Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-12-12
A JOURNALISTS NERVE.
WHILE DOWN WITH A COMPLICATION or DIa
EASES az CONTINUES TO SMITH IsIQrITY.

| Arthur McEwen, of the ChrontcLe, is laid
ND sick with a combination of bilious fever ,
rheumatism and diphtheria. He manages to
hold up pretty we'll, aud sitting up in bed
goes over the exchanges and writes editorial
s1uibs The writer called last Sunday and
| found him lying with bottles of not water
| at his feet and b.ndage of pounded ice
around his head. His couch was covered over
with Pacific Coast exchanges, and he WAS
hard at work. Reading from the Eureka
Se,at.sel he remarked, II see Cassidy's blow
ing up the Richmond Con. again. Cappin'
for more stock | guess. I'll lift him one "
He wrote fariously for a few minutes and
continued.
"That darned Posning's making an ass of
himself. Wants me to start his Senatorial boom
again. Guess III drop blm and open ont
heavy on the Electoral College. (Here nay
dear, it's half past two aud ynn must take
these powders. ALI right nay love, this
blasted quinine is killing me. Have the
pouitice ready by three.-I see some of the
papers are already bidding for Sharon's
twenties. They'll all fall down. The sack
again-That Lyon County Times fellow is get
ting too fresh Guess III sit down on him. Do
you notice how we're making these blasted
mining Superintendent sauirm. | propose
to blister their hides pretty lively for spell
They re frauds-that mustard plaster is be-
ginning to dra" like the devil and Mast com
bined--hand me that Enterprise. Wonder
who's the blasted idiot who writes these
Coast Brevities2 Some imported fellow |
guess. Used to write for the New York Sun,
in the mailing department. Hand me SOME
more of that white paper please, and the |
little bottle of cough medicine over next the |
salve box. DON'T fool with that stuff in the |
bowl its for poultiees, but help yourself to the
whisky there i'll the black bottle marked |
''poison." | put the label on it just after
Wells Drury came up here and drank half of |
t at once"
"Havn't you slight touch of pneumonia
eyes l guess | have. | know ali about
he disease now, and I've just written
unny poem Oh Tie prevalence OF the COM |
,laint in Bode. Here is "A sample verse
The domain of Death is a howling Wilderness
And the little town Of Bodie is nus permanent address
Here the reporter remarked that it was time
o put little more graduated ice on his head,
nd pulverizing "a couple of pounds he placed
/ carefully in towel and wrapped it round
be poets brow.
Are you going to read any more "
"Oh, no, | WAS just going to give You an
lea of the style.
All right. 1 was just thinking of order
lg some fresh ice, az l might need some for ,
~ own head"
81 wish you'd take walk now, for I've
ot to write column editorial on Railroad ,
afuence, and The Circulation of the Sack
nd l must be through by four o'clock 50 as :,
} have ali abcess lAuced by DR.. Harris.
land me that liniment bottle before you go, >
I'd send up cigars from the Capitol =,
ght away"
Intelligence has reached the APPEAL Office !,
lat the distins uished JOURNALIST is now rap :,
ly couvalesciug, and Will soon be able to si !
the tripod of the Chronicle office.