Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-01-22
"Daily,s" Dog-oned Dogs.

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tho reading public dotes on it. An
original writer with original ideas is
rarity under the sun. Especially
in the newspaper world, is there a
dearth of originality, both in style
and thought The great dailies of the
aast and vest pa, fabulous salary
TO men WIZ. but little fesA sassy
except, perhaps, in the Wa1Aa'y'
"smouch" from standard writetsj
While all the press in the country is
filed, as it were, with an acehing void
Of startling, sparkling originality, it
happens that new and amateur
writer of this city should, in the
course of human events, startle the
world with his hitherto latent powers
of originality. For years this won
derful young man has not had
chance to exercise his bent up powers,
which have ragged in his mind like
wild beasts in their cage, simply be-
cause they could not eat up the
world. Who would have thought that
Mexico should be the home OF the
greatest wonder-prodigy, we might
say-of the age? Will wonders never
cease? We would not mention this
matter, but we want the world to
know and appreciate. For three con-
secutive weeks, twenty-one eonsecu'
tive days, Lon Hall, the most origi-
nal articles OF the dogs of this town.
Hall still has good health; he den'i
seem to look thin; he had to
pay no doctors bill; and, although
he has written early and late, and all
on the same subject-dogs--he don't
seem to look or act crazy. The young
man must have ponderous brain, OIL
he would long since have been in ar
insane asylum. He has penned pain.
fully long and happily short articles.
sparkling squibs, logical editorials
all on dogs. He has touched on the
good points of all the dogs in his part
of town, rejoiced in their love-mak.
ing, and expressed his regrets at thei,
troubles; has followed them as they
sped down the street with an oystel
can after them; has gazed TRANQUILITY
on them as they slept; and, in it alt,
he saw brilliant original ideas, which
hold the mind of his reader. There
is no telling what q young man viii
do when he is ambitious. We dom
think Hall has exhausted his subject
on the contrary, we think he has only
opened this mine of ''local news.
He has ''scoop," and we lock for.
ward with great deal OF avidity tt
what is to follow. Col. Reddington
for three consecutive days, held hi
readers in suspense with his 'contin
ued snake story"--the wind blew tn,
conclusion of it out of the window
Hall looks back with sneer at tn,
success of the snake charm, when h,
revels in the success of his .sdog days
He will be careful that the wind get
away with none Of his productions
They are, in fact, too heavy to blow
away. He has stock Of "dog'
copy in the Herald's bank safe, tw.
, feet high he has an essay on the sire
. lative length of dogs life compared
, with the length of his tall" he ha.
some perfect gems Of squibs on dog.
who are friends of his dog-s.the beau
, tiful and accomplished Miss Tiny O.
r Miss Pdggie, Col. Bounce, Capt. Fido
Major Rover, &c. &c he has startlin,
duels, love affairs, family rovs, polit
ical muddles, nsighborhood SQUAD
, bles-all dogs-and more to follow
Len, we implsre you to give US thil
"dog-oned aoggerell" slow and Easy
LIE will 1ast longer, you know. ~ ~" e
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