The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-09-04
Our Experience as en- Editor.

Our Experience as en- Editor.
As we were seated yesterday in the
editorial sanctum, using the scissors
like ye editor, musiny like Geo. y.
Prentice, making hi,ros lypLics like
Horace urceiy, we were suddenly ac-
costed by long, lean, broad Shout
dered, sinewy fellow, perfectly rep.
resenling the very personiication OF
wrath, strength and yiciousntss,
while his unkvn.pt hair and beard did
not add to his attractivcncss, to say
nothing OF his eyes;-Oh such eyes!
the fire fairly flashed from them, and
we trembled for fear the con,bustiUlr
material in the Office would b. igni
ted; with one hand he thrust late
copy Of the UNION before our face; the
other hand was drawn. clenched, at
an angle Of about fifty degrees, appar.
emily moving involuntarily toward US,
and to our excited vision app, airing
like battering- ram ready to knock us
out of existenct-then IN voice OF
thunder he demanded: Are YOU the
tramp that runs this dirty sheet?''
..Did yost write that article" (point-
ing to a certain paragraph;) in tremu
lous tones we gasped and tried to say
''no" that we were "a mere visitor, .
''clerk;;' an ''ofice- boy" at the same
time pointing to our CROP ed hair,
that the editor had gone to the
'sHold on he yelled with threaten
ing gesture that fairly froze The mar
row in our bones, "you can't fool me;
| have been told of your infamous lies,
and that you would deny yourself, so
I got a written description of you civ.
en- by Mr., Top ''by a1hom!' asked
we, seeing that the plot was deepening,
and the chances OF escape becoming
less as he backed toward the door to
let the light fall on the paper that he
drew from his pocket; by Mr.. Top
he an wered you don't know him eh?''
noticing our blank astoni>hment;
mir Sorrel Top; he has lived in this
town for many years and he knows
you; you needn't think to get out Of it;
yes Stree he continued, 'he's nv
pard and can lick the first man who
says he lies,'' frrociously advancing
with one eye shut as if to take aim;
again returning to the door he read,
tall, medium build, large head. small
green eyes, Greece Romo- Pruco nose,
no beard, white mustache. large, yerq
large feet, wears number Ia boots,
W ks zigzasingly and always MUNICH
ing a lemon or something" Now nv
dear friend, said we. 'don't You see
how badly you are mistakenl We
tried to tell you before but you would
not listen to US, the edi or has goue to
the fair, inst that and nothing more
behold his slippers untrr the table,
compare them with our own dainty
feet, and be convinced; see US walk,
see our bumped shoulders; you have
no description of bumped shoulders.
have you? Take a chair,rfor s,weza
the editor has gone to the fair, we
will give you correct memoranda.
so that you cannot make another mis-
take;;'', at this he seemed disappointed,
sullenly sitting down and holding his
head between his hands, apparently
lost in meditation. whileswe, as rapid.
ly as possible wrote the following:
"He is finely proportioned and of a
majestic, graceful figure, we'll devel.
oped head, (the organ of reverence be.
lug quite prominent) square-cut yet
classic features, Webstonian brow
large, dark blue eyes having a deridcd
expression Of tirmness; a nose interme.
date between the Roman and Greciar
styles; walks with ease and precision
and is of a cultured, courteous and
gentlemanly address, we handed him
the document which he thrust into hi:
pocket without looking at, then sud
denly rising he exclaimed s'At the fair
In what department can | find HING
At this our ''devil," who had ent' rec
during the interview, audibly whis
percd SIN the ja' k" "Stop'' criec
we, at the same time shying one of the
aforesaid slippers at him which landed
him in the Misunderstanding somewha
bewildered how to answer, we said
8 Why, he i. 10 THEM he--the--met
aphysical department with Raru, anc
Hayes and Blain, and --s'Ah' said ht
interrupting, $50 the editor is man. o
physical mettle you say; well | viii
try his mettle, vii. physic him; We
and want to see Mr.. Top too, gu,s
he did not know the editor was gone
but [ " i'll find him--with Mr. Rarus.
he muttered as he slammed thu door
Moral: Never try to fill an absen
editors place, without strong body
guard.
"A special meeting Of the board O
county commissioners, was held Mon