Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-05-12
The Editor Sleeps.
HIS DREAM.

HIS DREAM.
Once upon a time village editor
sat IN his quiet sanctum industrious
ly pcrusing the political editorials in
his city exchanges. At length that
which he read began to have its legit-
mate effect, the editor nodded once,
twice, thrice, his eyes closed; the
city daily fell from his nervcless fin
gers, and three flies lit upon his bow
ed head aud balanced all, swung cor
ners, crossed over, and prOmenaded
all around, to the music OF the rhyth-
mical editorial snore. The village
editor was asleep; and sleeping, the
village editor dreamed.
lie sat at his desk with weary fin
gers and aching head The last local
item had gone into type, the last i'll
side reading notice had been set up,
and the youngest apprentice stood
grimly by, with lines Of impatience
upon his brow and daub Of ink
under his left eye, waiting for copy.
Suddenly there was Il step without,
the door opened, man entered, and
taking a vacant chair in front of the
editors desk, to which the editor has
politely called his attention aud said /;
"My dear sir, my name is John w.
Smith. | am a subscriber TO your
paper, as you well know, and being
in town to-day, | thought | would
take the opportunity to call and tell
you that | liked your paper all but
one thing. You don't print enough
mater Oh the tariifquestiOn. Poetry
aud stories and funny paragraphs and
local matter may do well enough tC
ill up Il paper with ordinary times
but Just now the country is awake (,
the tariff question, and if you wan
TO keep your paper alive, you've go
to give your subscriber light on the
tarill. You should not have less than
three columns of editorial aud tiy,
columns ofextraots on the tariifeverl
issue. That's all I've got TO say,
hope you'll bear il in mind. by tin
way, owe you two years subscrip
ton, aud one ofthese days I'll call il
and pay it. Don't forget to let YOUR
self loose on the tariff, goodbye"
AS the man who wanted more ligh
on the tariff passed out, little, ner
vOus-lOoking person came i'll ant
took the vacant chair.
"Ah," he said, with little smi
that didn't look strong enough TO b
out, "ah. my dear man, | see you ar
absorbed in thought, as an edilo
always should be.
And that reminds me that You ar
ncglecting-almost totally neglectini
science. TOO much Of politics, to-
much of politics, my dear man; you
paper will never grow in circulation
while YOU neglect science for politics
You should devote not less than fou
columns a week to science. That
all can say. Be in some day an,
pay my subscription. Good day
but don't forget to give us plenty o
science"
The footsteps of the man who want
ed science had not gone beyond til
editors hearing when third visito
entered and took the vacant chair a
if he were accustomed TO sit in it.
II am sorry TO notice that you ar
ncglecting politics just at this impor
tant period" he said, kindly bu
gravely. "You should strive to kee
the vital principles of our party con
stantly before the people. | like you
paper in all but its lack in this res
pect, and some day, perhaps at th
beginning of the year, will subscrib
for it. | see it now every week j
Browns Office. Ifyou would writ
about five columns of fresh politics
editorials every week you'd see you
paper going right up in circulation
That's what.I told Brown yesterda!
and he agreed with me, A story an
a scientific article occasionally, and
, little local matter and some marriage
: and death notices to please the won
! Ell are all well enough, but | can tc
you that country paper to amour
to anything and have any influenc
, has got to be full of political matter
That's all / want to say now. Whe
, you want any points on politics L
/ be glad to help you out. And by I'll
way, don't forget that I'm cand
date for the Legislature; good day
D The next visitor who took the VI
cant chair that sat in front of Il
$ village editors desk, spoke ..as 10
: lows:
b 81 stepped in to-day, sir, to tell lo
that | do not want your paper al
: longer. In some respects IL is goC
+ paper, but you do not print enoug
y news matter. You should have
}, fnll page Of news at least. l don
! care anything about your protccti'
) tariff and your tariff for revenue onl
! or anything of that sort. l want Il
a news when take the paper wa
l. full account of the murders al
suicides and railroad collisions al
Is divorce cases. Don't send me I
d paper any longer. III come in al
10 pay what | owe you when have SO
S, my corn. Good day"
D. And then there came light st
!, at the door, and person wearing
a severe countenance, and a SHAY
IA came in and took the vacant chair
a "L am very sorry" he said in mel
is ured tones, and with fixed and CT
v ical stare at the end of the edito
Is nOse-"I am very sorry to notice Il
'a you are giving in your columns
20 little attention to the cause Of prohi
Ill tion-the noble cause of prohibiti'
IS, You must rouse yourself upon I
oil great question, and give your read
page of it weekly. | am not a 81
en- scriber to your paper, but | borr
an it every week from my neighbor a
ISL loan him the Banner of Truth
Vee, exchange. So you will ooserve Il
t | have been one Of your faith
us readers, and | know just where y
rs fall short of making II good news
Ell per. | will leave few tracts fr
III which you should make liberal
ell tracts from time to time. You Y
n, NOTES that this one entitled Dash
ma Cup Awayp is written by mys
u You are at liberty to print it in f
as And when | come across anyth
10, particularly good in the columns
= the Banner of Truth I'll cut it