New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-10
CALLING ON THE EDITOR.
THE TRAVELS OF A NOVICE IN QUEST OF
PUBLISHER.
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THE TRAVELS OF A NOflCII LIN SOA~'A - -
PUBLISHER.
10 the EdSsor or TAe Tribune.
Sir: The search for the North Pole has Its
dieicultes Bondsmen are often hard to hnd'
stanleys whereabouts are not positively discovered
Our friend Japhet searching for his father unuouo
edlv was sorely Let AID hndered. But all these are
like being carried to the skies on howery peas VI
ease compared with a search for publisher.
One morning awoke with the consciousness tnas
sbo,hd BIO up and doing in order to gather few
shehels TO grease the wheels of my conveyance. MY
evil genius I'm punishment for many misdeeds, sug-
cested that try literary work, ana ignorance Uehs
perfect bliss with me- followed his advice. "ro'e
a little article on a prominent man wnom hhc~
we'll and gavo 1t to MY cousin to take downtown
With a venture of his own in the same line. They
were left with big newspaper, and for three weeks
waited patiently for news. Then, armed with
the courage Of despair, resolved to seek the Great
Unknown. Arrived at the editors room, saw
bell knob, and rang. When the door opened and
an urchin appeared I nervously burted out Tho
editorlH "Your card 2" demanded the youth. NOW
had not intended 10 make calls so / had none
With me, but l meskly gave my name instead.
Which one do you wantl" This was AWFUL
stsmmered: ooh, any of him!' for had only pre-
pared myself to deal with one. The youth hiea
himself away, and sat down on chair without
seat aud struggled to gain composure, wondering
a dozen or Two editors would come out and ask me
which wanted.
A lady who has written for twenty years told
me she was only fourteen when she started out 70
dispose Of her first story, and four big hrothers haa
done their best to frighten her by horrd taies anu
frequent mention Of the black and grfnning youth
they call the devil However, she persevered, and
went up TO the rooms of the little village wseAy'
she raped softly, and when young man WIN
long and lanky locks opened the door, she coid Only
gasp out Are you the dev1IT
NV break was not nearly so bad. SO rehearsed my
little speech while waiting. At last The Editor was
announced and rose and stammered, You have had
little article Of mine for three weeks and am very
anxious to know II It is accepted What was your
article onls gave the title and he left me. This
| Editor was simply like the other men had met In
| everyday life and grew at my ease. BE returned
with the MS in his hand and told me he thought they
| would use It. al would so much rather you would
give It back to me' said, than keep 1t on an uri-
certainty, for hope deferred you know "Yes.
/ know; have been through the mill myself You
will see all this In either next Sundays issue or the
| Sunday following" I thanked him and mustered
courage to inquire II he would read story II sem
/ Il to the paper "why, certainly We always read
/ everything sent a matter Of duty II that was
! sarcasm did not recognize It, as was In grateih
mind but later have wondered II II were not absurd
/ on its face for any reasonable person TO believe
| Another article which had with me this editor
! suggested take to another paper which he named
! This place harder to get into There was nothlns
! but long narrow hall with fight OF stairs ana
/ hand pointing to the further end. At the end ais
| GERMAN thu elevator Editorial roomss said to
! the man. We went up till the roof stopped us and
was told TO walk 10 the end Of the hail. turn TO mo
south southwest, up fight Of stairs, turn 10 tho
north-northeast, go down three steps, up Jour- up
another flight of stairs, turn TO the LETT ana go 70
the further end Of the haS followed Instructions
wondering II the Signal Service had tower on the
building At the last step found myself IN largo
room openng into several small ones. An elderly
gentleman half rose 10 greet fancy lie was an
noyed that woman could have fouM him out WIN
out special instruction. commenced, MI Dasn'
OF The sackbut,' thought you might use this chas
storys "I think you must want Mr. Blank IN tho
next rooms he said Now, to my ignorant eyes
tbene were three Mr. Blanks in that room, SO STOOD
IN the doorway sizing them up and chose tho wrong
man, to whom handed my story After careless
glance he murmured, This IS for you, DR. bianh'
Mr. Blank looked It and said, If we DO nos
use It We viii return IT," Il can cal for " to-mor
row and save you the trouble,s meekly said l. you
need not trouble yourself madam; your address Is
here's So he took up his pen and considered my
self dismissed That night I sent dimes worth OF
stamps for postage and at intervals Of three weehs
note. but never have heard from my story
AS I stepped from the building into the strees !
dly wondered why II was had not met some OF
/ tha ,oh,a army of the condemned carrying their
crosses IN the shape OF rejected manuscripts Hav-
inc vet another MS concluded 10 take IL to another
newspaper so walked into that ONCE ana demshaed
the edito. three doors 10 the right and arounu
the corner across tho street, and up two nights OF
stairs Really, thought, 1t certainly cannot DO
divinity that doth hedge around the various EDITORS
but most assuredly they mighty wen secured iih.
assault by unknown persons. However, PiosA
three doors, etc., and knocked on door WIN n1
tori ON It. No response gently turned 'no n''y 'e
and encountered the gaze Of two young men IN 'ns''
sb,rt sleeves ~ have a story which wouiu hfe
N know ~ Won car usea "The editor Is IN inc neA'
room.s Accordingly into the next room wen, -.
Here was another man, not so youhg ou' wiz.
coat and walstcoat or al have an article here "n,en
would like to know II you can USE inc e" Ia
Ia In the next roomn continued my JOURNEY, .n,
on entering the third room saw sun oider n- ~,
moro undressed with neither coat, nor wass "~, ~.
white shirt on mentally said, IL TINS ID NV . ~
right one won't dare 10 go any further 90 sdding
WAS tho man at last, and said my htus say = You
that would return tomorrow iof an an viii return
n n necessary began 10 think a. e 10 decline
that as this chief also, had been IN hastv h where
INV second visit perhaps had been fus5n 20 trust the
aven angels feared tread and resoVsu "a ,ct those
mails thereafter stll these gentlemen wS Se nnciend
ing authors OF poetry and prose- az . me am really
themselyes try to make out. heinse an editor Is
sorry for them 1t appears TO me ,aa ather elias
sort OF pillar of rubber or cora OF so nnbic place
as target TOR the mob to pet win mi he SaTd hey
soft as the may be- No mauer ,srv and fades.
strike the impression Is but momena.' stones.
savjns the pillar still IN good shape for ounc NJ vi
Brooklyn, Feb. 0, 1880
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