The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-01-23

'there is the Office of the Daily Aloe
Editors rooms are on the third story"
THANK you, Sir" answered Sister
Anne, with little bird like nod of the
head, and in moment she was climb
ing up the steep stairs, dimly lighted,
leading TO the editors room.
No one seemed to take the slightest
notice of her as she entered. Seven or
eight men were all sitting at desks, cut
ting up newspapers, writing as il by
steam, turning over new books, amidst
a horrible litter of papers aud pens,
aud all the paraphernalia of an editorial
ON. Sister Anne timidly inquired
if the editor could be seen. The
scratching of pens ceased for an instant
-one of the men looked up, pointed
with his pen to an inner door, aud went
on writing again. In the inner room
the child found handsome bearded
gentleman alone, and very busy writ
ing. She stood for some time little
inside the door, expecting that he
would look up. He seemed, however,
as unconscious of her presence as if she
did not exist.
a. l iea:e: Oh saiu o'S.o' Anne' I'
as she thought was reasonable.
The gentleman looked quickly up
"What can | do for you7" said he,
kindly enough, but still looking as if
We "'sneo '"aV sue nao "oO inVerr"p'e"
I'M, IN, ar.
r,Lor.,,, ! iease '"' SAL" Tue '''''uuer' III
me- trt! -.-.
- nanso lanon, s,,r,.iso ,h see,;,eu a;.o
" .'u'e ,li'l,ense t,'Pt'Se 70 !ie eoseor
~ vnI 1i'oo WY ~ illiposs'''e! io"
'"n - oe et., lio,e ''ia,. "i' ,oua.ae': .a 81.
.i ~ ;5 h'Vgen, e.: "TawTreu W Ir:'t o,S.er A"''e'
aus US;. aee 1,a 7,,' H. = ~ ~ 1;'n '1Ge'. ,,u
ma n,I ,''t uoTm n, 'a,' .no euto d''" ''''
| ''S "''O oao Wv 'o' yOu'
IL IS y: -,ono soIN 'eao' anu p"' uo'
",nan,o1 a"u -, W. @ pooA III .o1n ""iou ,uI s''s :,
sho 81 - p"p D""'". 80 U;',
"I ,h;ri, ,hon ~ on '." ~ MY "e1 poeI .h e. 2n.
" S0" 90 o'1' "'''
'"T Tho oa;t,r tool +ho,, u.;,h snno
,,onooS ~ ,ho hon1,,,n;,;n, I ",,n an,nj S,u'r.i
esonyiunod ~ oS tbo ~ I;,,Ia amthns,ss, rVt" ;don
H., ,, nn1 ao;a '0 '''''0 '''0'' '''e"
Who tanoht Won 70 write sucb char.
;,,. u" ,'or''.,-S, o'"' you w "'''0 SUI" ''''
''"S 81 don,, iU1| ,nou. s;np ons,,onos s;.,,u
Anna Fnsb;nD ..hnt T th;nL ioarnod uei
il in tho folds and fron tba h;rds anJ
traos ~ ~ ''' 80 w. '''''
"A,5 ,.on. :.
"Anne Plvmott Sir liva on Iona
1s,ond bn, I & houa oom,o 80 Non, m WI WI
70 ace If can oarn anv monen INV rnr;t
;nor
e.I.s hor5 t.oao o,au,o5 .Lo "a;
for aloorIu '''" '''' ''' '''
"AI trades ora bord" so;d s;s.ou
A,na III -, - s,;',,
neonle snccoo5 in matina mnnev INV
ham" ihop ~ una 'l''' "
aYos orsu,erea tina ma, of ,o,+o,s
..bu, cah;net maker hos ha,,ar
obanoo than booI,,nol,ar ~ =
area,or calI for moborarv than for
m;nd -
oRr+ ,rv nooms ara srro,,, mouth
sompthingn said the ionocent with
,,eIo,,+ H.
COZ tbaf thara ia M do,ht R,. ,or
vor't oa, anu ora 70 o,;ro ,,o', one,,L;
cor tIor, "'' '''''5
..yVbat,r ovolo;uoa S;s,on A.o
"Don,, a,o,, nov, for ,oa.ruos i"O''
..Nin Soor y wn,ne, IaJ,. S,, a.,
,l;ta. ac ,i ~, I''o
news and valuable matter"
$50 Won won't nav mo for on,, of NV
poems? y
"[t would 7 assure Won he = dev;a-
ton from our established rnlo "
"If they are not valuable. whv tben
did Won publish tb.m?n asked sister
Anne. with uptauoht lou;c
because we thought them good
and some of our readers l;kn God
poetrv.r
"Then if vour readers like II, if is
worth payino for"
The editor of the 1zoe smiled com-
rassionatelv at the innoceut noateas
who eyoectcd 70 receive money in re-
turn for her labor and her mind T.
was certainly very absurd eynecta-
ton.
'JIlVp me nv nOpms. sir said Sister
Anne very brusauely. 81 cant afford to
give them for nothino."
Sand we can't afford TO buv them"
answered the editor. very conrteouslv
handing back the bundle of manu-
script.
Sister Anna howoa roiost;oo,1,
,ooi, bar hnndIo anJ sta,,,aa ;pa;nn,. a3;,'
To- out of ,bo nf;oa WIZ sho IS, om.
into ,be streot however s;cL hona
Inss sensat;on seemod 70 crawl 'p opor
ber hear, An bor ont,o;no,;ors ,,ora @
destrovad at sinalo hlo,v Tba noons ~~
which she had labored at in secret. and
which. when she saw them published
had given birth to such wild hopes,
were then of no actual value. and all
her expectations of making money and
supporting herself. were at an end. She
would have given worlds to have gone
back into the office and asked the edi-
tors advice as to what she should do,
but her pride was wounded and che
would not stoop to ask favor of one
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