The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-03-09
AsCENI PROM LIPE.
An Unusual Occurrence I'm aNeWpaper
DaieH.

There Is young man on this paper-a sor.
rowiul del scted looking Individual, who keeps
what Is known as the "do.-wAtCh." His
frisnds-he has one or two-be ieve that his
keeping said watch will eventually result in
his going to the dogs His duty 1t is to re-
main until the paper goes to press, see that
It goes on time and above all, tbateyerything
Is In II that ought TO be Heis at enmity
with every one about tue establishment, and
the trials and trioulations connected with
the Office wear on him heavily; bis once DIP
appearance is gone aud he Is growing prenra'
turely old. He Is expected 10 make his ap.
pearsnce at2r. NJ, at which time he and
the boss, or the "old man, as he Is known,
have seance. The O. IN. on this occasion makes
things as unpleasant as possible by ask
ing all manner Of gueltions as TO why the
paper dldn't 20 70 press earlier, aud wants to
know II the dOg-watch man Is laboring under
the impression that this Is an evening
paper, and that subscribers want It at their
supper bleS; the dog watch man on his
part endeayOrs 10 keep stiff upper lip, aud
lies with an easy grace that comes only with
Iorg practice, after which he goes up stairs
aud gives every body fiI; TO the foreman he
delivers an Grafton, the subject OF which Is,
1T me Is Money"
Yesterday morning the dog.watch man was
attending " hts duties (tne truth ofthe mat
ter Is, he was pretty near fall and was sleep
ing on top OF his desk) when the foreman
yelled, can up-30 all round, and second
after the forms we're going laundering down
to the regions below. Tue d. ". man pulled
out his watch-couId he believe his eyes
2:S5 o'clock; mutlering to himself, This
blamed thing Is an hour slow, he tell down
stairs, and wandered to nash house won
dering what excuse he should offer in the
afternoon.
Yesterday he appeared on time looking
very tough. Il should like TO know what
was the matter hi, morning" said the boss
before the hirelIDg had gottG inside the door.
It's the local again. | tell you there must
be q reform. Those fellows must get their copy
In before 3A. N. tell -"
"Whas the matter with you7 Why the
paper was 40 hour ahead OF time this morn
ing Keep that up and l Il raise your salary"
Amazed dumblounded, paral,z-d, the
hired man compared his watch with every
clock and time keeper In the establishment,
found 1t to be all right, then few up stairs
and into the composing room and demand.
ed an explanation OF this unusual happen
ing. No one said anything and the click. click
OF the types was all that was heard. Observing
the ancient patriarch known as slug ~
wink very solemnly. dogwatch went to his
case and rendering a stogie-with the reduo-
ton OF the tariff newspaper men can do this
-enquired cohflentially what the occasion
was tue night previous that caused things To
be whooped up 80.
Beer said the patriarch sententiously.
What?' shrieked the dog watch manin
high Q voice, as he realized what he had
mhssd.
Fact" continued Slug 4, "Winder, the fore.
man, you know, has got new baby at his
house-hoy believe; said last night at sup
per time that he'd set up beer after psper was
up Great Scott, how things did fly and
Lnrdy what good time We had afterwards.
who Is the handy legged sucker that writes
this copY2n