Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-06-21
An Esteemed Corresponden1.

Brooklyn Eagle.
"Do you know mep" asked the tall
man, resting his fists OH the managing
editors desk and grinning a grin Of
superiority. II reckon you don't
know whe ann"
"Who are your" asked the editor,
savagely.
well, l thought you didn't know
mel" exclaimed the tall man, delight
eddy. Now | am going to tell you
who l am. Look out nowl The
information is ooming I'm Anxious
Inquirer, who writes puzzles for the
paperl Got me now? Begin to identity
me? I'm the Anxious Inquirer, that's
mel"
Are you the man who always
wants to know whittier we are drift
ing, and when the Democratic party is
going to make its organization impreg-
nable by widening Boerum Place?
Are you that mani"
Eyes, yes!" roared the tall man with
a chuckle, "and wants to know wheth-
er it's healthier to sleep on goose or
tail feathers, and why the President
doesn't assert himself by breaking
down the opposition faction, and
whether the moon is the direct off
spring of the earth or the sun. That's
me- I'm that mani You've read my
articlesl"
well, l should remark" replied
the edi ,or. Especially that one which
demanded whether the Common Coun-
Gil could sink knavery long enough
to connect your house with the sewer,
and another about the duty OF the
hour as compared with the lesson Of
the times. l remember them" and
the managing editor rose to his feet.
That's it. Those are minel"
squealed the tall man. And that was
mine about the rock on which the
Republican party was bound to split,
unless the leaders changed their course
in time to avoid the dangers that
threatened them. You remember
that one. 1t was scorcherl"
mot a patch to the one on the doom
of our educational system, if the
School Board failed to build new
pine fence around No. 49," said the
editor, gradually edsing around tho
table. "And it didn't come any wLeie
near the one on the production of
whisky in the West, as compared with
the prohibitOry tendency Of the
East"
81 declared You remember thosel
I'd almost forgotten them, and the
tall mans eyes danced in his head.
But do you remember the discussion
between me and Constant Reader,
that ran along for two months, on the
advantage of rye straw over wheat
straw in drinking lemonade? Didn't
lay him out? Did you ever see a
man so badly licked since you left
SCHOOL,"
ut was terriblel" assented the
managing editor, leaning down and
fumbliDg behind the door, "but | liked
the controversy between you and Pro
Bono Publico' best, on that subject Of
opening the parks to goats between z
and 8 m"
Wasn't that good? Wasn't iti
Wasn't that the closest discussion you
ever printed? And you remember
that 'Veritas' came in aud how
wiped him! l tell you, sir, those
things take a ~"
Bang and down came an Indian
club on his head.
Don't know you, don't IT, yelled
the managing editor, as the club rose
and fell with miraculous celebrity and
precision. "0h, maybe | don't! You
and your spelling and punctuation
and chirography as bald as a bat
Don't | !"
And when they swept out the
splinters of the club and took the
chronic correspondent to the drul
store, the managing editor went t
the form and made up two columns o
anxious inquiries" ranging from tht
price of ostrich milk to the nam
Of the dentist who filed Solomon
teeth.