Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-08-26
low / MANAGED AN EDITOR.


ditor's voice arrested my attention. turned h
ound and looked at him scornfully, for |.
cit could have withered him with glance; !,
,ut he did not seem to feel IL much
"You're most impetuous young lady" he 4
,aid In a slow, low, musical voice. II have \
not half finished my criticism Of this very :
production !" and he took the
quietly but resolntely, from my
fingers. snow Miss"
s'Jones," I said shortly.
No, not Jones but the name will serye;"
and felt his Keen gray eyes on my face,
and observed an amused smile lowering
round the corners Of his mouth, which was
tache. "Now, Miss Jones, pray sit down"
--he indicated high leather-covered chair
just opposite to him--"aDd let US talk this
matter over. II you had been content IKE
contribution In the ordinary way, through
the medium of the postman and newspaper
wrapper, 1t would have been declined, doubt
less, and returned with or without the Gus
tomary, though not very consoling, ranks
but since you have bearded the lion In his
den, you must listen to me for a few MN
utes."
bowed and sat down. He had got out his |
scalpel and was going TO scarify me merci.
lessly, but as had brought 1t on myself, !
felt must heroically endure 1t, though
glanced surreptitiously round the "den,' IN
search Of some means Of escape. He i,uS hxed
wondering why had been SO mad and mis-
guided as to enter an editorial Office ut all.
.uatisfacfjon ha sn,oo3hcd ont the crumuled
man,,scrip} rlancing at me with amused in.
terest.
"Why do you write poetry, Miss Jones ?"
81 don't know; because like to, l sup
| pose"
"a woman's reason-thcrefore valid But
| do yon honestly and really mink II neces-
| sary for people, even in poetry, and suppo-
| other-which no one is nowadavs- neces
| sarv Tor them IN be sbtten, and ts,nitten. land
/ that sort of thinpY Is IL really desirable in
| the interests OF Common humanity for hearts
| to be smelted, and .smelied'?,, and he placed
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but stiil there was tie horrid, eloa,ing. good,
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