Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-05
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Memphis Appeal I


"Why don't you pabllSh my commu'
nicaii0n 7" is On iuterrogatory which is
familiar to the ears Of On editor. VAri'
ou0 are the reasons 10 be given. Some
OF the communications are too long.
Olhes dlscuss Q subject which is Of no
general interest, as 1t concerns no one
bat Tie writer; Q few deal In peFsonali.
ties, and others would provoke con-
trovories which would be intermins'
bla. Many amateur writers know how
to write, but the misfortune With them
iS lhey do not know what 10 write
about We have on hand communica-
lions prepared for so'dayb Appeal
which, II published, would occupy
pagat haE many Of them are wanting
in practical thought aud In teaching
coma vFacllcAl lesson. Apolilieal writ
or H,II tOm slirnes write two eolRmns,
To- btbssl tAat secession lS reserved
right; or argue In q column for the ell.
yer Bill, which became law over .
month ago, The literary writer in
Vafiahly diAcusses some stale subject
which has been used 10 exhaustion.
The public has bat little idea Of the
amOunl OF poetry prepared for . news
pApeE. The eroAkIng Of the spriDg
frog and The blooming OF the roses,
causes The sap 10 tickle the knees Of
the poeGs, aud they Geek relief through
the eolHmue Of newspaper. 1t 10 the
duly Of an editor TO encourage the
Slumboriug fires Of genius, bui.he can.
not AFFORD 10 publish what is intended
tor poetry but Which.iS without meas
ure, rhyme or reason. No poetry Or
communication which has for its basis
esoms practical thought, or which
teaches some practieSl lesson, should d
bo excluded from the columns Of news
papers. It is by publishing such aFti-
eles that the brightest intellecls have
been discovered. The writer who can
say sOmelhing new, and Bay 1t In
pleasing, original way, should always
be encouraged Even an OLD idea Of
an old subject, presented in. move
and attractive manner, will ind III
place In the newspapers. But ell com
munications sheuld deal With subjec
for which the general public has
sympathy. Life is real and practical
and II those who have the ability anC
The inclInatlon 10 write would pr0duCI
something in which the domestic vir
tues and duties OF life are exemplifed
instead Of discussing abstract theories
and subjects In which the public has
no concern, they will be Of service tC
the newspapers themselves aud the
community. An edior 10 often &C
euSed Of partially. This is not true
II 90 aEticle-poetTy or prose-is re-
jected II 70 because It is lacking in tha
which makes Il acceptable to the read
ers Of the paper. The central idea is tC
have that 10 read which will strike tht
public, and make an impression. YoI
might o. well try to knock an elephAn
down with q toy bladder, as to Try 4
interest the practical reader with poem
Of this nature. You cannot any NOR
riVet the attention, and teach Q gooC
lesson with stories Of heart.rending de
vOdOu to an imaginary Leander thai
you can fatten . pig on Sawdust. !
you must have LesndeF, call him Joht
Smith and make him q flesh and bloc,
man, full Of business % well as love
making Just such man 90 you meet 4
the business circles of this city. YOt
cannot find alexander behind any delt
counter or bench In the city, and u
there is not one Of these young me
but can be lovers In due season. II q
author is wise, and wants his manT
script accepted, let him get into the to
little tFodden fields, or new ones alto
gether. The presumption is, that thos
who have an incurable Itch for WritiD
have really something In them wort
getting out, but Il must DO In that wa
which is practical. The first reQulsi
In writer is that he should EXPIRE
his meaning clearly; and IL be is wi
he will employ the simplest word
Goldsmith's swords Of learned leng
and laundering sound" are not reQu
ed. The fewer words to express
meaning, the more certain Of fixing
attention Of the reader. An excess
words weakens the force OF
sentence. Another stumbllDg-block
the ampliheAllOn of an Idea. Ters
say Il, and let 1t alone. Sentences
constructed that the reader will e
..h..t,,, eor hiunsalf ara tha haat