The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1888-08-04
CHAPTER IL
CHAPTER IL
THE NEW EDITORS TRIALs-A MYSTERIOUS
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SUBSCRIBER.
Allen Gray had done all that under tho
circumstances could be done 10 make the
first issue of tho Western Republic bright,
spicy and newsy. He was now to realize
that an EDITORS trials were not all before
the issue of his pap~r. Toby, the carrier,
went out TO deliver the paper to the people
In the Immediate vicinity of the office. He
was as faithful In the performance Of his
duty as the average carrier on his first
trip; but he had not returned half an hour
before Mr.. Scott, another capitalist In tho
town, who had given five dollars TO havo
tho paper established md in addition sub
scribcd for ono copy burst into the office, his
face dark as a thunder-cloud. In voice of
ropressed anger he cried:
"Why didn't you send me q paperl Your
confounded boy went right by my store an
never said turkey. II this is the way I'm
70 be treated want my money back"
Allen, little confused at the angry mer-
chant, tried TO mollify him, and hoped 1t
would never occur again.
"Ips his first trip, Mr.. Scott; assure
you he will learn better soon The boy over.
looked you"
"Humph! overlooked me, did he, sup
pose I'm au insignificant sort of fcller to
w uNtEluOhcu w Tubkcu, DaTc-lOOltNl,
stub-toed printers devil, am ~"
Allen learned the folly of telling men
they had been forgotten. One docs not
wish to seem 40 unimportant as to be for
gotten, and to forget ono Is at best lame
excuse. Allen assured the merchant IL
aAould never occur again, gave him two
copies and promised him personal mon
tion IN his next issue. The now editor wa
in the midst of an article when Mr.. Cross,
the produce and grocery man, came In with
apapor in his hand and fury in his eyes.
See here" he roarcd, in a voice like on
angry bull, you've made "a thunderin' blum
der in our ad.m
What is i'll"
"Don't you see you've spelt eggs wfth
two g's" said the backwoods merchant
"Wcll, isn't that correct"
"No, it's not. II you don't know how "a
spell you'd better quit tryin 10 run news
paper. looked at label which came on
one o. my boxes from ST. Louis, and eggs
was spelt with one 'g.'n
"The label was wrong, here Is the way
Webster spells it," And Allen turned "a
his dictionary. The grocer stood scratching
his head and sworc that either Webster or
the man who made out the label was wrong
"That amt all neither, the ads wrong"
he added.
"In what respects Let me sec the advor.
tiscmcnt," said Allen, almost out OF patience
lie took the paper and read: "'The hghes
prices paid for cggs, butter aud poultry at n,
cheap grocery store Of Cross BrOihers.' What
is wrong about thatl'
81 don't want no poultry"
"You certainly said so"
"I jest wanted 20 buy chickens"
"Wcll, are not chickens poultry"
40 course they are, but poultry means
moro. II means geese an ducks an turkeys
an pigeons. only want chickens. Be
sides, you had the al way down there in q
corner where no un'll ever see H. Can't
you put IL i'm the center q the first pagcw
"No, IL would destroy the beauty OF that
page said the editor, "but will change Il
next week to suit you. and send you proof
of IL, your al shall have a good position"
II would be difficult to say whether Allen
was most amused or disgustcd at the iguo
rance Of some Of these backwoods business
men. Ere long he thought he began 20 scc
some Of the causes Of the downfall OF Tur
lcy's Point.
Again the editor was busy with his article
when the door opened once more, and an
old farmer wearing n broad-brimmcd hat,
entered the oficc.
"why didn't yc sit in that piece about my
boy killin the big rattlcsnalxct' he asked,
somewhat viciously.
"Ii was unavoidably crowded out" said
Allen, getting out Of patience. "Scnd in
your cOmmunications earlier In the week y
"Crowdcd out. an that snake such a
whoppcri'' cried the irate old man. IF yer