The Red Cloud chief., 1881-08-25
DAYS Rcax

ignorance OF sufNe oil our Trends who
believe, or profess 20 believe, that .h.
pathway Of an editor il strewn xi,i
roees instead Of sand-burs, and ,ha. h.
has nothing 70 do from morning unai
night but resd exchanges and rake in
the shekels. Some time ago We prom
l-ed a party OF friends that We would
write up a statement Of the amount oil
labor performed by us in a single DAY
taking the aYcrag. rather than either
extreme. We will now try ,o fill the
letter and spirs ef hat promise.
In the first place We rise sarly in
the morning and proceed TO business.
We do most of our writing IN the
morning when our brain is clear. We
believe that the little brains with
which the Creator has saw fiji to en-.
dow Us is always clearer in the morn
ing, hence u custom Of writing a
couple Of columns of matter early i'm
the day.
When that is done We generally set
up a column or two Of matter for the
paper, just 10 keep our hand in. By
this time ii Is 10 o'clock. and the regu-
lar business Of the day begins.
We are always glad when the bust
ness Of the day commences. it gives
us a chance to display u wonderful
business qualifications,
And then there are other reasons.
A friend comes in and asks US TO
go ana take "suthin."
We go, tout Of respec, for the
friends feelings.) But We indulge
sparingly. We have work to do, and
we proceed to do it until We see other
people going to dinner.
We go to dinner too. Not because
VIC have anything to eat at home, but
because it is fashionable to 90 to
meals a. stated hours.
After wasting fifteen minutes at the
of dinner We return TO business
and go at it with a will.
A German friend comes in to pay
subscription and after that formula
has been gone through with he asks
us to go and take a drink.
W. always make it an invariable
to never refuse to drink with a
German. He might take the refusal
rs a personal insult, and if he didn't
we would always feel bad about it,
anyway.
Bdt'to drink with a German friend
requires a good deal of fortitude and a
capacity for beer.
We never lacked the fortitude and
VIC are rapidly gaining the capacity.
But We have always limited ourself
TO five bottles, (abOut six quarts Al
one sitting. We have made this rule
We like To seem p~artic-
fond of the beverage.
Well, we take the amount with our
German friend and hurry back to the
Office.
We never allow pleasure 10 interfere
with business.
We had just got TO work when a
came in who was going On a
chicken shooting expedition.
He carried in his pocket a phial of
refreshment.
He divided said refreshmen.
with us.
We began to feel first rate.
We felt at peace with all the world,
and couldn't see how anyone could
cherish enmity against 4 fellow being.
We went out to look for Mr.. Ken
ney, our esteemed contemporary.
We longed to embrace him and call
brother.
We didn't find him, but We found a
place where there was billiard tables,
and bottles.
We emptied the contents Of a few
Of the bottles down our neck.
We had it chalked down, charged to
rs, as it were.
We felt better, We had solved a
problem and demonstrated beyond the
Of a doubt that an editor
can, (under certain circumstances
credit.
Carry the news to Kenney.
We returned to the office and went
10 work. Set up q stick full and
pied column.
We sat down to rest.
4 candidate came in and invited us
out to absorb. We refused, We felt
tired and didn't want to walk about
any more, and didn't have to.
Sent the devil for a gallon of beer
and the candidate drank it-that is he
drank what We left.
We went home to tea, but IA a
little late, didn't feel like We wanted
much to eat, but attended a lecture
in the dining room.
A very select audience composed of
.urself.
There had been no previous An
.ouncement. 1t was what might be.
an impsomtu affair.
The speaker was a female woman,
and as before stated We was the
'awjence."
The subject was temperance-and
other things.
1t was interesting, at least We judge
by the energy with which the
speaker handled the subject-and US.
After the lecture, by urgent request,
we left the house and wandered out in
the moonlight.
We felt depressed.
We found a party of friends-and
other things, at o wet grocery, and soon