The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1891-09-03
THE STAFF OF THE BRIGGsvII LIE
BUGLE.

ful Of type be wS taking from . galley :
the form 90 the imposing stone, II va
Incompatible with the dignity Of the fore
mau OF the mechanical department Of th
Briggsville Buele 10 lose bis self'coniro
10 this way. aud be looked sround uneasi
iy as fluffy barred girl At, case near b,
suiegered aud made whispered remsrl
10 another eompositof;tben they looked a
bin abj laughed.
What made the foreman jump was
whistle from the speaking tube not ia
I from bis ear, He did not immediatel,
obey the summons, and another whist,
more pronounced aud logger than the firs
made him glue hia mouth to the tube sut
bswl back "Hellow
Come into nv room at once. Don't yol
understand?
Bernand Bergeois thought he under
stood, and taking off his apron went intt
the hallway. From sn adjoiniug room ht
heard the clicking OF typewriter, ct in
tervals with steady ''plunk" and ther
with brief intermissions OF silence. Il,
heslta,ed before knocking at the closed
door; for when the old mar" used bis ma
chine that way it was az Office maxim that
he was in bad temper.
And the old man" was in bad tenn
per when Bernand Bergeois mustered up
enough courage to face him. His eyes
cleaned through a pair OF gold,bowed
spectacles, and his hair which was turn.
ing gray. was rumpled over his forehead
He gave the tardy foreman a reprmand
for his slowness and then made remark
that quite upset Bsrnand Begeois. Send
every body home. he said.
don't think quite understand. sir.
faltered the foreman, 1t is but little sf'
ter A o'clock. 3ee
That makes'po difference. Can't you
hear9 Send every one away from here ex
cept my Office boy. That's plain enough
Isn't it? a5f. a,
Every now aud then the "old man"
would sbsently strike key with his fin.
ger. aud then look up aud jerk out few
words.
But there are five columns TO act began
the bewildered foreman.
Come earlier 10 the morning then. l
don't want anybody around now How
can mao write with those presses out
there making such an everlasting noise,
and you people in the composing room
giggling and making the devil of racket.
Why don't you have better discipline out
there.
Bsrnand Bergeois had no answer ready.
He was quite nonpinssed. Never before
in the course ofhis professional car had
he received such an order as this. tSend
avery body home was the "old man" go.
ing insane2 Did he know that tomorrow
was publication day.
There are Ave colnmns--he began
agsin. IsJiNl
Send your FIVE columns to the deuce
Interrupted the other furiously. / don't
,are whether there are tve columns or fiji.
~, so long as every one OF you gets out
u here. Send me my ice boy
Now the ofiice boy, who. by the way
was named Cox, but who was known to
iis intimate friends as "5wipesey,' was
much more pleased with the orders be
ia1 received than the worthy foreman. |
1e went down into The lower lice ard |
at 10 an easy chair, with his feet on the |
lesk In front OF him and watched the |
',her employees file out with lordly /
ur.
Hope you will have very pleasant time
le said politely TO the fluffy haired com.
,ositor We can run this Office alone this
iternoon, We can. Iwrites the eddytor.
ais aud sets them up. The old man he's
'ri'ing important letters and cant be dis.
n, bed. Good afternoon.
Co. madethimself comfortable in the
asies, hair be could fnd. and amused
imself b. locking over pile OF exchsn.
es on tbe 'esk st hand. Presently this
eean to bore him, and he begau rummsg
IL sbou, the :, ,om. It was seldom that
e was in the Low 'er Office alone. and he
nused himself by climbing up on a stool
"a taking pen and lux and scnbbliog
. some OF the ofice p 'per.
I can do this. when | sm one oi the ed
y,ofs, he chuekled to hi mself.
Just then he heard some one coming up
he STAIRS slo~ly and tupn q At the door
the ofice. He raised bis head and look
over the desk, aud saw . q oman stand
g there. She bad very Sad lace, but VS.
cry handsome She looked ct the boy
early.
]. The editor in7 she ssked.
Well that depends. ssid Sxipessy. still
vigorously aud looking mp b..
'een dabs st the white paper before hin
'hieh one do you want TO seef
fhe woman sighed sesrily. and then
.id With all fort. Mr. Griswold.
sn very sorry. began The boy hitch,
"a bis stool little forward. .sod grabbing
10 cap N. aud laying !, carefully down ,
Store him, bu, be Is very busy-very
nsy indeed --sDd gave orders thst be ~ss
u TO ba disturbed lfibe.s 10 SOY ytbiDg
csn do--and,he paused .rpectsu,ly.
Nothing. she replied. snd sat down In
chair near The window. Well you please
III him lady 10 waiting to eco him uhen
. IL al liberty.
Nov the eice boy scarcely knew shat
do. He did not eSsosIy:: csre 70 20 up