said Mr. McGonigan,
taking out the contents of his valise, and
unrolling about twenty yards of manu-
script; 81 should think there was. 1t-was
the most important session of the whole
thing. You may think that little long,
but some of the things in it were so good
that if you left out one the whole thing is
spoiled. I've got Bellows speech in there,
and you must send him copy OF your
paper when it comes out. promised it..
It'll be good thing for the paper. He's
got heap of friends, and they'll all want
to see it," We limited that if we publish
ed the Rev. Bellows speech in the V1NDI-
GATOR there would be nothing else in. for
a month. ssThat's bad, ," said McGon igan;
"but tell you it would pay. Where one
man would read political speeches thou
sand would read Bellows remarks. think
IL WOuIu w yOu gnu IL you Oouio 8 0o ~ IL
anyway. But (he added hurriedly) you want
full account of the Inequalities the citi-
zens showed u.s. and with that he dragged
the top off the hat-box, and extracted
about fifteen columns of resolutions Of
thanks for private hospitalities. "And,"
.said he, don't leave out Pettingill; he's
a nice fellow-very kind-there were four
sof us at his house, and don't forget Nc
Dougal, he just opened his house. Try
and get 'em all in, my boy, we owe 1t to
'em, indeed we do, and I'll just consider
Pm paid for all my trouble in condensing
this report" We felt very faint, as he
put the top on the hat-box, after scoop
ing out it's contents, and shouldered his
valise and carpet-bag to leave. AS he
went out he turned round to ask that we
would give him proof of all of it in half
hour, so he could correct it, as he want
eLy some copies to mail.
We told him we would telegraph for two
or hree hundred more printers, and two
or three crowbars to enlarge the paper
with. and would see what could be done.
And hen we sat down, and though "This is
the ma II that promised us condensed re-
port. ,93od bless him !"