The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-03-26
@MORRISTOWN TENN, WEDNESDAY,, MARCH 26 1879.

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know 9ub that editor could no
appreciate my easy, flowing style.
take Addison far my model"
Addison p cried the editor, ::
wouldn't have Addison on my stat
if he'd work for nothing. He'd b,
alt day working up dog fight. Si
down; III give you one more trial.
The L. T. sat down, remarkins
that he had taken the FIRST prize is
English composition at college.
.'You have?'' sail the G. e
That's enough It's no use. They've
ruined you for newspaper work
Poor young manr'
Give me one more trial" said
the L. r.
! LET drive !" said the C. f.
The L. I. sat down and wrote -
Being in soreIy straitened circum-
stances and not having the where
withal to purchase better accommo-
datious for developing tired nature $
sweet restorer, balmy sleep-sleep
which knits up the ravelled sleeve OF
care-and feeling as l walked the
streets with but ten cents lawful
currency and the root Of all evil in
my pocket, the absolute necessity OF
reposing in the arms of Morpheus,
knowing that if 1 subjected myself
another night to the inclemency Of
the weather meantime the city edi-
tor was looking over the literary
verbose tramp's manuscript, and as
he did so he partly drew his revolver
from its proper pocket).
"It is better to do ti'' he mur.
INJURED. He's got it. He's got it
bad. Verbosity, voIuminosity, yer.
biage and quOtativeness. All four
diseases combined. He'll never get
on. He's been neglected. The dis
ease has progressed too far. 1t were
a mercy to put him out Of this pro,
longed misery resulting from want
and starvation" And the G. E.
cooked his pistol while the literary
verbose tramp persistentIy wrote on
thus; "KuoWing, l say, that if l,
another dark, cold and stormy night
again subject myself to the inclem-
ency of the weather that fresh i'm.
petus might be given to the disease.
inherent in our family for genera
sions- namely, chronic absorption
and degeneration of the diaphragm
into the duydenum. Knowing this,
[ say, 1 resolved to sink the few re-
manning vestiges of former pride, to
pocket them, in fact, to
This is too much p muttered the
city editor, bringing his revolver TO
full cock. "He hasn't got to the
door ofthat three cent lodging-house
yet. In fact, l may say, judging
rom present indications, there seems
10 be strong probability if matters
'etain their present aspect and this
sort of in statu quo is retained for
my prolonged period-hang it! if 1
lint catching the disease myself
words, words, wor1sl
words with nothing to 'em, an4rsif
his chap hangs around here, he'll
infect every reporter in the office to
.ay nothing of the editorial staff,
who're diseased already, and the pa
,er will become a mere dictionary of
phrases and quotations. Yes, I'll
10 it now," and he put the revolver
nuzzle into the L. T.'s tympanum,
Ehile the L. T., absorbed in his sub
ect, wrote on and on thus: 81 said
was resolved to sink the few re
naming vestiges of former pride,
nd for the time being accommodate
nyself 10 circumstances-to my, in
act, reduced circumstances. The {
tars shone with their keen glitter c
4 the wintry sky. The few pedes- G
rians remaining upon the street, i
yell wrapped in costly furs. were t
urrying homewards. Home, sweet Il
ONE, how dear those words! L a
aused in front ofs-Delmonico's. u
"He's only got to Delmonico's on
is way to that three-cent lodging. d
ouse, Delmonico's is as good L
lace as any to kill him. TIL do it," .
aid the benevolent city editor. e
Strange to say, no brains blew
ut. The L. T.'s skull was literally t
npty. The bullet made two clean, "
ear cut holes in either side, and e
le dim gray light of the editorial I'll
'oms shohe through the eranial
,ace within, actually revealing u
,iders, dead flies and cobwebs.
A writer on household adornment
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