Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-06-28
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paper man. nor with what pleasure ]
awaited myself'of It. though he was my
rival, especially in tho publication ot
large and spirited equestrian hand bills
| and posters. He also printed Il rival
paper and assailed mo most b tlcrly
from time to time. HIS name was
Lorenzo Dow Pease, and we had car
ried on an acrimonious warfare for two
years. He had sad that / was re-
formed prolibitionist and that had
left a neglected wife in every state in
the union. l had stated that he would
give better satisfaction if lie would
wear his brains Dreaded. Then he had
said something else that was personal
aud it had Como on so for some time.
We devoted fifteen minutes each day
TO the management of our respective
papers, and the balance of tho day Ia
doing each other up in a way to please
our subscribers
One evening Lorenzo Dow Pease
came into my office and said no wanted
TO see me personally. | said that
would suit me exactly and that # he
had asked TO soc me in any other way
j did not know how | could have ar
ranged it. He said he meant that he
would Ike to SEQ me by myself.
therefore discharged the force, turned
out the dog and We had the Office Ia
ourselves. | could see that he was in
trouble. for ever, little whlc he would
brush away tear in an unlorhamde.i
kind OF Il way and swallow large.
imaginary mass of something. asked
Lorenzo why he felt SO depressed, and
he said: civilian. | have came here
for favor" flo always said Il have
came for lie was II sulf-mad man
and hadn't done IA verf good job @ thcr.
81 have came here for favor.
wrote II reply 10 our venomOis attach
of to-day aud expected to publish il TO.
morrow in ny paper, but 10 tell you
the truth we arc out Of paper. Al
least we have q few bundles ut the
freight ollicn but they have taken to
sonding it G. O. ID. and | haven't the
means just ut hand to take it ont.
Now, as n brother in The great and
glorious order of journalism, would it
be too much for you to loan me Il
couple of bundles of paper to do me
till get my pay for somo equestrian
bills struck OF Friday and just rs good
as the wheatP'
How long would n couple of bun
at the window and wondered if he
would reveal his rcuatIOn.
Five issues and II tile over" he
said. filling his pipe from Il small box
on the desk.
"But you could cut of your OK
changes and then IL would last longer"
l remarked.
Yes. but only for one additional is
sue. / am very anxious to appear to-
morrow. because my subscr hers will
be looking for a reply to what YOU
said about mo this morning You
stated that | WAS n journalist C bactc-
ria looking for something to infect,
and while did not come here to gel
you to retract | would like it us IL fn-
vor if you would loan me enough
white paper to set myself straight he
fore my subscribers
'Well, why don't YOU 90 and tell
them about it2 1t wouldn't take long"
] said in Il jocund way, slappin" Loren
20 on the hack. But he d Il not laugh.
] then told him that we onl; had pa
per enough to last us till orr next bill
came. and SO | could not po>sibl: loan
any, but if he would wrilc caustic re-
ply to my editorial | would print it for
him. He caught me in his arms and
then for a moment his head was pill
lowed on my breast. Then he sat
down and wrote tho following card
Editor of the Bo0mcrunJ: w II you
allow ne through your columns to
state that in your issue of yesterday
you did me n great injustice by refer
ring to me as a journalistic bacteria
looking for something to infect; also as
lop-eared germ of contagion, aud
warn g people to vacc nate in order
to prevent my spread? denOunce the
whole article as Il malicious falsehOud,
and state that if you will only give me
a chance | will fight OF on sight. All
l ask is that you will wait TIL | can
overtake on and am able and willing
to knock great chunks off the universe
with You do not ask any favors Oh
any editor who misleads his subscribe
ers and Intentionally III understands
his correspondents; man who ad-
vises an anxious inquirer who wants It"
know '.how to get II cheap baby bug
gy" to leave the child Mt cheap hotel;
a man who assumes to wear brains
but who really thinks with fungus
growth; a man the bleak and barren
exterior Of whose head is only equal.
led by its bald and echoing interior.
LORENZO Dow PEAsE.
l looked it over and rs there didn't
seem to be anything personal in it
told him l would print it for him with
pleasure. He then asked that would
as further favor. refrain from put
ting any advertising marks on It and
that would make it follow pure read
ing matter. which | did. | Ieaded the
card and printed it with a simple word
of introduction, in which l said that
took pleasure in printing it, inasmuch
rs Mr.. Pcase could not get his paper
out of the express Office for few days.
1t was kindness to him and did not
hurt my paper in the end.
There are many reasons why the es.
| Enlistment Of a bureau OF journalism
at Cornell will be II good move. and !
believe that while it will not take the
| place of actual experience. il will serve
to shorten the apprenticeship of /.
| young newspaper man and the fatigue
of starting the amateur in journalism
will be div ded between the managing
| editor and the tutor. 1t will also give
the aspir ne sons Of wealthy parents Il
chance to toy with journalism without
interfering with those who are actually
engaged in it.-BW Nys in Ne,O York
| World