The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-30
MARRIAGE IN INTsR-ocEANIc STYLE.


How she Accepted Mr.. Ciusston.
From the Chicago Tribune.
"Calisla Bellamy, my happiness is in
your handsl"
Mortimer Clugston, who uttered these
words, was the editor and proprietor OF
the Doodlevillc idpr. lie had pleaded
his suit with an cancsincss that had
broken a collar button and nearly looscncd
front tooth, and as he stood awaiting the
young lady's answer, he could distinctly
feel the intcrcs, growing ON the Sl6.s3 due
in one month which he owed to the ac-
commodaiing gentleman in Chicago who
kindly edited the outside Of his paper for
him.
Gathering courage from her silence, he
broke out again
"Calis,a, your manner leads me to hope.
May promise myself that you will GIL the
chasm In my life that-cr-yawns for your
4 bright future may be yOun, Calista.
With you 10y my side as assistant in an
editorial caver, M q proof reader, ~ n
helper In folding papers Thursday after
noon. making up mails, doing up single
wrappers, and looking after the accounts
Of delinquent Subscribers, could make
the idpcr even greater power Ia the and
than Il Is now"
"Mr Clugs,on," said Mis- Bcllamy,
may ak you wha, the circulation OF the
lc.pT ~
About 900. Miss Calisla."
81 am mol the press agent Of a circus
aud mrnagcrc. Mr.. CluCton," replied the
young lady. "a am not getting up news.
papcr directory, nor trying 20 make a con-
tract with YOU for advertising patent
clothes wdngcr. You can Afford TO tell
me the truth"
"Of course only mean 1000 In round
numbers. Ny actual circulation Is 3Sd,
but u is growing every day Miss Chlisla
| work Oh three quires more than the
Jdpcr HTud = Imr'om LRdfG does, and
he claims 600. In Ices than q year you
and could make even the circulation Of
Doc Reeves FrWio0l JiyT look mighty
sick"
Excuse tho question, Mr.. Clug.,on, but
have You paying advertising patronage
Advertising, There hasn't bcnn an
issue II the fdpr Tor Three year, that has
had les than Sl,1 worth Of pay locals for
Srutt'H emulsion Of cod liver oil inserted
| NNhl - INllfN NNAllNf iNANANI w VIZ NfNt-
ilnal rifc. have trunk full Of due
bills from sowing machine companies,
organ manufacturers and pfopriclon oi
patent Winimills 10 apply on the purchase
Of those articles when want 10 buy them;
and out IN my c5al shed have patent
medicine enough, paid Tor In advertising
10 Mn q regiment o. Bengal tigsn. ] al
ways travel on railroad pi~, good any
where between Salula and llarkcr's Cor
ncS never get lcss than seven com.
piimcntnry tickets whenever n circus aud
nicnngric comes 90 n1Udlcyillc, ard every
wedding In the ncighhorhood brings me
box Of assorted scraps Of cake. | tell you,
Miss Calisia the iopT Is humping iisoli
along IN more ways than advertising
some Of my editorials have been copied
into the Biigfdd ToHdhairk and Enrttd
7hmd,cbol, and pronounced the ablcst
articles on chinchbugs In corn and the
moral influence Of woman In politics that
have been printed In any Of tho papers Tor
miles around, aud have been prom
incntly mentioned M \ candidate Tor the
position Of delegate 10 the district lodge oil
Good Tcinplap.
81 am not inscnsiblc 10 the distinction
you oller 10 confer upon me, Mr. oiug,,,,
ton, said the young lady softly y WI.
be your wife ON condition that Il shall MOI