The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-11-02
A CHAPTER ON EDITORS.

A CHAPTER ON EDITORS. !.
There are, says the Chicago Iribusse,
different kinds Of editors. The editor
in-chief sits in q room ali by himself
but be doesn't have such an easy time
as you may think. People who want
offices come to see him. He says to
each one. "Are you true to the old flag,
and will you do what we want you toI
after you are elected?" II the man
says yes the editor-in-chief writes an
article saying that the country is on the
brink of crisis. that the glorious con-
stitution is the palladium Of our iiber-
ties, and that the only way out Of the
woods is to elect the sterling patriot and
self-sacrifcing hero Mr., -, to the
Office Of constable. When you get to
be editors, boys, and want to write an
article that viii make things hum be
sure to ring in something about the pal
ladium of liberty. 1t is not libelous, and
reads pretty. After the editor-in-chiei
has read all the papers except his own
he tells the other editors what to write
about. Once very cultured and esthstic
editor in Boston didn't like q speech that
Ben Butler had made n Congress, and
SO he said to another esites who had re-
Gently come from Montaia fortnight
touch up Butler q little tomorrow, and
mildly criticise his course" 30 the new
editor wrote an article beginning "H
tnat cock-eyed victim Of strabismus,
Ben Butler, doesn't quit biting of more
than he can chew somebody should send
him new pair of ears. His present
ones are q little too small for donkey"
The next day the new editor said to
the editor-in. chief: Chow did I handle
old Ben? When you want the fur
knocked off Of those Congressman, come
to me-" The editor-in-chief looked at
him steadily for while, and said the
cashier had his money all ready for him
in an envelope down stairs. .t 81
The managing editor has to read all
the correspondence, see that the man in
the next room has his letters from Paris
and London finished by Friday night,
SO that they will be ready for Sundays
paper, look after all the poetry that is
sent in and keep an eye on things gen.
orally. Managing editors hire other
editors and reporters. Once a young
man in Kokomo concluded that he would
like to assume prominent position in
metropolitan journalism, SO he came to
Chicago and asked managing editor if
they "were in want of any hands,"
care you journalist ?" asked the
managing editor. "That's what am,
boss, and don't let it elude your reten-
tive memory" was the reply. He kept
on talking for long while, and finally
the editor said: "You must be an aw-
fully strong man." "Why?" asked the
Kokomo man. Because" said the
editor, "you act as though you wouldn't
drop if house fell on YOU" The young
man then went hack to Kokomo.
Poets are funny people, and bother
editors good deal. Afemale poet once
came into the Office of Chicago paper
and handed the editor some manuscript,
which she requested him to read. It
was pretty tough, but he waded along
till he got to place where the poetess
said ''And should your love fail me,
care not whether the morrow comes for
me or not" els that all right ?" said
the editor. "Oh, yes" replied the
poetess. "Then, said the editor, kindly
but firmly, "you had better hustle
around, for it is SITTER II o'clock now,
and if the morrow is coming for you, it
will be here in precisely forty.six min.
utes, and no woman ever got ready to
go anywhere in less than that time. !"
This editor was married man.