Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-09-11
BAoKwooDs EDITOR.

give the story Of baekwoOds editor
Years ago, when certain Western
state (Which we shall not name) was
territory, and with few inhabitants,
young lawyer from one Of the old States
emigrated thither, and settled in the
town of K. He succeeded admira-
bly, in his profession, and rose rapldly
in popular favor. He had been there
nearly two years, when he induced
printer to print weekly paper, Of which
he was editor and proprietor. Squire
S. was much pleased for a while with
Hediting paper. He was a man Of very
low stature. but he used the editorial
"we" as frequently as if there were
dozen of him, and each as big as Daniel
Lambert.
Strange to say, there were at that
time men in Office who were not parti-
Gle more honest than they should be; a
thing which probably never happened
before and never will again. Squire S.
felt all the patriotism of son of '76,
and poured out grape and canister
against public abuses. This soon STIR
red hornets nest about his ears but
as there was no other paper in the terri
tory, there was no reply, and he enjoyed
his warlike prOpensities in security.
AT length he published an article
more severe and cutting, against NAL
feasance in Office, than any that had
preceded it. In fact, though pointed at
no one individual in particular, it was
"scorcher"
Some three or four days afterwards he
was sitting alone IN his editorial office,
which was about quarter Of a mile
from the printing establishment; his
pen was busy with paragraph, when
his door opened without much ceremony,
and in stalked man about six feet in
his stockings. He asked, '"Are you s.,
the proprietor of this paper ?" Think
ing he had found new patron, the lit
tie man, with one of his blandest smiles,
answered in the affirmative. The stran-
ger deliberately drew the last number
of the paper from his pocket, and point
ing to the article against rogues in Office,
told the afrighted editor that it was in
tended for shin" 1t was in vain that
s. protested he had never heard Of him
before. The wrath of the visitor rose
to fever heat, and from being so long re-
strained, boiled over with double fury.
He gave the editor his choice. either to
publish humble, a Uery humble recan-
tation, or take a taogging on tie spot.
Either alternative was wormwood; but
what could he do? The enraged Office
holder was twice his size, aud at one
blow would qualify him for an obituary
notice. He agreed to retract; and as
the visitor insisted upon writing the re-
traction himself, be sat down to his task.
Squire S. made an excuse to walk to the
printing Office, with promise that be
would be back in season to sign it as
soon as it was finished.
S. had hardly gone fifty rods. when
he encountered a man who inquired
where Squire SIS Office was, and if he
was at home. Suspecting that he, too,
was on the same errand as the other Wis
ltor. be pointed to the Office, and told
him he would find the editor within,
writing most abusive article against
ofhce-holders. This was enough. tn,
eyes Of the newcomer flashing fire, b.
rushed into the Office and assailed tn,
stranger with the epithets, "liar. scoun
drel, coward" and told him be woulC
> teach him how 10 write. The gentleman
: supposing it was some bully sent Their
by the editor. sprang 10 his feet and !
fight ensued The table was upset ane
smashed into fire wood, the contents 0
i large jug of ink stood in puddles Of
the floor, the chairs had their legs AM
backs broken beyond the skill Of surge
4 ry to cure them. This seemed only
= inspire the combatants with greater fu
4 ry. Blow followed blow with the rapid
4 ity Of lightning. FIRST one was kiekin
!. on the floor. then the other each takin
:. it in turn pretty equally. The ink 0
g the floor found its way 10 their face
A till both Of them cut the most ludicrou
- figures imaginable. The noise and ~
a roar were tremendous. The neighboI
% ran to the door. aud exclaimed with a
constituent. that two negroes we're fghi
Il ing in Squire SIS Office None dare
a. separate them. At length. completed
70 exhausted. they ceased fighting III
y circumstances Of the case became know
10 and the next day. hardly able % ST Q
). horseback. their head bound up. the
!; started boDeward. convinced that the
:. had obtained very little satisfaction fro
- the attempt