The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-06-28
Some Mistakes In the Proof.

damsel, as she boiled into the managing
EDITORS office, sank into a chair and
burst into sobR
''Oh, look here! Don'tw demonstrated
the managing editor, slipping the cork
tho still lighted pipe into his coat pock-
Promised | would and I can show 1t to
you. Don't mako row!" And the
managing editor wrapped q beer bottle
in a page of manuscript and ordered the
office boy to take 1t to the foreman, with
instructions to carry 1t as leader IN
der penalty of the law. '.1t was tho
prettiest thing wo ever had in the Eagle,
and 1 set it up In type myself so there
wouldn't bo any mistakes. Let up on
the weep now, that's a good girl. "
IL know you pub-published it!'
moaned the fair visitor. '.But what did
1t look like when it came outP When
did ever say:
well meet In the valley with poker and
tongsr
II wrote it:
"'Well meet In the valley with Jokes and
songsv
''And you made me say:
"'Heres to the mailman that hove me sw1llr
"And if you had any sense, you'd
have known that 1t was:
Here's to the maiden that loves me still! 80
And here she went into fresh set OF
convulsions.
But that's all right!' pleaded the
managing editor. wishing he'd left out
that whopper about setting up the mat
ter himself
1.-The now idea about the alley was
an improvement on yours, because it
brought 1t under the head of this new
realistic school of poetry, and l tell
you," added the managing editor, SOL
emnly, that poem, Just as it appeared in
our paper with your nsmo attached to
1t, has attracted moro attention and
been moro extensively copied than any
other production that has appeared in
this country for twenty yearst"
..Do you mean to tell me that as a
fact?" demanded the fair poctess,
Strengthening up with a jerk. '1s that
really SOP"
If it hadn't been that we run short
of Eagles and had to let people have
our exchanges so they could scrap that
poem, could show you the gem in
over two thousand first class journals, "
replied tho managing editor, smiling
choerfully, and rubbing his hands.
Didn't any of them seem to notice
that awful blunder, where 1t said:
"tFine pigs Hume the monkey sinner
"when | wrote it:
"'Pine sprigs perfume the mountain sider
Didn't they seem to think that was
"a little far fe:ched?"
81 think more people bought papers
on that one limo than any other,' pro-
tested the managing editor. 'Ono critic
came out boldly and congratulated the
universe on the development of poetess
who had the nerve to do what you had
done. ANY one. can string rhymes to-
gether, can talk about sprigs, but
wherc's the artist who had the audacitv
to put the domestic animals into fiery
| verse and make poetry for the first time
| in all history the medium for conveying
the simple experience of all the world
to the mind of even the humblest readerF
That's tho way people are talking about
| that poem, that you, in your modeSty,
pretend you saw no beauty in! If you
have, think you'd want to dier' and
the managing editor assumed q virtuous
expression and then looked hurt.
"Of course, no genius is as good g
| Judge of their works as the intelligent
readers of papers. understand that, .
and the new poetess simpered and look.
ed downcast- "But how did they ap-
pear to take tho line:
""rhe quamy winds like cows milk Howl
"Really I've forgotten whether
wrote it in that way, or whether l pu
| 1t:
| 1.-The balIny winds like corn silk blOwr
| ''Do YOU remember how that wasp
1--WE printed 1t Just az you wrote, ,
returned the managing editor, severely
"I am surprised that you should charge
this Office with the grandest poetical Of
fort of modern times. That is ovol
modest, and I'd rather you would bt
frank and truthful with me-"
pardon NO." besought the, fair ono
resting her hand on his arm. Il wa,
wrong. Forgive me, and to make
! amends, l will let you have four more
poems that had intended for othel
papers!'
The managing editor blanched, bu
| his norves came to his rescue. II thini
the effect of the first will not wear of
until Fall" said he. 1--WE can let these
stand over until then or even until Win
ter. There's no use of blasting q rep
utation by exciting the enmity of the
| critics and the envy of the old hands a
the poetry business. -
"Of course you know best," replied
the disappointed beauty. II am willing
to leave the whole matter with you, fol
l am sure you will watch my interests
/ better than could, but don't you think
you could got thom out before the colo
weather."
utterly out of the question" re
sponded the managing editor, assuming
rrodigious independence. I'm fact,
think they would do better to wait per
baps two or three years. That Other
one will last at least that length of time
No, must decline to touch them under
three years." and the managing editor
turned to his work and rolighted his
pipe, as though he had not seen Wis
itor that day.
''Pretty well DONE" smiled the city
city editor, strolling in as the lady
took her departure. "When she frs
came thought you were done for
ooh, no, replied the managing ed
itor, carelessly. ''You have only tc
know how to handle these people,"
''But the poem she was talking about
wasn't hers at ALL" continued the city
editor. ''It was written by one of the
reporters as bit of fun" Her poem is
out in nv desk now"
''Kill it" roared the managing editor,
turning fiercely on the city editor.
kill the thing, and by the way, saw
that two of the New York papers beat
you on an item of Brooklyn news this
morning. The next time that happens
you will be hunting around for some
one to start 9. paper for your and as
the crestfalleh city editor turned away
the managing editor commenced an ar.
ticle on ''The Press as a Moral Guide
and an Educator of the Masses. u
Brooklyn Eagle.
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