The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-09-12

lead tht nninitiated. Sometimes, how
ever, and I devoutly hope such will
be The case in the present instance,
this pcriplirasis defeats its own OBJ
ject, and the sciolism is repudiatcd
by thpsc wise enough 10 understand
the nomenclature Of these superficial
productions, which never attain with
them even mcritorous mctlocritv,
but arc as tho sparkling Of a shallow
stream rejecting superior cffulgcncc."
His vein of sarcasm was arrested
by manifestations. Of, ,rcsllcssness. in
the audience, SO that he made way
for timid Individual, evidently much
embarrassed, and in dread of criti.
cism, who, in few brief sentences,
presented charms of fancy to tn,
reader, and alluded to the soothing
effects Of light literature upon the
mind when wcaricd with severer la.
bors, concluding his remarks by mod
eslly reading the opening chapter of
n romance he proposed contributing.
A large imposing man with bust
ncss-likc air next arose; with n wave
of his hand which embraced the mod
ern philosopher, his critic, ant, the.
would-be novelist, he began in sharp,
incisive toLcs:
81 could scarce restrain my impa-
tience while they were speaking.
How insipid the stale topics agitatcd
thousands Of years ago! We crave
something exciting, bearing on mod
elm events, neither philosophy, nor
yet lovc-lorn ditty. Behold in me
the chairman Of n committee on pres
idential affairs. We want to know
something about the tiIcs and the
living men who are ruling our desti-
mics. Who and what they are, is
question Of more Importance. Shall
our government be in the hands Of
thieves and: d:robbers Shall we send
mem of sense to Congress, or misera-
BILE petlifoggers? Can we tamely sub
nit TO plundei9 ~ :" "
"Oh, leave it to The politician on
the stage to thunder" ]" interrupted
brisht-cyed, joyous looking young
man. ''Lct those who arc obliged to
do so, think and talk about such
things. A;trucc to your officials and
politicians. This paper is for our ben
eft, and we do not want national
mill to grind out bills and vctocs, ap.
preparations and elections. Give us
something entertaining to refresh us
when wc have leisure TO read. offer
myself as reporter Of all the fcsti-
vals, grand occasions, balls, local ob-
jccts OF interest, incidents that trans
pirc in our midst, including personal
items. Let us know what is going on
in the social world"
ellis remarks sufficiently reveal the
calibrc of his mind," said a brisk
looking individual, with a wi,lc-awake
air, and n conscious smile on his fea-
lures, who now stepped forward with
agility. "Plcasurc and festivals-hc
would like to attend them every day
and write them up afterwards for
those who did not participate. lie
would please portion of the readers
at the expense of the others, and fail
TO meet the public taste. Mr.. Editor,
we want the news in general, we wish
to know what the world is doing, how
we are progressing. History furnish
es us with an account of past ages,
oral communications will make us
sufficiently familiar with topics Of
local interest merely, and upon these
subjects it is useless to waste printers
ink. Sir, in the interest of "lhe
Great Constellation" l will penetrate
the icc-bound regions Of the North, cx-
plorc the tropical world, compass land
and sea TO secure the latest inrorma-
ton for its benefit. The names Of the
most illustrious actors on the worlds
great stage shall grace its columns
Cavagnari, Biddulpl, Larmsdcn, ,Bing-
hamton, Bostelick, Burkellon-you
shall see them make their bow and
say farewell. The latest telcgrapllic
dispatches from Australia and Cen
tral Africa shall promptly appear, to
gether with minute details in regard
to the revolution i'll Siberia. No part
of the globe shall escape my obscrva-