Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-02-12
HOW HE GAVE UP.
A. unapprecisted But by NO Means Dis.
heartened Newspaper Man.

heartened Newspaper Man.
Mortimer Clugston. editor and pro-
prietor of the Doodleville Yelper, sat
in his arm chair, with his feet on the
editorial table. his eyes looking
straight through the ceiling into the
far away depths OF space and his giant
brain deeply absorbed in thought
1t was not an unusual thing for Mr..
Clugs:on to be wrapt in thought. eIn
the preparation OF those ringing ar
.icles on the necessity OF building a
better side walk to the cemetery and
the expediency OF sinking q we'll at the
corner of Methuselah street and Ne
buchadnezzar avenue and putting in u
town pump. which articles had made
the Doodleville Yelper famous from
Blue town to Biggs' Coraers. he had
often become SO deeply engaged in his
work that man after man had been
known to come in with bill Of some
kind to collect and go away again
without having succeeded in getting
an interview.
But editor Clugston had abundant
cause for his mental absorption now.
1t was serious matter that claimed
his attention. On the table before
him lay note which said:
Mr.. CLUGsToN-Your package Of paten:
insides came this morning marked &c. y.
d. Arrears for six weeks $2l.50." On re-
ceit of that amount your package will be
delivered to you. o. NoMAN,
Agent express office.
Editor Clugston sat there. till the
dull, leaden light Of the winter after
noon faded into the dusk Then he
lit the Office lamp, locked himself in
and turned inside out several old
envelopes he found in the waste basket
and on their reverse sides he wrote
rapidly and with look of stern re-
solve in his Romanesque face the TO-
lowing:
l "Valedictory: Being unable to meet
certain heavy obligations that have
been incurred in keeping the Yelper
in the front rank of American jour-
nalism and finding it impossible to
negotiate without heavy loss any Of
the securities that are among the
tangible assets OF the Yelper, the
editor bids farewell TO this field OF
labor and will strive to find elsewhere
in the great world of human effort u
place where he can make Il living
without having to depend, as he has
done for several years in this town.
on tho stingiest. cheapest, smallest
souled. greediest, shabbiest, pinch
INCEST, miseriest, meanest, close-ist-
eldest, niggardliest. most penurious.
avaricious, parsimOniOus. sordid.
grudging and contemplate lot OF
ignorant barbarians that ever cursed
one.horse village. Those who have
paid ahead on their subscriptions
(and there are just thirteen OF them)
will ob!igc us if they will collect and
keep what is duo us from delinquent
subscribers. of whom there are 1917.
and may the Lord have mercy on the
misguided chump that ever tries to
publish another paper in this little,
WORKOUT, sickly, miserable. cOnsump-
tive and knock-kneed collection of
tumble down shaut;es called Doodle
Vile"
Editor Clugston went TO tho case,
put this valedictory in type himself,
locked it in IL SXl0 chase and worked
off 40 copies OF it. which he put III
wrappers addressed to his subscriber:
and laid the pile on his table, with ;
note to the Office boy directing him tt
mail them rs the regular issue nex
morning. Then he stopped few
minutes to rest.
''The creditors can takc this press i
they want to-" he said. at won't ge
away guess. There's n mortgage o,
it that will hold it down. But II
take along enough material to start ,
printing Office in some other town."
He emptied his cases OF plea into
sack, shouldered it, bid the Office o
the Doodleville Yelper farewell foreve
and went forth IN the darkness TO seel
fame and fortune somewhere else i
the wide world Of journalism. -Chicag
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