Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1885-07-16
With q Basis of Truth.

ana nave gOl the medicine, so can
complain. "-Ncw YorE MaH aitd En-
press
With u Basis of Truth.
Jim Gilling is Il very smart younl
man. lie was graduated at apractl
cal school Of journalism where th,
shrewd art of the reporter instead o
the ma cstc diction of Greece il
taught. lIo was so highly recon-
mcndcd that he soon secured u situa
ton on the Ddtly Hespcrian, n news
paper which finds its way INTO tn,
most refined circles Of society. Gill
ing's only fault is his love of the hui
morOus. The time that he shOulC
have spent in reading the amusemcn
departments of our leading maga
zines, was devoted to Huxley and Oar
win. Many of his friends regretted
that his mind had taken such light
turn, but his parents cOnsoled them
selves with the thought that he might
make his blitho lancies yield hand
some income.
Colonel Spots, editor ana proprie-
tor Of the HCSpcridn believed not in the
harmless deception Of a joke. His
idea was to fill up his paper with
gloomy reading matter, clipping,
therefore, much matter from the hui
morous papers of the east. One day
he said to the new man.
"Mr GlllIng, you must understand,
sir, that every joke which goes into
my paper must have a foundation of
fact. lIumor is the statue but fact is
the pedestal. Remember this think
OF it, Whenever you think Of a joke,
sec that it is sustained by fact that
cannot be disputed. "
Gilling pOndcred over these sage re-
marks. He recognized their truth
and was determined to follow them
even to the last letter OF the alphabet.
The next day n glorious opportunity
was afforded him. This is what he
wrote:
"A bouncing baby has arrived at the
house OF Judge Gates"
"Ah, he musGd, when he looked at
the item, mo one can see the humor
there lies concealed IN this joke,
and the beauty of it is, it has a foun-
dation of fact When Icxplain it to
the Judge, he will nearly kin himself
laughing. Talk to me about schools
of journalism, why, they will, after a
while, take possession of the news
paper business OF tho land. "
4 II Iu,r l,,,,r L... I Il. 1.I Il
night when he saw the proof Of the
item, he stepped bchinu Il door and
laughed until file of newspapers
that hung above his head shook as
though stirred by breeze. He did
not intend that the colonel should see
the item, but the old man did see it.
"lIcrc, Gllling.'
eyes, sir
"What do YOU mean by thls?"
at is tact, sir
"lmposSiblc.'
"No, sir it is true
at can't be, Gllling. Mrs. Gates is
nearly seventy years old. She has
grown grand-childrcn.n
"lt is fact, sir, and I'll swear to
it,
.,Well vcll Of corrse oor,o,
disputc yonr oath Saw sunno.n rnm
make moro of fine not;rr Snah nm oc,
is unnrcrrdnntcd I'm, LoId
on. | will write an editorial ON it.
Iounds. what an upportuni,y i, rivrs
mo How wc'U .rnon tLn o,bor ro-
ncrsr, I"
The coloncl, in ,bc burrv of pIo,s.
urable excitement tnnk not tba timc
TO investigate the matter. but nrorcrd-
ed with his editorial HIS ncn movrd
over tbn raner almost -! raniJIy ,s
the theatrical hand when il writes.
"Whrn your eve falls nnnn this viii
bc fnrnwoy,'
"Gilliur SAT ON fine hack s,oirs and
launched Until he thourht tbot h" womiJ
surely die. "rU teach him what ~
fact is" he said. "Oh, err haw hnwl
oh ter he brrH '"' """
JUDGE Gates is one of tbc iudccs of
the supreme court lie doesn't mind
taking A Joke when il is prrporcd with
syrup and mint but a raw
and rugged Joke always startlcs him
When be read the item and tbc cJito.
rial. he TANGLED his hands in his Won.
crnble hair lie was SO mad thot bo
(or~ot to take b,s mornin~ Jrint
Sei2inr A walking cane that hod in
DAYS lonr past supporlcd thc routv
lces of honored and wclI-fcd ancestors
he hurried toward the Hcspcrtan onico'
lie had NOT procecdrd far when n
prominent LAWYER seeing him shoutcd,
"IIold on, fudgc. and allow me- to
Won y
"Stnv where Won arc " exc,,mod
Tho iudcc "If Won don't want tn got
hurt don't come near me " nv
Rcoching thc UcSncrign ooi,o ,bo
iuJTc dashed info tbc editorial room, rno
and trdinr thc cnIonnI wos so ;nsn
rlateu that lor Time lie could not
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