The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-06-17

or One Week IN Q T0Xas Country
Printing Once.

their eyes.
An editor Of . country psI~r ~ss n msn of con- !
siderable inportans~-h~ hsd - msrh nshtisg tn
do Most os hrs art~ir> srrr ur,it~p siih . shot
gun, aud they produced profound impression
shout election tisoe-
An editor cf mu-h experience hs.i the APPEAR
an-e VI city luli dog after '',h- SEASON" was
over.
between the editor AMI doctor existed = warm
friendship always. ami stirring times the latter
would SIT in the -sn-tuip rszsiy ter business. and
wait patiently tall the sharp rrsrk Of the r~so,ser
told hin. u was oeios.k- !
Probably the greatest tramp printer that ever
existed Is Peter Il ir~. Hsi he mos brru con
>isntIy engaged at home, Stanley would never
have been heard II, far h. would have found Liv
ins-tou and every tosiy el-e Airn-a long before
him. ..-.
Peter Il. Lee even had q yearnng desire TO VISIT
remote plaess. and s"m~ thirty year-.. so. shout
sunset one day. he E-s-i~,i up. k'ot->ore AMI
weary, ut tise iItil~ to~n II r.. IN Texas.
As-rrts,niny the whereabouts 81 the printing
Office, he married directly 10 IL. where h~
--lye,i With oI~n srms BY tn. editor, Who was,he
only person about the establishment.
"How's work." inquired Pete.
Excellent. Plenty os n-si~ad loads Of IL,
stranger" sssid the editor. rubbing his hands with
pleasure, while his nose blu>hsd like n bret.
"where's your hsnd>," lueried Pete.
swell, I never had hat tuo. One - lyin' mp
thar in the graveyard. planted. and u e other
OF with the Pos,ma>,er'- wife. I reckon he's
planted. too. hy this time. for the wIf-'s
rack. and ] noirs the postmaster wearing the
clothes of ihst same benjamin Fmnkiin,'' an
swercd the esiiotr
Further conversation xas cut short by an IN
Ion JAR. and informed by the proprietor. to hi>
intense delight, that of the standing rules Of
the ONCE ~as that 1t MA, never suffered to stand
empty. Having secured comfortable quarters for
the night upon the hank by the side Of the hand
press, our tired typographical tourist retired hat
ever and anon would arse anil refer to the .ior--
>a,d jar. until 1t last he became Obvious Still
he 81 an nsi>,nct rs,rcli-vioa that along tine
morning hours SIX men entered aud deposited the
limp. in.en-ibi- body II hrs worthy proprietor
underneath him On the floor. Al all events. there
Is ~hers he found him next morning
After waking the editor, and a vigorous drAusht
at the par, h., vent breakfast. after whih they
returned to the ofiSc-. The ~iitor told P~te thcre
~as no nerd Of working that day. hut he m.ht
look At the ofse and st acquainted xIth u. Pete
did so. and found 1.-THE osii--' tn consist Of tao
pairs Of cases. containing psea and nouparei
mixei IN together. This ~s> done to save bayln2
extra cases. said the EDITOR and any good printer
can set nonpsrs-l AMI psca out u easily
enough.
''But where Is your job materially inquired Pete.
why, up there thai SACK" said the proprIe
tor.
He looked IN the direction Indicated. aud cure
enough. suspended from the c.IIIns a two
n,ishei sack half null. The editor lowered it down
and ~mPticd Il an the n OF. when out tumbled q
promi--uou> los "I wood and metal type.
That MAS enough. Pete sas perfectly willing To
''ioAf that day, and the editor took him out tn
Introduce him To the town. Pete wss an inveterate
story teller. Ani hy noon he \ universal e.
vor,se; by night 10th he and hrs .'boss'' css-
r,-,i to the Office irr-trievsby d-morsI.zsd. but
s"otiseJ AMI sustained BY a.imirIng throns.
nearly drums they were.
The next mofuing the editor informed Pete that
there would ~ hor>e-ras-~ thai day, and work
was not Q. he thought IL. The jar WIS r-Isvs-
i>hesi, and the same ieiiyhti,sl routine followed,
varied only by the fsct ihs, Pete borrowed hv-
dollars from the editor. and by b-,tne jui'ciousy
made quite little raise. .f
The next day. Tburs.isy, both were too SICK
Ia work. hut the editor -sid they woud re-
main in the oslcc and drink only from the JAR, for
If they went out they Were SURF tn fall INTO tAsi
company and get dis.'ysst,ns again. To this Pete
readily ss>cniesi. and ,h- tao sat down tn Insinlsc
IA social conversation, and exchange ideas At
every brilliant verbal paragraph land they we're
many) ih- JAR was referred to for applause. Thus
refreshed. the 'tlue>" we're iAni,hsd, the nai0i
MAS cleared. and si-as flowed freely IS the
whisky. The postmaster dropped IN and took
part sfter rst r-fllins the jar. another townsnan
entered and in q little while another, until in two
hours there regular towp meeting. and the
lar made its tnps to the grocery sd frequently
that tears Of regret stood thick the outside Of
IL. while the entire party we're again gionousiy
drunk.
One BY QUE the roses iAll and 20 frll they, until
nj night-iail all hsd fallen, and save from the
varied snor~s. grunts. whines, and deep stertor-
Gus breathngs. one would have thought them
,iead-so stiff, still. so-irunk' The next morn
ing the editor and Pete woke simultaneously, and
a. they half srose and sat upon the floor, they
looked around them and thea at each other with =
look that spoke volumes and several small pam
Phlets besides.
"Peter!''
yes, sir"
IAN my subscribeEs. every one Of EN-" said
the editor. waving hrs hand over the -le~ptny
crowd. ..Goo.i fellows. every one OF 'em, but
terrible drunkards. I Do assure you"
And he arose With the air Of John Cough. and
hustled the crowd up and out. -ls..
The editor Informed Peter that that WAS pubii-
cation day. and the paper must come out.
IAN u. D.su ss~.lt AZ rcYl n q
change. "you get out your copy, and III rattle IL
all up before night"
Aiter breakfast Pete dumped the plea out Of one
case he hsd one Of nosVariei, while the editor
was carefully looking over his exchanges. which
consisted Of three psperA Finally Pete heard
the SCISSORS snap. and the editor gave him piece
o. poetry and marched out.
Pete set IL up. corrected IL. and after looking nj
the forms found that the paper Mas all sdver-
iisements and town comPany's prospectus.
poetry was mp.
"well, put it in and go to press."
"what." said Pete.
"Put IT in and 20 to press, tell ye." answered
the editor. t'
lis that Ill the rrsaine matter you're going tn
put in the paper" as1ed Pete. in advertisement
.AlI, ALI" yelled the editor. my God, man, do
You take this PAPER for the Neu York Heraid,''
and be ssalkedi out Of the dnor indignant.
Pete worked on the four euires NJ circulation,
and SGT dosn To think vhat queer spots there
uere in this world and What queer people hsed IN
them. Hearing loud nosse and series of yellsh he
looked out OF the door and saw hrs respected boss
mounted on mustang. crax drunk. swinging .
straight Tor the once, followed by some twenty
more. similarly mounted and In she same eensii-
ton. -.
Pese mode one spring through the hack window,
pointed his nose noesheast, and never stopped
until he struck Little R0ek, where h~ SAT down
and told What be knev II Texas country printing
Offices. 18Th.
LA0O01k -.
rrespoudence SeiAlA BAsoo.
lr.- LAnosYr, Dune u 1879.