Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-09-28

the Boomerang Office to pay his sub.
scription, and tell us some blood.curd.
ling anecdotes about different engage
ments in which the pay department
had waded in blood and came off
more than conqueror. After we had
Iadled out few lines TO him relating
to our frontier life, we took him into
the press.room and showed him the
new press. He manifested u good
deal Of interest in the thing, and ask
ed good many questions which we
answered in our usual graphic style.
Then we went into the newsroom. We
could see by the frown on the fore
mans brow that we were making some
awful breaks, but what can you do
when you have visitor who must be
entertained and who keeps asking
about these things that you don't know
anything about?
After a while the colonel seemed 10
lose his interest IN our description OF
how "A newspaper was made. At first
he would look surprised and agitated
over some rash statement we would
make, but after little while he seem
cd TO care very little about what
we said, and acted almost rude 80 wc
braced up aud went at it 10 explain
bow type wa- set, and as we stood by
case Just vacated by one Of the
cumpo-itoT-, wc told him where all the
letters were, and explained the whole
philosophy 0. setting "A galIy, locking
1t. proving it, making up, etc, etc.
There were a number Of other officer,
present, and they all seemed greatly
pleased and tried to draw u- out on
this subject which presents 80 much
that i of iutcre.t 10 the novice.
Finally Colonel Stanton yawned q
little. stepped up TO the vacant case.
took the stick in bis left hand, aud
gaznd earnestly at the copy - Of an
article On An act to provide for the
retirement of the army worm at the
age of -ixty-two. He then iit out
for dear life like a man setting by the
thousand and hopes to make IAN Fran.
cisco before the cold wheathor sets IN.
He dumped hi. stick in the right
place. resumed his work cheoriullv,
aud -,aid wi,h it till the article wa-
aII up, aud then said be guessed he'd
have 20 90.
We looked around at tie officers TO
sec how they felt. They seemed cheer.
iul and pleased about something.
Tacy knew that that meek aud gen.
tie fraud WAS an old printer all the
time, and when We We were making
courteous, sclfforgctiul ass Of our-eli
all the time, explaining Interpretations
of a printing Office, not only Stanton
but all the rest of them were winkIng
at the foreman, and even the devil was
in the scheme.
Since that we don't even dare to
show a Young lady how a printing
press works, and the otlcr day n man
who was born without arms, and who.
therefore. wouldn't make much of a
compusitor. wanted 90 see how q paper
was made, but wc put him of on the
foreman and excused oursclt from be.
ing professional guide 10 the mechan.
ical part of the Boomerang any more
Once we allowed oursclf 10 act A.
guide for Rev. Mr.. Hall Of this place,
because il was nothing more than
right that we lhould be civil to
clergyman. After we had told him
great deal about the ins and outs OF
the printing business, and Mr. Hall
had gone. the city editor said "Nou
are the most genial newspaper directo.
~ and specimen catalogue and price
lit Of printers supply cyersaw. Iou
thought you played it on that gray.
haired clergyman in good shape prob.
ably You fooled away an hour right
in the middle Of the day showing of
how to print a paper. when you don't
know n lower case roller-mol from an
iialic shooting.siick. Mr.. Hall stuck
type all the FIRST part of his life for
Sam Bowles, but he has gone lone
without telling you So because he was
afraid you might feel bad Now, if
you don't quit acting as guide to this
paper I'm going to resign. | can't
stand it to be Inundated this way. 1t
is wearing my young life in sorrow
AWAY "-RM Ngs