The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-05-26
Sustaining the Cause.
Brooklyn Eagle,

" Arc the springs of lite eternatly now ing around this section ot the vine yard.- asked hard-faced woman with a reticule. glAIing hard at the managing editor.
 ..I reckon so" replied the editor. try ing 10 get the corkscre~ into his boot.
 Are they flowing freely ss demanded the hard-faced woman, surveying the managing editor distrus,fully.
 (. don't think 1 have detected any abatement" sighed the editor. abandon ing the corkscrew. and endeavoring 10 draw his hat over the flask on his desk. |. The springs appear to be doing land office business in these quarters. How do you find |, in other q,iauers of the vineyard. ?" And the editor succeeded in kicking an empty bottle iato the city editors room.
 "ls the cause of temperance taking q strong hold on the sinners on this estAb. .ishsnen,." she inquired. with fro~n
 That's the only thing that may be said to have a death grip on the news. paper business" returned the managing editor, with pleasant smile. "l should say that the profession of journalism is the only one that now practically sup ports the temperance cause on prncl- pie" And the managing editor os,enia- tiously called the office bo, and de manded glass ot water
 Then 1 understand that rum has been entirely abolished from this ofhee:" de manded the woman. making few mem oranda in her pocket-book. The evil of in,emperance has been completely rooted out of this institution!"
 Never go, in here. ma'am, averred the editor solemnly. !" wouldn't per init it." and the editor worked around 90 that the beer-bottles behind his chaiI would not show.
 "Are you a worker in the causcg and the hard-faced woman looked at hin suspiciously.
 "That's the way 1 spend most of m, time" returned the editor. Every spare moment, and great deal of my bushes. time is put in in that way. I'm right or the temperance racket, from the first rat tic of the box to the last card m the lay out.
 The woman regarded him in,ently fol a moment. and then made another mem. orandum.
 Have you collected any moneys for the great cause she asked. after a long pause.
 Not as yet. ma am. but l have a great deal promised" And the edito, threw his overcoai over demuohn iT the corner.
 l ind your assessment 10 be S,." ob. served the woman. after a careful seru- tiny of her tablets. l" If you can collect I;. well and good but you will have ,o pay me nov. or will strike you from tho rolls.
 How much is mine? asked the re. llgious editor. stepping upon the scene and greeting the woman with pleasant smile and hearty shake of the hand I" Lump his and mine and the city editor all together" And the religious editor pulled out sIo bill and held II tempt ingly in sight.
 That just makes II" said the hard faced woman. grabbing a, the bill. That is just right Thanks. Good-day Keep up the cause. no matter what IL costs"
 don't know ho~ you could have made bigger ass of yourself with you, money remarked the managing editor as they tipped over the demyohn and proceeded to keep up the cause.
 That's all right smiled the religioa. editor. Don, you botter about me I'm all right. That sIo was counterfeit and I've been working II of for several months, but 1 never fetched it. This !, very nice where'd you ge, it: