Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-11-09

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"" Game. III. spirit Had Flown.
And M, year after year he wrought
among the boys on morning paper lie
went 10 bed about the tims the rest u
the world got mp. and he arose about She
time the rest q The aorli sat down io
dinner. lie worked by every kiud II
light except suniighi. There were
candles in the Office when ho came iu.
then they had lard oil lamps that
tmoied aud sputtered anil suellcl, then
he saw two or three printers blinded by
explosions Of camphene and spirit gAs.
then kerosene came In and heated up the
newsrooms on summer nights like
furnace; then the office put In gas, and
now tho electric light swung from the
ceiling and dazzled his old eyes aud
glared into them from his copy.
II he sang on his way home police
man babe him cheese that" aud re-
minded him that he was disturbing the
peace and people wanted TO sleep. Bot
when he wanted 10 sleep, the rest u tho
world for whom he has sat NJ all night
to make n morning paper, roared and
crashed by down the noisy streets under
his window, with cart and truck aud
omnibus; blarcd out with brlss bands,
howled with hand organs, talked and
shouted. aud even the shreking news
boys. with ghAstly sarcasm, murdered
the sleep Of the 4 ed old printer by yell.
Ing tho name OF his own paper
Year after year the foreman roared At
him to remember that this was not an
afternoon paper, editors shrickcd down
tho tube 70 have blind man put on that
dead mans case, smart young proof
readers scribbled sarcastic comments on
his work on the margin oi his proof slips
that they didn't know how TO read. long
winded correspondents learning to write
and long haired poets who could never
learn to spoll wrathiully east all their
impcrfcctions upon his head. But
through II al he wrought patiently and
found moro sunshine than shadow iu tho
world; lao had more friends than ems.
mics.
Printers and forcmou and prcssmen
and reporters aud editors came and
went. but he staid. aud he saw news
papers and sauctum illed and emptied
and flied and cnptied again. and hliel
with new strange faces lie believed In
his cn,it, and 20 the end he had % silent
pity, that came as near being contempt
a. his good, furgiving old heart could
feel. for Hn eilitUr who had not worked
his way from regular doyilship up past
the eases aud the imposing stone.
lie worked all that night. and when
the hohIs that nrc 80 short In the ball.
room and NJ long Ia the composing room
drew YEARLY on, he was tirul lie
hadn't thrown IA a very iull case, he
said, aud he had TO climb clear in.l tho
boxes and chase type up into acurncr
before be- could get hold NJ H. One o.
the boys, tired ~ him elf but u printer
Is never too tired 20 ho gOud nnturcd-.
offered 10 change places with him, but
the old man said there was enough la
the case to llst him through this take,
aud he wouldn't work any more Tonight
Tho typo clicked In the silent room, aud
BY and by the old man saidi
"im ont Of sorts"
And sat down ON the low window in
by his case, with his siick in his hand,
his hands folded YEARLY In hislap. Tho
types clicked on. \ galley OF telegraph
waited.
"what gofiileman Is lingering with n
Dr. called the foreman. who was danger.
ousiy polished sid polite when he was
on the point Of exploding with wrath
aud importance.
Slug nine. passing by tho alley. stop
Ped TO speak 10 tho old man sitting thcry
20 quietly.
The telegraph boy came running IN
with thu last man .pil sheat ahnuftuys