Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-07-03
She Didn't Advertise.

Is this the Buglehorn office ?" de-
manded tall, Macoupin woman the
other day of the editor, whom she hap
pened to find ia his sanctum.
Yes, ma'am, this is the place." and
ne .handed her a chair and prepared
himself for business.
BE you the man that runs the news
paper, mister ~
II am the editor of the paper, ma'am.
What can do for you? Do YOU wish
to subscribe or to advertise ?"
when I've told it to you I want you
to print it-that's what 1 want. And
It's all about man that come into the
Crooked Creek settlement-that's where
l live-a preachin'. He allowed he had
2 call to preach, and we thought mebbe
So much by way of preliminary then
she rested and stared hard at the editor.
is it personal matter, ma'am? Has
this man been doing anything out of the
way-anything improper?"
"Improper?' and she smiled in scorn
that he didn't see it before asking such
q question. "You jist write it down as
l tell it, and see then if it is not improp-
err"
"Will you proceed to tell me all the
ldclS, Uueu, ma am e.
THAT is just what I'm agoin' to do as
soon as ever can think it over. Well,
he come there allowin' he had q call to
preach"
II have written that" he remarked
after waiting for her to go on with the
story. What did he do then?"
| why he preached. Youjist write it
that he preached and he boarded with
me-"
Before going any further you had
better give the names of all the parties
Interested
Names! Why everybody that knows
me knows what my name is and ain It
afraid to have it called right out in
meeting neither. But what have you
got writ down about it ?"
"That this man came to Crooked
Creek and wished to preach"
THAT is SO, and he did preach. He
was sort of delicate like, and he couldn't
eat common doin's like the rest of u.s.
His stummick couldn't relish nothing
but fried chicken three times day.
Now, write that, mister"
"Well, have described his delicate
appetite"
Next you might mention that he
wanted my Martha Ann to do most of
the cookin'. And the way he praised
that gals cookin' was calculated to give
her hopes that he was willing to enjoy
it regular always. He jist split that gal
for cookin' anything but fried chicken.
O, that man is little the meanest, on
nOly skunk I ever knowed here in
Macoupin."
Didn't he pay his board"
Eyes, he paid but he was SO dreadful
close and stingy. You don't reckon
we're goin' to kill every last chicken
on the place, and Martha Ann cookin'
herself mighty nigh to death jist for the
price Of board, do you?"
II really don't know what is custom
airy in such cases, ma'am. Perhaps this
preacher ought tie have given your
daughter present or some token OF
gratitude for her kindness"
"Now you are talking sense, mister, I
know there never was such fool as I've
been about that preacher. ought to
have made him stick to corn bread and
meat till he was willing to marry Mar
tina Ann or me, her mother. Then he'd
know that fried chicken was Of some
account. But he's gone up to Sanga-
print it in the papers how mean he's been
! | w
i'm their fried chicken on him. Now,
how much have you writ, and how much
will it cost?"
sForty lines at fifteen cents line
will be six dollars, mann. Shall I make
out a bill ?"
eyes, make out bill jist as big as
ever you can, and make him pay for it.
Then he'll know what chickens is
WORTH
4. s'But that is not the way we do bust
ness here, ma'am. It is your bill, and
you will have, to pay-not the preach
err"
i me pay for putting his neanness in
to the paper? What do you take me
for, mister? What is the good of put
ting him into the newspaper unless he
has to pay? Good-day, mister"
She didn't advertise.