The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-03-24
THE NEW MEXICAN EDITOR.
from the Las Vegas ~. NJ Gazette !

From the Las Vegas ~. NJ Gazette
The editor of "a paper in New
Mexico must have a lively time OF
it, and can have no reason to com
plain of time hanging heavy on his
hands. One half of his journal has
to be edited and published in the
Spanish language, the other part in
English, and in the paper before us,
the Las Vegas Gazette, we notice
the editor is cast for a part in a
comedy TO take place in the theatre
in that town. He is also cast in an
opperette, and we have no doubt
many times shouldered his rifle to
to protect his scalp from the pryiDg
inquisitiveness of ''Lo," thus adding
to his many accomplishments that
Of a soldier. Truly a man OF many
parts and varied attainment Mary
land lTownsontown) Journal.
You are quite right. The average
New Mexico Editor is generally sup
posed to be able to do anything,
and further more. do it right. Ii he
isn't versatile cuss he isn't any
thing and the sooner he jumps the
diggins the better. He can live on
almost nothing, if necessary. He
soon adapJs himself to the customs
OF the country and like the native
tribes of Apaches and Comanches,
feasts one day and fasts the next.
He has a simple and implicit trust
in providence providing for him al
though he may not foresee exactly
how. He cin do a little at comedy,
but high tragedy is his forte. He
is liable to see little of it in real
life and consequently is the better
able to minnie on the stage. He
must he linguist, scholar. an
expert in villianous whiskey, a fight
er, miner, a bullwhacker, land
Speculation; must understand the
rules OF horse racing and draw poker,
be cOnversant with ways that are
dark; must have some elementary
knowledge of law, criminal. civil
and lynch; must have no of fear O1
jails, lecture little on temperance
and now and then point his readers
the way to heaven. He general!
lives in an arsenal, and in some por
tons of the territory finds whiske,
and Winchester rifles most pOten
adjuncts in securing a proper res
pect and appreciation Of slashin.
editorials. He sometimes languiSh
! es in calabooses and sometimes tishe
. in the mountain streams for drown
ed printing offices and pans out Iii
type from the river sands. He
: the first at a fire and the last at
) feast. When the seldom opportr
, nifty offers, his powers of absorbn
free has, are amazing. The Ne'
Mexico Editor is sM generis. II
: belongs to the Pachydermatd zoolos
ically, except that he does at time
ruminate Oh his many sins. Blu
: the thickness of his skin is unques
t toned. If it wasn't thick, he wOul
/. not last loug. He don't last Ion
+ sometimes anyway. Sudden deaf
0 is liza bic to reach for him. aud the
if he stops to ruminate he is gon'
e He has strong religious conviction
u but is usually little lame in pra
o tice. He gets abuse in two lal
e guages both of which are wonde
d fully rich in varied expressions
s denunciation. This just doubles b
s dose in comparison with easter
g editors. Nevertheless he is GOO
y hearted and of a confiding nature,
It an evidence OF which he always Ca
k ries a bowie knife in his boot lie
VI His Office is modestly adorned wi,
r. strings of scalps, bows and arrow
8 tomahawks, etc. ETC., captured fro
5. surrounding wild tribes. He is new
1t certain Of what is going to happ.
IS next and must rustic or starve.
n Memphis, Tenn, March 2O.-Sin
o O'clock last evening to 10 tn
% morning ten inches of snow has f;
st len and it is still showing. Sire
d cars are unable to run and trains (
" all roads are delayed. The sire
e are full of imprOvised slcdges. SUI