Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-06-28
tnnity to do kind act for fellow news.

tnnity to do kind act for a fellow news.
paper man nor with what pleasure ]
availed myself Of Il, though he was my
rival. especially in tho publication of
large and spirited equestrian hand bills
and posters. He also printed rival
paper and assaulted mo most tterly
from time to time. HIS name was
Lorenzo Dow Peasc, and we had car
ried on nm acrimonious warfare for two
years He had said that l was re-
formed prohibitionist and that had
left neglected wife in every state in
the union. had stated that he world
give better satisfaction il he would
wear his brains Dreaded. Then he had
said something else that was personal
and il had gono on SO for some time.
We devoted fifteen MINUTES each day
TO the management OF our respective
papers, and the balance of the day Ia
doing each other up in way to please
our subscribers
One evening Lorenzo Dow Pease
came into my office and said he wanted
TO see me personally. l said that
would suit me exactly and that If he
! did not know how | could have ar
ranged il. He said he meant that he
would Ike to see 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 while he would
brush away tear in an undorhau,iea
kind of "a way and swallow a large
imaginary mass of something. / asked
Lorenzo why he felt so depressed, and
he said: "WIlliam. / have came horo
for favor" He always said 81 have
came for lie was Il self-nln,le man
and liadn' t done II very good job G ther.
81 have came hero for Il favor
wrote a reply 10 our venCmUus attack
of to-day and | expected TO publish il 10.
morrow in ny paper, but 10 tell you
the truth we are out of paper Al
least we have a few bundles mt the
freight Office, but they have taken to
sending it G. o. D., and | haven't the
means just at hand to take it out
Now, rs u brother in tho great and
glorious order of journalism. would i,
be too much for yon to loan me a
couple of bundles of paper to do me
till / get nv pay for sOmo equestrian
bills struck of Friday and just rs good
as the wheat?"
How long would couple of bun
dies last you p lasked as | looked out
at tho window and wondered il he
would reveal his circulation.
Five issues and II tile over" he
said. filling his pipe from small box
on the desk.
.But you could cut of your OK
changes and then il would LAST longer"
| remarked.
Yes, but only for ono additional is
sue. | am very anxious to appear to-
morrow, because my subscr .Ler5 will
be looking for reply to what YOU
said about me this morning. You
stated that | WAS n journalist C bacte-
ria looking for something to infect, ;
and while | did not come here to get
you to retract | would like it rs IA
vor if you woull loan me enough
white paper to set myself straight be-
fore my Subscribers.
well. why don't you 90 and tell
them about itP 1t wouldn't take long"
| said in II jocund way, slapping Loren
20 on the hack. But lie d Il not laugh
then told him that VIC onlf had pa
per enough to last us till our next bill
came. aud so | could not posSiby loan
any, but if he would write n caustic re-
ply 10 my editorial | would print it for
him. He caught me in his arms and
then for moment his head was p,l-
lowed on my breast. Then he sat
down and wrote the following card
Editor Of tho BO0meranJ: VIII you
allow ne through your column, to
state that in your issue of Yesterday
you did me 4 great injustice by refer
ring to me as n journalistic bacteria
looking for something to infect; also us
II lop-earcd germ of contagion, and
warning people to vacc nate in order
to prevent my spread? | dcnounce the
whole article rs a malicious falschOOd.
and state that if you will only give me
chance / VIII fight on on sight. All
| ask is that You will wait TIL | can
overtake on and am able and " Iing
to knock great chunks of the universe
with YOU | do not ask any favors OF
any editor who misleads his subscriL.
ers and Intentionally IN sunderstanLs
his correspondents; Il man who adj.
vises an anxious inquirer who wants t.
know chow 10 get cheap baby buzz
gy" to leave the child at n cheap hotel
a man who assumes to wear brains
but who really thinks with fungi,
| growth; man the bleak and barren
exterior of whose head is only equal
led by its bald and echoing interior.
Lorenzo Dow PEAsE.
looked it over aud rs there didn't
seem to be anything personal in it
told him ! would print it for him W til
| pleasure. He then asked that would
as further favor. refrain from put
ting any advertising marks on it AMI
that would make it follow pure read,
ing matter. which | did. l loaded the
card and printed it with simple word
of introduction. in which said that
took pleasure in printing it. inasmucl
as MIR. Pcase could not get his paper
out of the express office for few days.
1t was kEdnes, to him and Did not
hurt nv paper In the end.
There are many reasons why the cs
adjustment of bureau of journalism
at Cornell will be a good move, and
believe that while it will not take tn,
| place of actual experience, it will serv,
to shorten the apprenticeship of .
young newspaper man and the fatigue
Of starting the amateur in journalism
will be div ded between the managin!
editor and the tutor. 1t will Also give
the aspir NJ sons of wealthy parents
chance to toy with Journalism W thon
interfering with those who are actual,
engaged in it.-BW Nye in New YorI
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