New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-22
THE IDYL or WELLSVfLLE.

The issue Of "1he Wellsville Free Press for
| December 10 contains a pensive card from It's
editor which is well calculated to make angels
weep copiously. We have occasionally seen al
llsons to mans nhumanty to man. but really
had no idea how intensely inhuman this variety
of humanity could be until peruscd this card
It seems that the editor OF "The Press lately
engaged the services of energetic person to act
as advertising agent for the rarer. For time
all went well, nothing occurring to strain the
agreeable relations existing between employer AMI
employe. Then an afternoon came when our
editorial brother temporarily absented himself
from HIS office and sought brief RESPITE from
care at the annual banquet of the Board Of
Supervisors. The particulars of the tragedy that
followed arc best told in the editors own Ian
guage. We quote from his card
We drove down ITO the banquet and remained until
after o'clock started for home, arriving after n NJ
cold Tired and sleepy Instead OF going TO Our ONCE we
went Immediately home. II late Friday morning
when we the office not until the Friday mornings
edition had been worked off and the papers sent out On
taking up the paper much surprised as our
readers in seeing the names OF the editors dropped
from their accustomed place and an announcement IN
doubeeaded type making mention that Ihe Free Press
had changed hands.
To complete the mournful story it Is only
necessary to add that the name Of the entcrpris
ing advertising agent had been nailed TO the
masthead as the new boss of the concern AMI
that upon inquiry" the editor learned That the
agent "had assumed the responsibility Influenced
we should judge, by too frequent libations of
poor whisley." Before the Supervisors banquet
broke up the agent COLLECTED some money. how
much we know not, and made himself scarce
The editor in evident bitterness of spirit and his
gun between his knees. concludes his card by OBJ
serving ave have concluded that it has be-
come necessary that remain in the Office day
and night, or some drunken tramp will come
along and steal our press"
We hear q good deal from time to time about
the phenomenal wiclledness of large cities. but
if competitive examination was instituted could
it be made to appear that the town was more
totally depraved than the country This rape
of news aper did not take place in anv urban
locality but in the rural county of Alegany Did
that well-lSnown character. "the wiclledesl man
in NewYorll.' ever do anythin, more atrociOus
Did he steal unsusrecting newspaper and
parade his name as its conductor in double leads
while its coniding editor was haying dinner
with the contiguous Supervisors? We suspect not.
and tender our sympathy to the editor of
"The Press In these days when so many of
citizens insisting upon an eight-hour
limit for days work. 1t is depressing to think of
him being compelled to remain in his Office day
AMI Might Sundays and HOLIDAYS both included.
But ne reflect for comfort that if the price OF
"The Press Is eternal vigilance, that circum-
stance at once allies it to the priceless boon of
liberty, and hence ought to commend it to all
patriotic people in Allcgany that not already
on it's subscription list.