The Arizona champion., 1886-10-02
WEEKLY CHAMPION.
The wily Country Editsy,

"And you have always paid your arep' 'I have" "My dear sir," said the superin. tendept, five cannot give you pass" "Why1" "Because you are too valuable to Jose. You are the only man along our line who hasn't pass, and upon you we mainly depend fer our revenue. If you were never to ride l might give you a pass, but as it is l must refuse you"
 The editor, after a moments reAec- tion. fepliedi "To tell you the truth. have never been over your road but once, When I spoke l was thinking of another road,"
 "Did you pay your farei'
 "Since have come to think about it, ] don't think I d,d."
 "Well, now, you can't expect us 10 give you pass when you have never done anything for ps.'
 "All rlght, SIT. keep your pass, but if l don'l warm you up, Fl! be willing lo 50 without eating for a week"
 "What's your circulatlonf"
 .'Fifteen hundred"
 "l mean your sworn circulation" "Well, about thousand. l send at least one copy to every post oBlce in the state"
 Got a good local circulation, tool'
 Splendid"
 Viii you swear that you send one to eacb post ofbce in the sta,ef"
 "Yes." ....
 The superintendent, ,afier turning 10 a postal guide, sad; "rbere are J,I,s pos; offices in lae state and as you only have circulation ot I,Soo, yoI c,rta,nly hayep't above balt COP, for your tosn."
 "rhal's all right. partner. Going to give me Ina, passf"
 "Not immediately"
 "rhen I'll warm you up."
 "William," called the superintend- ent, go down and send an ofhcer up here. l want to have this maa ar rested for perjury"
 "Give me a pass down home and I'll call il square"
 "WilliaB--."
 "All right we'll let it drop. va, in town and thought I'd come around and see you, The people down my way say that you are the bes, superin' tcndent the road eyer had. and wanted to see you. The road is IT better condition now than it ever wa, before, and the other day when there was some talk of your removal, th' people along the line. -"
 "Slt down." sad the superinten dent.
 "Peopie along the ljne," continued the editor, seating hiInseif, "said ther' could be no truth in the rumor. The, held meeting in our town and go mp petition asking the owners of thu road to-"
 "iou seem 10 ,e warna," said tn, superintendent. civilian. hand th, gentleman fan"
 Asking the owners of the road [, retain you" continued the editor, a hs arcspted the ian. "rney also drev op a memorial which they reques,e, ne to publish, u WIS pnfortunatel, crowded out Of my last issue. knew that it was not of much importance |, you, as yop are in demand and can, of course, secure another position al much better salary. Well l must b; going, as I've got considerabl. knock ing around 10 do,
 "let me see," said the railroac man. 'WhAt is your namef'
 "Andrey J. Beckleton."
 "rhanks. Wait a moment, Mr Beckleton. always like to nee, : man who can understand joke, MT Beckleton," cried the superintendent sshe began to write on card. "Some men haven't sense enough to take : joke, l have read your paper. Had one here this morning, "--lookinl around--"but my wife sent for il, Great iaYorite with her, Here's ar annual, Mir. Beckleman. On, no. you necdn't thank me, for assure yo, that you are perfectly welcome to IL" .~Arkapsaw Traveller.