The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1884-07-19
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Did you Y e start a paper ? No?
Well. you ought to try it. Falling
down stairs with a stove on top of you
is nothing to be compared to it in point
of excitement. The name Of the paper
was the "Review,'' and it was started
to "fll a long-felt want" Jerry Coch
rane was my partner. There were 9
eral very comfortable things about
that paper. For instance. Jerry and
l always knew on Monday that we
wouldn't have enough money to pay
the hands off on Saturday, and We new
er did. The hands knew it. too. aud
so nerves were never shocked by a
disappointment. We ran that way for
awhile, getting more deeply in debt all
the time. At last. n morning, I en-
tered the office and found Jerry looking
rather solemn. Jerry" says I. you
want a partner" Yes, we need a
new one, Bob" he reioined. "A basi
ness man." said he. "a financier." I
observed. "A man who can take hold
of the thing aud turn it into money!"
he concluded. "Then I've got the
man you WANT l said, and introduced
Frank Hitchcock, the Sheriff. Jerry
eaid Frank was the very man he had
been thinking. of, go we installed him
at once, sir. He ran the paper with
the greatest success until he had turn
ed it entirely into money. When we
wound up the concern there was noth-
ing left but two ~passes-one to Cincin
natl and M to Burlington. We divi-
ded them, and went in different direc-
tions.
II got to Burlington feeling pretty
bad. I wat about 200, 600 miles in
debt, having managed to owe every
bodyI knew. would have owed the
strangers, too, only l had no way of
making their acquaintance. One day
/ remarked to Mrs. Burdette that I'd
60 over and see if couldn't get a Job
on the ''Hawkeye." l postponed it
for awhile and one day the business
manager came over to offer me a place.
/ could have Rugged the man, but I
didn't want to be demonstrative, so l
held back rather coyly. He asked me
if had anything in view. and 1 told
him Z had. 1t was the truth, as l had
an idea of going out to the poorhouse,
if / could get a ride OH the cars I; l was
too proud to walk. Well. h eurged me,
and ! finally agreed to take the matter
into consideration. was to go IN at 6
o'clock the next evening, and l bid him
a chilly good day. For fear Id miss the
train, l was down there at a quarter to
four, but when l entered the "Hawk.
eye" Office l walked in like a lord and
called the business manager. "Charley,,
and slapped him Familiarity on the back.
I tell you his Offering me the place gave
me a great moral advantage, and 1
used it. the result being that l was al
lowed the usual princely salary of a re-
porter.
II worked along for a while, and f.
nally got an interest in the"Hawkeye.',
A curious thing happened after awhile,
which caused me to laugh many a time.
There were four of Us on the editorial
page, Frank Hatton, John F. White
and John Burdette, my brother. Frank
was the first one taken from that glo-
rious band, and he became First Assist
ant Postmaster General. John White
followed by becoming Postmaster Of
Burlington. and my brother was then
appointed collector in the first internal
revenue district Of Ohio. Frank was
born in Cadiz, White in Rayenna, and
my brother in Cincinnati. all in the
same State. l was from Pennsylvania
and didn,t get anything. 1t takes Ohio
men for Observation-Disclosures.