Connecticut western news., 1886-02-17
Meek Little Simeon Mix


 catechism, and promptly answers itself by saying, 'Moses."
 The cateohism is wrong. It is proba- btS excussble, however, for the man who WxU3e 1t was doubtless unacquainted with HAan Simeon Mix If this should come to ehs eye of the author of that cheerful specimen of orthodox literature, I hope hA win revise his work in this respect. YAe information as to meekness should De given thus.
 Question-Who was the meekest man2 Answer-Little Simeon Mix.
 Because there never could have been 0 man quite as meek as little Simeon was. His name was at the head of the Grass v1le Beacon Light as editor, publisher and proprietor, and so hc was; but he haikno more to say about the way things Ghoufd be run in the establishment than the kinker's apprentice next door had.
 Mn Joshua Boggs, the foreman of tho p&ice was the Beacon Lights dictator. Nobody ever thought of going to little A1neon to have anything put in or: left ous of the paper because they knew that M. Boggs would more than likely kill the one and put in the other, so they always Shksd Mr. Boggs If so and so could be h6tiped, or If such and such & thing @mdnt be passed over. Little Simeon nster put his copy on the hook with any Thought thas,it would go in as he wanted K fit went in at all, and he never vent urea to put copy out If Mir. Boggs was looking. He moved about his establish ment as If he were an interloper, liable to be ordered out at any moment He ai- ways spoke to and of his foreman as 'Mr. B6ggs" bat the foreman was never more respectful to little Simeon than to call Mm "Bim-" He generally addressed Mm as "You sap-head." Mir. Boggs ruled the destinies of the Beacon Light With an iron hand, and little Simeon per formed the functions of editor, publisher and proprietor with fear and trembling
 The publication day of the Beacon Eight was Tuesday, and it was little Sim eon's wen-known desire to have the pa- per printed on Monday night. Conso- quentlY, MT. Boggs issued the paper promptly on Wednesday afternoons. A paper dated on Tuesday, and not coming out until Wednesday, did not strike little Simeon as being good journalism, but, oi 7 course, be could not think of suggesting such thing to Mir. Boggs. One night an idea struck little Simeon, after he had Rone to bed. It was such bold one thatit scared him. Why not change the date of the paper to Wednesday, That was the idea. But to carry 1t into exer- cution was what required the nerve. Ii would never do to let MT. Boggs know of M Little Simeon rolled and tossed for hours on bis couch, so burdened was he with his idea. Finally he crept ou, bf bed, dressed himself, stole from the house, and went by round about way, through dark back streets, to the office of the Beacon Light. He unlocked tho aoor, and, with trembling limbs, tip-toe6 into the office. It was his own office but he felt like thief The forms fol the paper were made up and on the stone ready to go to press the next day, whicf was Wednesday. Little Simeon struck match, and crept up to the stone
 'Lawl" said he, "Mr. Boggs knew thi he'd be mad enough to kill mel I've notion not to do it, now.n
 But he did. He lifted out the wort suesday" and the date, and placed 'Weduesday'' and the corresponding dste in their place. Then he left tn, of3oe ns stealthily as hc had entered, ant fe~ back home as If tho terrible Mir Boggs was in close pursuit. Little Sim con slept not wink that night, and hal dressed himself twice with the intention ofs.going back to the office and undoin, the bold work he had done. The nex morping he had DO courage to go to tn nfane and sent word to MT. Boggs tha ha-was nl The paper cone out all right Wtcd Wednesday. On Thursday littl Simeon vent to the office with fear an, ushbiinS He expected 8 blast fro1 M. Bogga and admitted himself that b deserved 1t. But be nearly fainted whe @ Boggs greeted him with a pleasan smile, and said:
 eAhl Good morning. Simmyp
 
 Little Simeon was filled with remorst
 aMn Bs4gs hasn't found me out yet, saA he Is'n come'by and by."
 But 1t didn't, Nothing was said b any one about the change in the Beaco Lights publication day. Little Simeo hA6a1 to feel better and look upon hi little moonlight coup as master strok of genius. The next week the Beaco lights new publication day came round bat no Beacon Light appeared. M, Bo9gs had resented the unheard ( eftontery of little Simeon Mix in inte feting with the management of the pape He brought the Beacon Light out C Thursday, and on Thursday 1t came O, thereafter, dated Wednesday,
 Mr. Bogg's disapproval of his emplo CTS ideas in journalism was so univers Shat little Simeon was at last forced
 u6e subterfuge and strategem to nal 4ie personality felt in the conduct of u 8eaoon Light. This was suggested
 Afm, hoNsvtt, by Billy Puterbaugh, t] osvn of sahs oeaSHshmsus. Biily V