The Republican journal., 1879-05-01

1t looked very like Il pig-sty; but it
wasn't. Il was the office Of the Snapt0wn
TommyhAwk, and III the estimation Of
simon Slope, the editor III chief and prin-
clpal proprietor, was Il rather imposing
building. The first number Of the paper
had not yet made its appearance but it
all went we'll 1t would soon burst upon
the world with meteor like brlliancy and
more than verify the expectations of the
public, which were very high | can as
sure YOU.
Simon slope had projected the paper
Simon slope had formed the company
that was to publish it, Simon Slope had
built the office; Simon Slope had been
chiefly Instrumental in securing the type
and paper: and Simon Slope had written
the most brilliant of the editorials and
the most pungent Of the paragraphs and
yet YOU Will be surprised 10 learn, my
reader that Simon slope was only four
teen years of age.
The Snaptown Tommyhawl grew ont
OF public need. The boys Of Snaptown
had been for years groaning under pa
rental oppression and the systematic tyr
amy OF their elders, and they needed an
organ. They needed mouthpiece
tlliPt>I v iIiA IL NiltN iiIl9Ill iIlU Uil liltIt
voices against their oppresSOrs When Il
months half holidays had been taken
away from them, because they had mere
II driven Il Cow into the village school
house and put cayenne pepper onto the
meeting house stove, they felt that the
time had come when they should make
their wrongs known to the publlc and ap-
peal 10 that sense of Justice that is sup
posed ~ slunber in the heart Of every
community
one lay the >naptoWn Courant had
published Il paragraph rejecting unkiud-
iN upon the boys of the place and Simon
slope had read it. He could hardly con
tain himself with indignation as the words
sank into his heart as soon as his faith
er had turned his back he rolled the sclr-
rlIous sheet into a ball, and, thrustjng it
INTO ms trousers pocket, rushed ont of
the house to a warm corner by the meet
in-houoc horscshcds, where The BOYS
were wont to assemble for the twilight
loallug
''Loo> here" he shouted 81 say, this
is too bad. Nobody is going to stand
TINS sort "t thing. And he pulled the
Iumpled paper from among the tops,
lack knives, tishng tackle, and chewing
gum i'll HIS pocket "Now, you fellows,
lu.t listen, an iii read you something
thatll make your hair fairly stand on end
Here lis. And he read aloud the fol
lowing paragraph;
"NI-ruIENoC> BOYS When we con-
slider the doings Of the boy Of tins town
We feel such 4 sense OF Indignation that
ug trrL That va shouId IiLr IL r<rhnnrr
ouI editorial upu t,,r i .rnnI tbir, Li,rh
rnJ AIM .,iyr thrm . tbr,sbin., I'M ,,nnI
Wr have heard 4 GOOD many complaint5
Of their behavior bnr we did moi mjIy
rcaIi/. the prryajIjno ,pir,t of uisrhirf
unt.I it came home to o,lr.o door. We
did not mind their playing ham before orr
olIltt tll Pandeunuium WouII be uuiet
MI coturliison tD thr street \NeIid not
ilced. wv, Nj least pretended nut III hred
.he ncro.,tplIics With Which oIr Garden
fence laI 'brrn decorated NJ, .,nuIl
have trIt u.Ijtn In.t If mn urr,.ion,i n,np
had not been trokep in our otfir.-vfn-
JoWs And We lanl,rd unon th,. h,ng-,,r
ofa dead eat In our front dourosa hirr,-
!ess pleasantly. Bgr when il comrs 10
.trrtrllur wirr across thc siJrwaj, N
surh hrf.hts that MI altprD3tcIy :lr.,ln
nui, shins.artd c9t nur thrn,+s as ,ya .,n
nome III nirht when II comes N uutrjn.,
loaded Sticks into nur wood iii. ione IF
Which blew nib oar office Stove y fov
week, a.ro,. we feel THAI D3ticnce ceases
to be a virtue. and that honest citizens
have Soma rjrhts that hnys ara hnnpl rn
rcsaect. WE Hone thi, Mint v,II he t,l;a,,
iY tlr n,nnrr un.rrrr, and tL,4 snrar.
p.lrrrIt, I'M tlis 'tnyp ,yiII hpal ~nI,rn,n..
wIse 3dmonfti,n w shau Ln h,n,,r ~
furnish rnds
..Thrrr r" nvrI,in4L Si,nnn n.hnn n,
had finished r4,dlnr ,Wh,+ In VAN
thinl, nf rh,t >"
..ZnhoIy ain't willip to I.t ns b,yn %
IitrIe fun" saId Ton, >tnl,ps s-mnn,s
hosnrn trjpnd 1nd tbp y4rv hny wr, hld
hnrpJ 4bn nnIn ',nd nnt thn nnrr,l.r int''a
srfrl, ufthn rditnr,s vnod
..S,,nntlin,r W III nIn ANNA ,I,,n+i+ n
exclaimed Il rcd-hra,led urchin. whose
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