The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-09-11

People have heard Tor centuries OF
the museum which is contained in q
boys pockets. and the wild and dag
cling array of curiosities from the four
quarters Of the globe. which are con-
cealed in the recesses Of . young lady's
portmonaie. but Is has remained for
the heaven-born genius who pens these
lines to write up the editors desk.
For the sake Of convenience. we v Ill
take our own desk and dissect il.
The desk on which we are writing 10
q fat black walnut arrangement, with
drawers on the left down to the for.
and pigeon holes on the right. leaving
o SQUARE aperture between, thron a
which we run our legs. allowing til n
10 protrude about a yard beyond l Q
| desk, and 70 daily with the letter-pr, IS
on the other side. While writing a
deep and particularly choice and :
wool editorial. we scratch one 4 It
against the other and dig our toes il 0
the carpet.
We slate this simply to enlighten { re
average reader on one Of the pecul n
phases Of genius
On the top of the desk are the F. o
Press. Hawkeye. Oil City Derrick. n 4
some other exchanges. with their Wit: 8
cut out. Near by are the iron scisso :.
with wabbly blades. that have done , %
damage.
There Is also = glass inkstand. " h
some ~cosgulated ink and dead flies in
Il, a match box with no matches in I.
four crippled and disabled pens. q pile
Of neglected and m~oss-covered bills
with the editors name at the head. and
apparently sent by anonymous parties.
as there Is no signature at the bottom.
Then there Is n cob pipe, with the
end OF the stem chewed up, and show
ing what an inspired grip the editor
holds 1t by when he writes . poem IN
The Cold. Dead Memories of to
Busted Past"
On top of all these. some blank pa
per and manuscript are corded about
nine feet high.
In the first drawer are some cnvel-
opes. an unanswered letter from Queen
Victoria, and . package of Old Judge
smoking tobacco.
In the second drawer there are a lot
Of letter heads, some bill heads. q poem
on sTowser's Excursion on the Flumc."
and q pair of kids once white as the
beautiful snow, but now considerably
damaged.
Then there is . faded spray of mig
nonette, or catnip. or something Of that
character. . Bit of pale blue ribbon that
fell from her hair In the cherished long
ago, and near 1t q forgotten 500 gold
piece, an annual pass over the Panama
canal, o defunct meal ticket and . Glove.
In the third drawer is a letter from
Roscoe Conkling acknowledging the
| receipt of the last speech we wrote for
him, and promising us that he would
| quit chewing tobacco next fall. Then
there r a lot OF expired passes ove
various eastern roads. an old deck Of
cards that we secured at great cost in-
tending to write o caustic article on tie
vice Of High Low Jack and tho Game.
In the ~pigeon-holes are letters from
Eli Perkins and Mr.. Childs, and . poem
on ssThe Sore-Eyed Pollywog's Sorrow
full End" by Henry Ward Beecher, bit
having been written on both sides. it
was laid aside.
Then there are also. an assortment
Of fly hooks, some silk line. and .
leather-covered Etruscan jar, with the
almost forgotten fragrance inside. Of
rattlesnake antidote and cramp dis
courager. Then there Is . leather book
with another assortment Of hooks, n
still baited with the dried mummy OF .
grasshopper.
Beside these there are two stubs Of
lead pencils, q cigar-holder, q well.
worn Bible, and q confidential postal
card from George Washington. asking
II 1t would be advisable 70 cross theDel-
aware on the ice In August.
In q little box, snugly Embedded in
jewelers. cotton, Is o bent and disfig-
ured suspender button, rusted with In.
Vulnerable tear drops and grimy with
time and disuse. It's all that Il mortal
Of tho man who asked: lis this hot
enough for your" Nyes Boone.
rang, ~