The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-09-19
RLME OF THE MODERN EDITOR.

NtHtI- Sill,
able ghost Ard opens We saucturn door
And spectcr whose ag
would cover page ID
Walked over fine sanctun
door.
We editor Ye editor raised his aching
Supposeth OF head
course he As the man of years he see,
n e h Now by thy hoary beard,
something. he said,
what wouldst thou have t.
meE'
IL iaketh We Grimly he creaked hi,
ghost some leathern Jaws,
time TO say Slowly he wagged his head
any thing. And he hens and haws, and
after pause,
"Ha, har' we're the words he
said.
But he flow "Oh, am the man." Ike
eth on like a specter saycd,
didate "Full well thou knowest of me
when he get My hundred and seventh
start. never again will see"
He declar- "oh 1.-the and listen, thou
eth himself TO knowest now,
he n news item Full oft, at the rosy morn,
that is known Ere breakfast shuck, an 1
of all men, have good luck
Full ninety-two bushels of
corn.
And vaun- Older am thar the century,s
teth himself span,
because his MY eyes and teeth are good;
lame and Ills only for play that in half
strength. of the day
chop up the cord of wood.
He bloweth Full oft walk, for to make
the harder men talk
he goeth on. A score of miles ere noon; -
And never wear aRsuniber-
Glare
In the scorchiug sun of June
And saveth And all men know, for the
his boss lie records show, a-.ss
even for the That on both sides of the
last. fence,
From Washington's DAYS TO
the reign OF Hayes
I've yotedfor all Presidents
We editor Thou knowest me now"
ioyfully re- The editor smiled,
cognlzeth ye And he mended thenib Of his
fossil. GOOD specter," he said.
Thou art part of nay
I'll chuck thee in yet once
again."
Behold, But iust as he bent to finish
stranger com his stent.
eth, black but Flew the door open, and then
comely. The form of a human old AT
rican woman
Walked mp to the man of the
pen.
Ye editor "Ah. thou art the trouble
thinkcth he see,
hath found Tint SO long in the woodple
'the Niger in hast lain;''
ye wood Good mastah," sayed she,
pile" you know who be
Eff you on'y jes' femme ex T
plain" .-.
But We black 'Iso so ole dat no body can't
and tan spec tell
ter denieth ye Deday nor de yearI was bon,
soft impeach- live in de county de furdest
An dies every year, OF an
on"
TShe is orwas "My benefactressi Sit thee
the recently down,
numerousIy know thy tale--have done;
deceased and 1 trow that when he wore long
only genuine clOthes"-
nurse OF q. al nursed George Washin'
Washington. ton"
We editor, Loud laughed the care worn
i'm grateful editor,
giee, cutteth Loud laughed the specters
them out and twain
pasteth them "By shears and-cup, twill
Tonight thou 'dicst again"
We cry is, And yet once more We sane.
still they tuin door,
come, by the 1t turned with dismal creal,
yard, quart, And the woman who spoke,
and gallon. the silence broke
With tremendous, culver
ing squeak.
And another "Now year after year l help
old settler APP thee" she sayed,
peareIh on For am one OF these three,
the scene. Long since, Pm afraid, had
thy paper been played,
An thou vert not beholdcn
to me.
And lieth The years of my age are one
with the hundred and nine,
graceful case And spectacles never use.
ofapoliician. And thread every time the
needle so fine
With my third set of molars
chews."
And I'm vain "And listen" she sayed, 81
she striveth to have cut out and made 81
eclipse her ri For the wife of my grand
walls, with daughters son,
startli ng a quilt that in maxim, fine
wbOppers. stitches I've taken,
Eighty thousand, twelve hun
dred and One.P7-s-ra.a-
The specter And more had she sayed, but
of another there patiently stayed
good old d. t. Awaiting a chance to be
(. news item heard 90 ..--..-s.. q I
lfmpeth in, woman who came with the
limp of the lame,
And she sighed as she utter
ed each word.
And rehear- "You hear me, good people,
seth We lie swallowt needle,
about swal- In a fit of childish laughter,
lowing We oh woe is me, il came out of
die. Twenty nine long years af-
ter"
specters of And more, yet more, at tho
yet other swinging door, 80 III
Standing news Came trooping into the room, /
items send up And specter and ghost and /
their cards. their merry host,
Laughed loud in the sane |
tum'S gloom. $780,. .- 1
Yeman with "Now, who cometh here? /
We snakes in Good friend, what cheer?'' |
hi : stomach 81 drank from the swampy |
cOmeth hummOck,
with groans. And Tor thirty two years, be 4
hold theseteaES, 7
I've lived with snake in my |,
stomach."
Nebabe that And l, good editor, am the
was often babe, ... sF..r....
born with That was born in a neigh
h air and boring town,
teeth aSSer- With twenty -four teeth and /
teth itself. long black hair,
That resebeth my feet when
its down" VI q.
They swear "No more, no MORE" ye edi- |
unto each tor cried, ~.
other eternal aye are all of we friends to /
friends hip, me; .-.-,-,.,.-..
when sud No power our friendship can I
denly ever divide
But Who cornetl now tiIat-f I
scef'
The boss liar Good editor, see, thou art |
cometh in. looking for me;
I come on anfrgent mission, =
Much copy bring for been
SIS The ' Fssis Exposition
And straight "Out, fiendl Avauntr' with 1
way they at savage nowls,
minister unto And scowls most fierce to see, I
him the Past With veil and shout, they
Worthy Grand hurl him out,
Bounce. At the back door of the fifth .
storee' fWF2p
And tn y "Therc is only one class OF /
will have no fiction" they said,
innovations in "Of which the great world I
news items. never tres,l
1t is year alter year, TO read !
and to bear
The good oidpeliable liars {
--BtrfiHot0R RuN'ksgN.
The lecture platform will this year 4
miss Mark Twain, John B. Cough, Bret |
Harte, and Bayard Taylor, who are in
Europe. Beecher and Tilton will be on
hand, and possibly Mrs. Tilton- Nil !
burn, the blind preacher, has got back
from Europe, and viii lspeak on Customs
in England Mrs. Scots Siddons will