Richland beacon., 1881-08-13
lulIErRS IND EDITORS.

Amateurs are very apt to look upon
editors as their most implacabie LOGS.
The cool persistence with which they
decline to avail themselves OF confrinh-
tions which the contributor is convinced
vould make the fortunes of the Journals,
if they only knew it such blindness 10
] sclf-interest-rousesp pity IN the breast
of tbe worllly-wisc amateur. He indltes
q letter of remonstrance to the misguided
editor. and is promptly crushed. TX
som. a less-tender emotion than pity is
oroused by such conduct. Rage very
often apitates the bosom of the rejected
noet Smartng under a sense OF gross
ill-usage, he pours ont the Walls OF ms
wrath upon that incarnation OF ira'".
;r;ust;ce and wickedncss, the editor.
Wbv should his poems he rejected, when
on n,u.l, trash is inserted? Why is no
reason for rejection vouchsafed to him
He historically demands satisfaction.
The amount Of this sort OF correspond
.nce that goes on is surprising and dis
tressing. 1t is distressing because "
sbovs such a lamentable want OF tact on
the part of the contributors. No editor
can reasonably he expected to reconsider
his decision. If he were to 90 so, every
ro;octed article would be sent in half
dozen times, each time with slight al
te,at;ou here and an addition there and
il would he necessary to have SIX edi-
tors instead of one to examine the con-
J t,ihntions in their successive stages OF
DEVELOPMENT. How such an economical
| system would work We leave the reader
70 imagine. Naturally this badgering
of editors never leads to "busincss. IL
an editor declines a prOffered cOntriba-
t;on because it is unsuitable for his mag
azine. it is not likely that he will he
bullied into taking it and every attempt
70 do SO will be resented and remem-
berod. The bad taste as well as bad
policy of amateurs who adopt such
course of action cannot be too strongly
censurcd. If they really believe that
their article, or poem, or whatever it
, NAV he, is worth publishing, let them
send it the round of the periOdi ii press
;, from the Nineteenth Ccntnydow ward,
and if it fail to find haven of rest from
" its wanderings somewhere, its proper
:, place is in the fire. 1t ought to be borne
r. in mind that, although the reading pub
lie ,levours an immense amount Of rub
4 bi,h, and pays for it too, 1t will not swal-
! low the literary garbage produced by all
who choose to scribble on paper with n
;, pen. There is a vast difference between
wr!l-writtcn nonsense and the clumsily
ii mashed encyclopedia or ovcrstraincd
sentiment of beginners. -1HSlcys Mag
L. GsUtc.
n THE H2RSE-CHESTNUT.
is A couple of orr solid citizene sole
=, in avoirdupois as well as in their bal
ut accOunts-wcre on a hOrse-car q dayAe
ie two since, when a man came limping
ut aboard apparently suffering from rheu-
matsm. One of the solid men re-
#, marked, "I've never had twinge Of
- rheumatism in my life, and at the same
ii time he took from his pants pocket a
to horse-chestnut, and displayed it with an
IL air that seemed to imply, "This is tine
ce little Joker that did the business" But
e. no sooner had solid citizen No. dis
it, played his chestnut charm with q con-
a tented air, than solid citizen No. = also
drew from his pantalOons pocket horse
Ill chestnut. Sail tine first citizen, give
RS carried that for thirty years." $50
I" have carried this for more than thirty
Nv years, replied the other; but | don {
'ot carry mine for rheumatism. l carry it
for govt"
A passenger, who had been an inter
r csttd listener to the foregoing, rather
" timidly asked one if he really believed
he there was any virtue in simple horse.
no chestnut. "No," answered the mani
Then why do You carry the thing
at about with you?" because it don't
er cost anything, aud can do no harm. if it
IN does no good" cit shows little Sill
III perstition, though" every we'll; I'll
IS shoulder it. In the meantime 7 shall
keep on carrying it. I've carried it
r thirty years, and have not been troullcd
~ with rheumatism. And know of others
a who can testify to the same result"
D. Then the lame man who had GOT
aboard of the car and was the cause Of
tx this episode put his hand in his pocket
Oh and drew out a horse-chestnut. and
at held it up to the gaze of the Others. A
IL ripple OF laughter went up, and the two
solid citizens who pinned their faith to
ne the nut anticipated setback from the
e. lame man. But the latter remarked,
~ "Dont laugh, gentlemen: | have faith
III in the horse-chestnut. My Iameness is
not rheumatism. got a sprnin few
oil | Haya AGO I haI a <r,,ul A,