Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-10-03

disappointed, sorts ran out, one gal
ley was pied, and marvellous stupid
ity seemed to settle on the compost
tors. 1t seemed to the unhappy
man that visitors were never half SO
numerous. There was a man who
had farm TO sell, and wanted fifty
auction bills. He didn't have copy
for the bill, not being used to such
things; but he knew the printer
could write it out in q jiffy. Tom
complied. Next were three women
"a committee appointed by a church
society TO get posters for a strawber-
ry festival, and also to get notice
in the paper. They had the copy
for the poster-about enough for
small pamphlet-and seemed to show
determination to get it all on the
bill in the largest type IN the Office.
After 3 prolonged struggle with
them, he succeeded to get their con-
sent to reduce the matter. A full
half hour was used up with this par
ty. They were succeeded by q lank
individuel of q dim religious aspect,
and the eseorter of a poFtmanteau.
He delt in line of Autographs. Tom
hastily but trmly assured him he
did not want to buy, at the same
time eyeing him with intense dis
like. The man said he didn't want
him to buy anything; he only want
ed to show him some perfect gems
of art. Tom told him be didn't have
time to look at them. The proprie-
tor Of the gems assured it would take
only moment to see them, at the
same time opening the portmanteau
and taking out q cluster. of wares.
The victim felt like Draining him,
but hesitated a moment on the verge
of the act, and in that instant he
was lost. The gems were spread
out on his desk, over his copy, the
bills and the books, and the author
of the horror was expatiating upon
their merits, while his prey stared
hopelessly at the sight. Fortunate
lY, az this juncture, some one came
in to see about an advertisement;
whereupon the agent, with great for
sbearance, Observed
"My time is not very pressing ]
will wait until you get through with
this gentleman"
81 shall have to use this desk, and
must ask youto move your proper
ty," said Tom in desperation. 81
do not want to buy the pictures, and
/ have no time to-day to look at
them"
"Perhaps some of your employees
would ike to avail themselves of
this opportunity to secure a few
rarecopies, /" be pleasantly suggest
ed.
Tom shuddered. The time of
every man in the Office was precious.
"Copy," said Mr.. Phillips.
, The editor of The GallowhiH Ga
zette" felt that his reason was leav-
ing him.
''There is no time to attend to yon"
he savagely protested, glaring at the
agent. t'There is not a moment to
spare here all day today"
The owner of the gems caught up
his property and departed, very
much at a loss to understand why a
free and enlightened press should
be cursed by "a boorish manage
ment,
The half-stunned editor Immediate
ly after severally entertained the
following parties:
A man with Western pap er con.
tanning a story of a suicide which
occurred several months before, and
had been. seen by Mr.. Griggs some
forty odd times. He wanted the pa
per saved aftsrthe article had been
used, and was some time getting
away. owing to numerous iniunctions
to this end.
A woman with poem, whom Tom
thought 10 escape by telling her be-
would readit st another time, but
ignobly failed, as the poem was an
obituary to be published that week.
In despair, he promised to print it,
without more than a glance over its
twelve verses. She said she would |
want FIVE copies of the paper; and
that, she supposed, would be COM
pensation enough,
A man with = four-celumn news
paper article on the phenomenon of
atmoepherical Influences on the Air
zona Cactus. He pronounced it the
Gle arrest and most logical exposition
of this subject he had seen,and was
very anxious to have it appear next
day. Almost bereft of breath by
this suggestion, Tom told him that
the paper was already nearly full
The man said he was confident there
wasn't anythingin it one.hslf as inn
portant as this, and room ought to
be made for it.
- A man with written. account of
3 visit he had made to Boston, be.
ing mostly complimentary descrip-
ton Of. the hotel at which he had
stopped, with the pEoprietor's name,
and the hotels terms, which the ar.
ticle spoke of as exceedingly reason
able. When published, he wanted
copy sent to the landlord, who
would probably subscribe.
A man with sixty dollars worth
of advertising of patent medicine,
to be inserted for eight dollars, also
a FIVE dollar editorial, to be publish.
ed in consideration of getting the
contract.
A man who had taken the right
of the town to sell a patent window
fixture, and came in to tellit, as he said
items of q local nature were always |
acceptable. Having a fixture with
him he kindly gave fifteen minutes
of his time to explain its workings,
and was particular to see that the |
half-numbed editor got the name |
spelled right.