The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-01-23
Jhe 9eulot.at.
JANUARY 20, 1885
sNAPPY:PEOPLg.

We know people 80 geniel thai their
face is always full of sunshine and there
ID no night there. When they haye
trouble, we can scarcely tell whether
they are crying or laughing. The wave
of tears dashing against bank of smiles.
But we meet others who are explosive
and gunpowdery under slight hrovoca-
tion. There is such thing(w would
have..thought itP) asa snappy editor.
When you enter his editorial rooms he
does no. look up for long while. You
stand with your hat in hand, thinking
what luxury II would be. to DO asked
to sit down. While you arc meditating
the best way Of attracting bis attention,
he suddenly looks over his shoulder and
spits out. "WEat is it?" There Ia a
flash in the eye and venom in the tone
that makes you feel yourself william,
though previously you had supposed
yourself honest. Before you get through
telling him what you want, be is a.
another sditorial,and he inally puts you
of by telling yeu he cannot attend 20
now. You back out with apologies
for interruption, but inwardly resolving
that you will never risk your life again
in an editorial sanctum. There is such
q thing as snappy railroad conductor.
When he announces the name Of a de-
pot he bites off tho first letter and the
last syliable. 1t is at your peril you
ask him tho name Of the next place.
While you are deciding in which Of
your eight pockets you put your ticket
he gapes upon you devouringly as much
ss to say II have you now /; you ex-
pected to get ride without paying for
It, sh?" IL you venture to tell him
that thc.car is very cold, hO. will freeze
you still worse with wonpcring stare.
Ii you ask him. why there is no water
on the train, ,he will throw over you the
vet hlankst of curt reply, and that IL
water enosgh. He is snapPy TO the
old lady who is 10 long in getting of
and the old gentleman who Ia too long
getting on snappy about where you
set your feet, spappy about where .'ou
set your valiee. Before many miles
all the passenger feel the con.sgion
from having been bitten by such snap
py disposition, and 80 they get snAppy
too. You have noticed furthermore
the snappy merchant After you have
asked for a certain kind of goods he
halts before showing them, as much as
to say do you really want to buys
or are you among those who do nothing
bat go a-shopping, and are you going
To take up my time for nolhing" He
talks over the counter in cvaspsrating
monosyllables. When you point out
9 defect in tho fabric. .hs asks; "Do
you expect 10 find anything perfect
under the SUM-" While you ate med
itating whether or not you had betler
take the goods, he says: "You need
no. have it, il you don't want il" As
you quietly suggest that you saw
something little cheaper at tho next
store, he howls at you. "Go there
and get itg' As you 30 ont he slams
the door after you, and you go down
the street with irritations atl over ron
just because you came in contact with a
snappy merchant. Suatity is an arl
that We all need to caltivate. Is pays
to be gentleman OF lady. Procupines
are fit for nothing but museupS. Most
of us need to have a smoothing iron
run over our temples. Many people
get up red beat at momeAtS notice
and do not always cool of 20 quickly
Some are like hot journals on tho rail
way-cars little fraction, and lol they
are on FIRE, and it take ics and salt and
waste and waste and tiae to get things
running smoothly; and then there ID
no saying when they will 10 on Gre
again. II we had moro of the spirit oi
Him concerning whom il is said,
"Grace is pour& into Thy lips" We
would all cease being snappy. y.-DR
TALMAoE, tn Frank Leslie's SUNDAY
MAGAZINE for February.