West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-03-12
He hAo NERVE.
the GAii Displayed hy u Travelling Printer
ln nu Iowa Town.


had been devil in the ByJ',, Office.
in a town la Iowa. about four months.
when the editor was one duv called
away The man who was acting as
composition. prcssman. job priutor, coll
l,vtor solicitor and SO forth, seized
the opportunity to go OFT ON n spree.
and | wa, thus left m sole charge
just after dinner as | was washing
the roller and cleaning up generally
In walked the first old "printcr bum
] had ever seen. The dads ON his back
Wrrcu worth silver quarter his hair
was long and mkcmpt. his face Gov
erred with dirt and bristlcS and his
breath scented the room. lie was rae.
wrd. dirty, homeless and pcuuucss, and
had been lct out of the county Jail,
eight miles away, that morning.
lowdN boy. hc said as hc came
in, and without second glance at mo
hc took scat at the desk and attacked
tho remains of my lunch. When he
hld eaten the last crumb hc picked
hl- t.rih with thc editorial pen. peeled
uu hl- old coat and commanded;
Boy hunt me mp Job stick.
uhoNvd, aud 1- hc took it hc walked
over to thc rack. ,luug in two or three
lu' of display type and then stepped
iu th" small plea ease and set up the
body of "a circular reading:
uu uNs Arrived
TllE WORLD RENOWNED PROF. PETEWSi
Is.tUuIt0f' M,m.yef Plruu'pyn'l
Prof Peters has cuuFo1 ~uydnr- HAIL for
the evening Ui September .t l-.t tu.morrpW
.N 100 uv.. uui will g.yc tut ,.tIr.u. of tnrmcr
&c uu ,,h tuu ut hI- NuudcrIuI power, u
VIII initiate tur note. cot uII birds. ~ 90 .p.ak
tN Nuu Iu sixteen Iuuuuurr-. Will wager slul
tu t1 thut hu com mcsmrrIlo amy person m
.N' hHd 'h'", t1u read your chunctcr hy
ir..'u. ut Nour head, viii forfeit 500 it hc
iH.I7 in h -iuFi" case Medals from Ull tho
,'nMh'I beads OF Europe luttor.ug press
n'tc,- ir'lu th" lcniius newspapers or the
world E,"r. D'iN turn out Admission only
| -' 'uuts. thudr'u tree.
IT, placed tbi- matter ON galley.
pulled proof and corrected it. aud
them Dut lot OF print paper 10 the
right size and -uii tp me:
"Grt up thr roller and roll for me-. '
complied, and hc worked on two
| hundred ul thc circular- He was NOT
'uI} good compu-itor bat hcwrc-,lrd
/ 'HNt old hand pu- around like umm
who hud never dome amy thing else.
| When we had finished Doe said
Take the cha pail and grt me 20
| quart ot beer Icll 'cm Co charge it
/ 20 thp office
was afraid of the man, and got
llr beer and paid for 10 out of nay own
money H. drank the whole guurt
with uul, one breath
Now. then. take these circulars out
and distribute en-, hc said. us he put
away thc pail BE good boy and I'll
| give YOU two tickets Co thi, great IN
/ tortaiumrut
That wo, iuduccmcut enough, and in
| two hours with the help of another
bov, ! had billed iho town when :
returned ihr "bum had washed m.
| cumhrI DIS hair and had ou new
suit OF clothes. Ic had gone to g.
! clothirr and bought them and haC
| them charged 20 tho office. claiming
| thlt hr bad been engaged as foreman.
! Further than that be- htd been and en-
! gagged ih" hall had been back only
/ five minutes when thc buoly cumpositor
| came Boo. llo had scarcely entered the
| door when tbr bum rose up. waved
! hIm bHra aud tngicalIv exclaimed.
! eco b'ure' Ih. o. 200 place for thr
! deprly'd' How dare You enter m,
! uill"c lu your present condition.
/ Ihn "rump. backed down stair
/ druuNur tHIu ever. and after lhc Hrtn.
] rr Had gu toned ma a- to when tl,
/ editor would return h.a.ut tu th. hotel
! Hui engaged flch.. room bad heard
/ thHI -omcbody held mortgage un the
| office, and DO struck me thut th.- must
I 1r thr mHu. agent was yOuug and
| green. uud bad never seen a display Of
/ tramp printers GALL
Most morning Doe took possession Of
\ the office when thr uuW .obcrrd
/ compassion arrived tbo "hum selected
| cops f1r him aud bOs-cd him around.
| aud there wH. uo rebellion tlD wrote
nud snt up several editorials himself.
| nud made up fhc outside pages of the
/ paper Iu meat manner. and worked
I Du $3.50 jobs for Which three dDlIar- and
seventy .tFr cent. cash HH. puii Dur
/ 'u. 'H. iIF fwu subscribers paid boo four
/ daNu ui 900 fH. money went into
I iI. 'HuH.rs pocket
The editor wa- tD br gone fvo dat-.
. IuI Doe mlu took such complete pos.
session fHHi 500 believed Boo h reht.
Hni Ili uo' kI.E During iHu iuf Doe
I .H. N.i HHd urH pru ui boot. the
tu. wHI I" got fIe r'ufh.. tud hc
. drut 'Hr.. quart cot h..f af our oN-
\ u.u..
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