St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-04-13
SWIMMERS EXPERIENCE.


4 Funny Editse Ms~ts the EnbsAinsAs -
Humorous Coneeptton
Mr.. Skinner was the editor OF .
humorous weekly. He had q very
easy time Of 1t, for he got . comforta-
Bile salary. and had nothing to do but
edit.
As he had just turned into Broadway
one morning. on the way to his Office. q
paper was thrust into his hand. on which
ne read:
ROUND AND AROUND.
ut seems to me. DOCTOR" said old
Baggs. '..that your bill has got surpris-
ingly round?"
Perhaps" said the doctor. ''but
you were got surprisingly around,
too"
Looking up he saw N old gentleman
walking beside him.
The aged unknown bowed and said:
II am the Embodiment Of the Humor-
Gus Conception, SIR"
Mr.. Skinner said he was happy,
etc.
Il think could be useful to you. Mr..
Skinner" said the Embodiment Of the
Humorous Conception.
In what way?" asked the editor.
''In the last number Of your paper"
pursued the Embodiment of Humorous
Conception. you had this" and he
handed Mr.. S. cutting:
On it was:
OVERHEARD At LURAY.
Guide i could tell you things abou:
this cave that would make your hair
stand on end. sir.
Tourist don't think ~.
Guide-You are very brave?
Tourist am totally bald
..Well?"
DO you consider that humorous. Mr..
Skimmer?"
"Well-" said the editor.
IL hope for your own sake you do
not"
If you know any thing about hui
NOR" said Mr. Skinner. testify. 'you
must be aware that nothing is more
difficult than TO produce = continuous
series Of short dialogues that are origi-
nal. pointed and amusing"
II know it full well. Still, you
should not print . thing that is not
original. pointed and amusing. Read
this. also from your paper"
The Embodiment gave Mr.. Skinner
another cutting.
The editor for the first time appre-
ciated the position Of the doctor COM
pclled 70 swallow his own physic: He
read:
PECULIAR. VERY.
'.You don't think much Of Callowg'
Wouldn't believe him under oathr'
''But he's certainly candid. He told
me he never spoke the truth"
bah! he lied to you."
THAT paragraph. dear editor. h not
original. nor pointed, nor amusing.
Upon my word"
1.-The humOrist, though" added the
Embodiment of the Humorous Concep-
tion. ''has one great difficulty to con-
tend with. On the stage it Is permitted
to use old contrivances. The same
the same tinsel, the same
lights. the same actors may be en-
ployed a hundred times on the stage to
produce varying effects The humorist.
on the contrary, must not only bring
forth entirely new creations at every
but his material must be
wholly original as we'll as his produc.
ton. He may not employ the same
more than once"
Then why your condemnationr'
asked Mr.. Skinner.
because to be simply funny is not to
be humorous. Clowns and testers are
intended to provoke mirth. but the hui
morist should appeal to our intellect at
well As to our risibility."
"rn tell you what I'll do. said Mr..
Skinner; ''ru let you edit the paper
for awhile"
The offer was accepted.
At the end Of the first month the hu-
morous weekly's circulation had drop
ped two-thirds
Wen have to part" said Mr.. Skim
mer; I'm being ruined"
The public must be educated up to
me-" said the Embodiment Of Hum0r-
Gus Conception.
1T would take a thousand years."
said MIR. Skinner; ''you must go!'
So he went The best paragraph in
the next number OF the weekly was the
THE BEST THING TO DO.
..Begorra, Mrs. Clancey, me ould
mans on q tear"
Then let him rip. Mrs. Dennis
The paper is now proving gold mine
Tor its Ownera-Life.
He Had Been victimixed,