The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-01-12
TOO KNrKRPRIsINo

An Editor who Game ,o Grief Bee sase
 lie Would No, Suppress a Name
 Many man has gone to \ ne~spapes otf,oe and begged ,o have h.s name sup pressed The other nigh, smoosh.tseed man visited an Atkanss~ editor and said
 "l have great favor 10 ask at you
 What n |,
 " wan, you tn keep my name out ot your paper Don't mention the tao, tha, John taaddle knocked down the Rev, Mr lagle th's evening. lie wn beaten shamefally il Is true, ba, don | want my name connected with il.
 The editor asked the young fellow ,o tell him all abou, II, and alter getting all the facts said
 My dear SIT. am, as you know. pub. fishing newspaper. A piece ot scn.a. ,,onal news ts very valuable to me, and therefore cannot suppress ihis affair"
 = warn you, sit, not to print H."
 That's all right would be pleased to see you some other tune for am busy now
 The young fellow lei. reluctantly and the editor tuned to the wofk at writing up the sensation. The repouers were all out. and the editor revived the days of "hus,,ng work by spreading himseif'' on the aIticle
 Neat morning the paper contained a oolamn and half oi choice news. An ,nhuman outage. tohn siaddlc, the rufiian. knocks down the Rev Mi. Iugte and bea,s h,m unmero ,fully''
 The town was thrown into a high state of excitement and the editor oongra,u. lated himseli on has success Ia beating the reporters About two o'clock in the afternoon a man hufuedly entered the editors office and sad
 Have you los, all eonseiousness. n.9 Have you no regard for tho truth r
 What's the matter r' asked the edi,os. looking up m sarptise.
 Why. ST, you s,ate n this morning's issue of your sa,an- branded sheet that was knoa kcd do~n and beaten. 1 was never knoe ked down m my life, sir. and fl you doa't publish correction 1 viii have you severely dealt with"
 "i don't understand this replied the edi,or :" The news was brought to rae last nigh,"
 |" Makes no difference, Il Is A lie .' and the minister struck the desk ~i,h hts um- brelia. Correct ,ha, deviiish report is your neat issue, or I'll make you regret your la1k oi manhood" !"
 The minister wen, ou,, but the door opened immediately and furious look ing man entered.
 1" Iie seated, str"
 "i have come here to demand satis- faction. You stated th,. morning that knocked down the Rev. Mr. Jugls ssd beat h,m. 1, IS siilainous lie. don, know ,h., ever sa~ the man"
 The editor was Mupehed This U indeed mys,enous.
 No Il isn't, l, ~as pr~med.taied ~rong on your part, and 1 sm going to GU, of both Of your cara Last night, as have Jus, learned, young feiio~. Nat Wethers, came here and told you not to say that john Giaddle had beaten a sn,n- ,ster. bu, you swofe that you needed sensation of that sost so increAse the cir euAs,on of your paper. have been An day trying to keep out of the wav of mob"
 My dear, ar. correction shall be made"
 "A correction eannos be made van, substantial revenge" and ssisiag the editor, he cut oA . piece of hts eas. and Left in seeming satisfaction. i1sssin the evening vhiIs . hssdsged maa of ne~s sat nursing himself. the door opss- cd slowly and . head was grndaa1y thrust into the room.
 Say, you eAn do me favos. Do me the kindness to suppsess-," and as tAs editor reached for . pistol the head dis appeared. The libersy of the pssss doss not mean that . man must take lbsssies with this great Americas insisudoa.
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