The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-01-17

sight to see young man bald-headed.
every sad" we replied, pushing our
pencil vigorously, and without looking up
from the writing of a heavy leader on
The Comparative Influence of Rifle
Teams on Modern civilizations" on which
we were engaged at the time.
YES" returned the visitor, though
sad, it's no disgrace. A bald head, sir,
is a sign Of braln-power; you never see a
bald-headed fool. Why, just look atl my
head"
He removed his hat, and his head was
as bare of hair as steam boiler.
GA bald-headed man was sent to the
insane asylum from this country last
month" we said, dropping our eyes again
on the writing before US.
well, there's exceptions to every
rule he replied
Then he got UP and went out into the
composing room, and looked over a COM
positor's shoulder at piece of copy
"Strangers not allowed to read copy.
sung out the foreman from the other end
of the room.
ooh, I didn't want to read the copy
don't even care for the original" answer
ed thu persistent stranger. 81 was only
trying to compute how many of these
types it would take to manufacture an
account of frst-class horse-race."
Then he went over to stone and picked
up stickful of type that the devil had
set down for moment.
|Look out. this amt bakery" cried
the devil.
s.JXyho ,o:J -,,,c.,
"Well, you were trying to make p j.
answered the devil.
"Well, that's all right. / don't believe
in strangers going into place and max
ing themselves perfectly at home. If
was carpenter for instance, and had 8
kit of tools, l wouldn't want people tc
be coming fooling around and slicing of
their fingers with my chisels, or anything
| of that sOrr."
While he was saying the above words
he had his hands on the cylinder of the
proof press, and was pushing it backward
and forward, making a noise that was
plunging "The Comparative Influence Of
Rife-Teams on Modern Civilization" into
a hopeless muddle. Writing was out OF
the question while this fiend was present
so We abandoned the heavy leader, and
Strengthening up in our chair, looked him
square in the eye and said:
Yes, it's bad idea for people to fool
with things they don't understand. Why,
only two days ago, stranger came in
here and picked up one of our Calling
guns. OF course he didn't know it was
loaded; and the county gave decent burial
to such fragments of him as the devil
managed TO pick up round the Office.
Here, boy, show this gentleman one of
the Gatlings,"
The devil rolled forward large iron
cylinder. used for model for casting
rollers for the presses, and our visitor
commenced backing toward the door,
SAYING rs he went:
mo. thank We; if there is one thing,
now, that I do pride myself on, it is that
there amt a particle of curiosity IN my
composition. Besides. know all about
Calling guns: the second cousin of the
man who makes the Gatling guns had a
| mother who used to do my washing"
He backed out of the office. and started
off after the manner of man who is in a
hurry. But ''The Comparative Influence
Of Rifle-Teams on Modern Civilization. y
looked at in the light of literary
effort, was a total wreck, and will never
in living print gladden. the eyes of an adj
miring world. It's in the waste basket
dustin (Ner.) RereiUe.