, 1880-01-22

wares,
The victim felt Ike Draining him, bat
besitucd an instant on the verge OF the
act, and in That in,tano he was lost.
The GEMS were spread out upon Tie desk,
over the copy, the bills and the books,
and ths author Of the horror was OK
patiatins On their merits, while his prey
stared hop,lcsaly 1T the sight.
81 Shall have to use this desk, and
must ask you to move your property"
said Tom in desperation, 81 do not
want to buy the pictures and have no
tire to-day to lool; at them" Fortu
nately at this juncture, some one came
in to see about an advertisement, where
upon the agent, with great forboarance,
observed
"My time is not very pressing. I'll
wait until you get through with the
gentleman"
"Perhaps some Of your employees
would like to avail themselves of the OPP
portunity to secure few rare copies,"
he pleasantly suggested.
Tom shuddered. The time Of every
man in the Office was precious.
Copy" said Mr.. Phillips,
The editor of the Gallowhill Gazette
felt that his reason was leaving him.
There is no time to attend to you,"
he savascly protested, gIaring at the
agent. "rhere is not moment to spare
here all day to oday,"
The owner of the gems caught up his
property, and departed very much at q
loss to understand why free and en-
lightened press should be cursed by a
boorish management.
The half stunned editor Immediately
after severally entertained the following
parties
A man with Western paper con-
tanning story of a suicide which oc-
Cured several months before, and had
been seen by Mr.. Griggs some forty odd
times. He wanted the paper saved
after the article had been used, and was
some time getting away, owing to numer-
GUS injunctions to this end.
A woman with poem, whom Tom
thought to escape by telling her he
would read it 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
compensation enough.
A man with four column newspaper
article ON the phenomenon Of atmos-
pherical influence on the Aarizoa cactus.
He pronounced it the clearest and most
logical exposition of the subject he had
seen, aud was very anxious to have it
appear next day. Almost bereft OF
breath by his suggestion, Tom told him
that the paper was already nearly full.
The man said he was confident there
was nothing in it one-half as important
as this, and room ought to be made for
it,
A man with written account of q
trip he had made to Boston, being mostly
complimentary description of the hotel
at which he had stopped, with the pro-
prietor's name and the hotels terms,
which the article spoke of as exceedingly
reasonable. When published he wanted
copy sent to the landlord, who would
probably subscribe.
A man with $50 worth of advertis-
ing to be inserted for S2S also So ed
itorial to be published in consideration
of getting the contract.
A man who had taken the right Of
the town to sell patent window fixture,
and came in to tell it, as he knew itelus
of local nature were alwaysacceptable.
Having fixture with him, he kindly
gave fifteen minutes of his time to ex-
plain its workings, and he was particular
to see that the half numbed editor got
his name spelled right.
A man who was an extensive grower
of stra wberries for the market and who
brought in ten cents worth of the fruit
for the exclusive behoof and enjoyment
of the editor, and who thoughtfully sug-
gested, that, in case mention was made
Of it in the paper, it might be added
that he had plenty mo'e Of the article
on sale.
A man who supposed the editor was
glad to get anything to fill up the paper
with, and SO notified him that he had
few choice cabbage plants to sell-a fact