, 1883-04-14
WHEN GRHEh MEETS GREEK.
Thsn Comes the Tug OF war--A Scene Char
actsTiStic OF an Editorial Room

| Yesterday afternoon, As Col +. j. Parker
managing editor OF the STATESMAN. vi!
wrestling Nth hravy article on crops, ii
the editorial rem, OF tins iourn,l, the !ool
cp,nej aEl in sid sleek, oily nlividua
knoAn 10 lie suffering community A. :
took agent. ! a.embyr Of the rep"Tto-Ia
staff MAS loungiug III the rear Of tne oihce,
and as the pest 81 mankind Aattered up tC
the staid Old colonel. the Bohemian. know.
ins his characteristics, felt sure there would
be some fun.
''iood mornius, sad the book agent
:aprin. Mr.. Parker GU the shoulder and
throwing an Ill tacklc-y oa-ncNt su,le 1t the
blind reporter.
Good evening. said the editor. without
loosing up
Il hay, here AL elegant and useful vol
ume wouli like to show you. said the
iiend "A book ghich every man, weman
and chill in Washington Terrtory sh"nld
have, un'oaiIng his grip sack as he spoke
and laying hi. yo,ume on the end Of the
table.
"Well, what de- you know today said
Parker. -caI turing 10 write ani not looking
up.
"0h, nothing much, " sad she tiend, IS he
picked up a eialolateiy bound hihic, and
leaning ever the back Of tie EDITORS gCrge-
oUsly upholstered Srven-dol!ar per dozen
char, said II vas a work which he Il, sired
the editor to examine carefully, as 1t was
gotten up particularly for tLs editorial
trade.
And how Is the whea. csop this year,
said k,r, completely Ignoring :he bible,
and not even deiening to look up.
The bible mau said it Was pretty good, he
believe,i, aud this bible was the only work
IN c1i- tJRce that was p!iutei IN large clear
type, ana containing four hundred i!lustra-
tons oi the most striking incidents .! scrip
tural times.
''Wheat crop pretty good, Is it :! mar
INJURED Frank J. still Writing And how ;
hogs.'
The hend said that so far as he knew,
they we're doing prrttY well. This book
was printed IN the hnest Of paper, and the
binding, while elegant and attractive, was
substantial ami strcnp: the book was quite
cheap at the price, and wouldn't the editor
put bis name down for 4 copy.
Hogs are all looking well, are they"
SAID tho ittIn starved man, caressihs the pa
per with hls P,acil. And are cattle IN
con lition to make beef that will rule the
California market this s,asGn,'
Tie bible man grun,el L reply and gently
hattered the lca.es Of ms book, beginning to
grow little green around the gills.
The editor Wrote rapidly and neise lessly,
fer some time, gathering in his simple, unaf-
fectei way, facts and figures sufficient for
long article on agricultural and stock inter-
ests for the Weekly STATESMAN, and the re-
porter dotted them down. The bible man
struggle fruitlessly to call attention to the
fact that he Was selling bibles, and not re-
porting !or newspapers, which fac, the Col
onel could not OF would not see. Finally,
with a. - IF uv.fizorri-.f Iisoust " .aqk
his biLls unIcr ms arm AID started Tor the
door, foIlosei by very loud sa.iie from the
reporters desk. At the clicking Of t:e latch
Parker raised his head and called cut !:
by the way. what WIS you saying about a
book 81
Not 4 I'D thing = retorted TIE hend
as he passed oat and slammed the door after
him.