The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-21

think OF to eternal disaster, | could hardly
help admiring him. His eyes seemed to
possess power OF focusing their own
Drllliance that suggested TO me the idea OF
a mighty spirit, manacled beyond redemp-
ton by clogging sensuali,ies, yet scorning
its desperate slavery. Poor fellow he
is dead now, and horrible uncertainty
hanging over his untimely end, which,
however, it boots not TO NEEDLE with
but he has left behind him in many minds
the memory Of being, with all his faults,
one Of the kindest-hearted and most at.
tractive OF men.
When sufficient time had elapsed to al
low me to in some degree get my hand in,
! was asked one night TO report political
speech. Not knowing TO what party the
orator belonged, deemed il necessary 30
inquire in what manner | was to handle
his utterances 'Shall | puff him."
asked. Lord no." responded the man
ager. GIVE him thundcE" lie did not
say thunder" but We cannot always az
ford TO be exact in regard to the weak
nesscs OF our fellow.men. This drastic
hint was considered amply sufficient TO in
sure discriminating report am afraid
did rcvile the poor politician good deal
with plcntitudc OF adjcctiyos that evoked
an indignant reply from a rival paper, and
very nearly involved me in funeral in
which ] should have figured as promi-
nent feature
But abuse triumphed over logic, and |
was warmly congratulated upon my first
essay. ! soon became very apt ut this
system of warfare, singing insults in any
direction | was required TO with the pre-
cision Of practiced sharp-shootcr. In
fact, whenever il was necessary to edo up
or "paralyze" any foe TO the Democratic
principles | was generally selected MS the
one 10 do il, being tolcrably familiar with
the dictionary.
To puff your friends In norid language.
20 suiiocatc your enemies beneath acCumu-
lated inycctiye, to back your sentiments
with six shooter IL necessary, and Ia
season every article with Just that amount
OF "high falutin' without which English
is insipid 10 southern ears, were, | soon
found among the inevitable requirements
of journalistic SUGGEST In short unless
you were, in local vcrnacular, sassy,
spicy and "spunky, YOU would be more
apt 30 satisfy ambition in the undertaking
line than through the columns ol the news.
paper. Truth h seldom lattcring. but |
always found that the most effective articles,
especially during political campaign,
were dashed of 1T boiling point, when the
writer had primcd himself lOr thccliOrt with
the golden poison OF his native land; the
only restrictions being never 10 insult any
one individually except IN extreme eases.
lAsugh the most mcrcilcgs assaults might
bslndulgcd in at Tie expense OF his views
or opinions. lqNior seemed to be- the
very life ol ON paper, aud a very question.
able sur, Ut life ut best, until It proved Be-
destruction, everybody, from the devil
TO the chief editor, being Democrats Of thc
most blbulOus description. The popular
wonder was how We ever managed a. get
ont an edition at all, though when the IN
numrublc typographical errors had been
puzzled over, the marvel was In some do
gree explained. | remember one day.
toward the clio q oi the election Tor Cow
crnur when excitement was nc its
highest, the Sentence, "thc carriage con-
tanning the lions of the day lulcuIng
Ia our Democratic candidate aud his at
tcndants, whom, of cour-c, We Wcrc Aud-
inr o. the skies being rendered los some
drunken or designing pdnicG "lho ,Jr-
ria1c containing tho liHm OF the day,' and
well, too, do ] remember the mgc aud
fury ol thc writer who rushed mp stains 10
kill the typn-srlicr and succeeded iu caus-
ing general irco Fight Another Time q
sentence ui our special political writer,
which should have been read a. this
divvuty ot op,nion,' created great hcVil-
dcmcut when u appeared as "this divinity
ui opium "a rcmurk Supposed tu contain.
when read with the context, some pointed
significance al the unholy tyranny OF the
very fiction We had cspouscd.
our mistakes HW the step, upon which
We fsr To SUCCESS. md | had not been
long q reporter before | surupuui.l lh.
flint ruur IN the ladder at experience los
making one that proved rather important
ia is elects. one night thc ,I,y editor
WIS threatened with symptoms ul Iuuu.
mouia aud compelled tD leave the office
lur homo az un earlier hour than usual.
After cautiuuing my 10 Zee Cluu, -i,.ai
my local ns ho voUAl-1rTTr tb,r iu
overlook Il, lac Nyf'Hut.i mp hisprrNy
MrQt vua-I.s' .urrl him ronulruiN hai
| was quite capable ui Wptccutur him
AMI wished linn .Hui.u..ul aud % .p.,u,
ucpyuy. IT, uU' been gone noe hour l.
fore ! VAS u.Iri ul Co visit Guuulu
dHnrr ihHI Nls going un cIU.o by ir Gee
IuUufr ui reporting o. Coming lat
shortly before Goo f-p'r went GO Ir.ss,
.rubbl.d ul au account Ui it which
headed "lut,h nmgrr." s.ut ID
nap, anal, alter consuming q hlst,
supper as usual, went to hrt
win ,uD proud consciousness oi hl,u,
dome my duty in thlt station ui uiu BOZ
which % b. exceedingly doubtful cha, d
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