Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-06-28
A "BOsS" ON HIM.
How q Country Editor was Entertained
.aAiH by q Daily Man. g.
Ark. Traveller.


Mr.. Harvey Glidden, editor of the
Fennel,ville Waterman, visited the city
the other day, ard ppon assurance, oil
half-rate advertisement, which for some
time had been running in his paper at
top of column, next the reading matter,
he registered at the leading hotel. The
next mornings paper contained very
fiattering notice of Mr.. Glidden, and as
he had 1t called ON the editor of the
daily paper, having been busy among the
merchants in an effort to convince them
that few squares Of advertisements in
his paper would turn the great trade OF
| Fennellville intotheir establishments, he
felt highly elated over the unsolicited
encomium.
"Ab," he unused, "that fellow has
taken notice of my writings, and that is
why he says + possess one of the bright
est journalistic minds in the. state. L
shan 90 around and give him a surprise.
VIII talk to him awhile and then tell him
who am.nN ~ go
"Come in" said the daily paper editor,
browsing among pile of newspapers In
a search for his shears. "Sit down."
THANK you," seating himself with a
movement of impressive grace. I'D
like to look at a copy Of this mornings
paper"
sFind one on that pile there
"Thank you," taking up the paper aud
dssenins II with fiirt tina. made the
dsily man nervous. %Ah, see you give
4 Mr.. Harvey Glidden, editor of the Fen
\ melville Waterman fattering notice"
"Yes.r pluneing into an exchange and
gouging out political item.
do YOU think that he deserved such
high pralse?"
al don't know. Thought we'd give
/. him a little taffy. Those fellows are all
, vain, and flattering notice tickles them
! nearly to DEATH"
Mr.. Harvey Glidden hid his face with
: the newspaper and said:
Good writer, is he not?"
r az never looked ut his paper but once.
= Always throw it aside. He might write
| Uncle Josh Jones called on MS yester-
/ dav, or Aunt Patsy Parker presented
: our wife with ten pound SQUASH but
I don't think that greater mental exertion
5 would agree with him."
"Sirp exclaimed the editor of the
Feunellvi,le Waterman, rising in wrath,
"I will no longer submit to your insults
am Harvey Qlid1en.H aDI r.
The shrewd daily man, quick to re.
cover himself. threw back his head and
laughed. Il told the boys" said he
: I that Xwas going to get away with you
IHaw, haw, haw! You are known down
, here as humorist, and made wager
of new hat that if you came to the of.
fce I'd down you. You were pointed
. out to me yesterday. Good joke, eh p
shook with laughter.
q s.s.Welb 4 1d1lee, said Ms Glhden
! T1f that amt boss on me then the Czal
[ is mule. Come on an let's have some
thing. Say, don't mention. this in the
, paper. - .
gentlemen went out to smile.
4 hsIsgisaa hsi bisqst4 iasilIi !
Not at all Personal. .,
Philadelphia Can. L ''aa''''
u didn't like your prayer very much
this morning" said a deacon to the min
z ister= tft' ?
"No?" answered the minister. "And
what ives the mster with it9".slS.
"Well, in the first place, it was too long
and aside from this, it contained two Of
: three expressions which Thought wer'
scare ely warranted"
II am soyry, deacop,Y tbs good man re
sponded, "but it might be wei! to beal
in mind that the prayer wasn't addressed