Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-06-28
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tunity to do kind act for fellow news.
paper man, nor with what pleasure
awaited myself OF IT, though he was my
rival, especially in tho publication OF
large and spirited equestrian hand bills
and posters. He also printed II rival
paper and assailed me most b tterly
from time TO time. HIS name was
Lorenzo Dow Pease, and we had car
ried on an acrimonious warfare for two
years. He had said that / was re-
formed prohibitionist and that | had
left q neglected wife in every state in
the union. l had stated that he would
give better satisfaction il he 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 way to please
our subscribers
came into my office and said he wanted
to see me personally. said that
would suit me exactly and that If Inc
had asked to soc me in any other way
/ 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 he Office Ia
ourselves. | could see that he was in
trouble. for ever little whric he would
brush away n tear in an undorhan,ica
kind OF a way and swallow large
imaginary mass Of something. asked
Lorenzo why no felt so depressed, and
he said: Nv Ilinm, | have came here
for favor" He always said Il have
came for lie WAS Il self made man
and hadn't done aver good jobe thcr.
81 have came hero for favor.
wrote Il reply 10 our veuCmous atluch
OF to-day and expected to publish il TO.
morrow in my paper but TO tell you
the truth we are out of paper. At
least, we have a few bundles ut the
freight Office, but they have taken to
sending it G. O. D., and | haven't the
means Just ut hand to take it ont.
Now. as Il brother in the great and
glorious order of journalism, would il
be too much for you to loan me
couple of bun,!cs of paper to do mo
till | get nv pay for s0mo equestrian
bills struck OF Friday and just rs good
as the wheatp"
'1iOw long would couple of bun
dies last you p asked rs looked owt
at the ndow and wondered If he
would reveal his rcuIation.
Eve issues and II tile over" he
said. filling his pipe from Il small box
on the desk
''But you could cut off Your OK
changes and then IL would list longer"
| remarked.
Yes. but only for one additional is
sue. am very anxious to appear to-
morrow. because my subscr .Lers will
be looking for reply TO what YOU
said about mo this morning You
stated that WAS n journalist bactc-
ria looking for something to infect,
and while | did not come here to gel
you to retract, | would like it us IL fa-
vor if you would loan me enough
white paper to set myself straight he,
fore my subscribers
well. why don't you 90 aud tell
them about it2 1t Wouldn't take long"
! said in Il jocund way, slapping Loren
20 on the hack. But he d Il not laugh.
] then told him that we onl; had pa
per enough to last MS till orr next bill
came. and so could not poSsiblr loan
any, but if he would wr,tc u caustic re-
ply TO my editorial | would print it for
him. He caught me in his arms and
then for moment his head was pill
lowed on my breast. ! hen he sat
down and wrote tho following card
Editor of the BO0merany: VIII you
allow ne through your columns to
state that in your issue of YESTERDAY
you did me a great injustice by refer
ring to me rs n journalistic bacteria
looking for something to infect; also as
Il lop-eared germ of contagion, and
warn ng people to vacc nate in order
to prevent my spread? denounce the
whole article as Il malicious falschood,
and state that if you will ONLY give me
a chance | will fight on on sight. All
| ask is that you will wait TIL | can
overtake on and / am able and willmg
to knock great chunks off the universe
with you do not ask any favOrs Oh
any editor who misleads his subscrih-
ers and Intentionally IN understands
his correspondents; man who adj
vises an anxious inquirer who wants t.
know '.how to get cheap baby bug
gy" to leave the child ut cheap hotel;
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 | would print it for him with
pleasure. He then asked that would
as further favor. refrain from put
ting any advertising marks on it ami
that l would make it follow pure read
ing matter. which | did. / loaded the
card and printed it with a simple word
of introduction, in which | said that |
took pleasure in printing 1t. inasmuch
as Mr.. Pcase could not get his paper
out of the express Office for few days.
1t was a kindness to him and did not
hurt my paper in the end.
There are many reasons why the es.
Enlistment of n bureau OF journalism
at Cornell will be Il 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
chance to toy with journalism W thonl
interfering with those who are actually
engaged in it.-BW Nys in New York
World