Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-01-14
The Pilgrim Printer Hts Optutov If
Leading Editor.

The Pilgrim Prtater- Hts optutou Of
Leading Edttor--
ffsrl fhe san F-aacis-8 " lraily Lrfy--l
a.! Llsnt haE.et. known ever where a.
INT "fiierm Print" came up the Ledger
ia and walked into the composing -reS,r
-uhl - naturally a. ~ he had never worked
hhNwh else in his lite. As Som a. he
crossed the threshold he wss Welcomed fra,,
al slleS, Tor every body knew him By sight
or Ieputstion. Without taxing TIE Slightest
notice OF the chat thrown ~ him frpD the
cases he shUiiied MP towards the cen re Of tbe
room and leaned against u cpmpostne stoDe
looking about him Ike Msrcas Inspecting
the ruins Of Carthage. To him a weil-rseu>
lated printing ofiicc. where men work srs-
tematlcally Tor wages, il an abOmfnaff,,
Ano a disgrace. He would scorn 10 be sub
seiNlent 10 a master, lie never took orierx
nom any body. When he strikes a place that
sui = him he tackles a column OF tvpa AMI
Segins 70 distribute IL. When ne doesn't like
NE Work or bis company he throws on his
coat and walks OF, scOrning % ask for nav
N old, dingy prtnttug-o office, vita worn and
cases, battered type, and cracked
gslieys are all shrunk out OF shane the
chases all indented, the Guoins all mashed.
aEd the loreInan's msllet beaten down al
most TO the handle Cobwehs on the VA,
give him genuine delight aud big breaks in
INC ceiling, denoting The long absence OF
plaster, are well-springS Of plea surahle emo
ton. An expression Of Intense disgust shsd
owed his features as he saw that Id was rot
over month old The newest OF the racks
made him shudder, the air OF clean 4 ness mar
ally red him. When he saw the printers
around him taking orders from one man he
csSl sac look over the place, such as Ma
poleon might have thrown on the galley
slaves of Toulon. He concealed hts cnntanpt
a. best he could. not desiring In wound their
Feelings. and when he SneCred tie did ID 80
softly that few noticed &c.
foreman.
'.Portland~
How'd ye come DOWN"
'SfcamCr."
THROWN OF on The old route--
.'Ne-."
II has been usual for the Pilgrim % walk
instead OF ride, hut the quiet sarcasm was
lost un him. 4 linking ne had a nj story a re-
porter invited Inn down la "A beer saloon
Just below aud or1ered the LIQUIDS. lie drank
couple OF bottles OF beer without saying q
word, and then began To drum on the table
win ms kuuckles and think.
Been round much lately" queried the re-
porter.
"AIl over. suppose"
Everywhere between the two oceans.
Let's have another bottle" aud swinging his
loot Ia one side, he sent stream ,of tobacco
juice on the hoor that scattered the saw lust
Been everywhere; worked for every
"Of course you have worked for Greeleys-
"Oh, yes; years ago. before he died. But
mere comes the beer; help yourself Never
liked Greeley much, his copy was like Chi
a ..,', ana ms swearing worse rney have got
ana they call him The Powerful Mind He
writes palmer than Greeley, but not half SO
sensible. Haven't been in the ofice since
tGey built the Tai Tower. The place amt
what 10 used 10 be-
"Been in Cincinnati, suppose"
on, YES; I've stuck type for Murat Hal
stead. That mans crazy; believes in infia-
ton. One day was setting up one OF his
r8E-fnOney editorials. and thought NJ would
be H. keeping with the general gait OF BUSH
ness 10 space out the matter with two-em
quadS. aud dou ble-lea1 40 all the way DOWN.
Al iilat rate ! saaiched up column of type
IL Ia, short order says he. WHATS this:'
That's your imitation article SAYS I. do
you expect 10 be paid 10y the thousand for
MS says he. Il 10 says /, III you pay me
on an Imitation basis / must set up my mat
ter to match. 80 I stretched "a out. You get
a column OF matter. So whats the oidsP',
.Oci out Oi my Office and 50 after teaching
him wholesome lesson ia finance. I went
over 10 work for Deacon smith, feelin' that
hat done my duty"
Were you ever In Omaha"
''Ol, yes; worked for Doc. Miller. OF the
herald He's snorter; cuSses worse than
Horace Greeley, and writes his editorials on
brown paper with an old dinner fork. Let's
have some more beer"
Why don't you stay longer in one placer,
wei, like change; I'm little struck
after scenery. It's tbs change ola view,
and climate that makes the man Now sun
rose you have a son and want 10 spend sio.-
80 on his education. You may send him 20
college. say, buy him a railroad ticket and
Start ham travelling. That Will make a pref
y smart man of d m in few years. But N
you take an interest in him and want 10 see
MIN amount % something out OF the COM
mon line, go through his pockets, axe every
cent. and Kick him out of the back door and
tell him never TO show his face again about
the premises. In ten years years he comes
back made man, and his bank account will
surprise You some. (les, don't care N 1 dol
That my plan OF education. Look al those
buffers with diplomas, scourin' dishes I'm
restaurants and clerkin' i'm dry goods stores.
you'll break that cork IL you pull IL in that
wayD Combine printer with pedestrianism
and you've dropped right upon the philoso-
piers stone. (Fill your own glass, tool 4
nave been all over the United States, and
now j m going to roost. Good night"
In another moment the Pilgrim threw back
his head and tossed a glassful down. Then he
Slid through the door like a ghost, leaving
the reporter surrounded by empty beer bot
Ties. Taking him all in all you will ind him
man hard 10 duplicate anywhere. Calling
no man his friend, he wanders over the face
of nature, o6livious OF his poverty, proud I'm
bis rags, and glorying In his Independence.
Some day death will lay friendly hands upon
him. The Pilgrim Will manifest the usual
indifference, believing that there is nothing
serious In mortality" and the world will be
minus character of which the Wandering
Jew forms the nearest and closest counter
part.
S-An the French ministers dined with
President MacMahOn Yesterday Indicating