The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1891-11-26
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BIMPLE's NEWSPAPER.

Euripidss Bimble bad been keeping
school 10 q northern county OF New hamp'
sbire. wsy back in the days before the
var lie had been regarded as man o'
uopdrous learning; aud, truth to tell. ne
bad man aged TO pick up q eoodiy siock
Of general Information. BE had presideo
q, town meeting, and bad spoken 10 tbs
religious meeting, and be bsd kept tchool
creditsbly; but the GROWING peak OF lame
was reached when /, was found that Eur
pides, Who had written those stirring po
iiticsl articles Tor the Patriot, was nont
other than the veritsble Euripides Bimbls
OF the Grea, Interval. Bimble was proud
aud yet Bimbe was modest. Bimble iei'
bis dignity. and ye, be was unassumine
Bimble could write most bitter things IL
iaIlswsy gsrret, bu. face to face with hi,
political opponents he was mildness and
goodness personi6ed. Ia short, Euripide'
BIN BILE was great man upon the rustic
banks OF Lost River, and bis unsophisti
Gated admirers doubted not that be would
weigh heavily anywhere.
One autumn day. in the Cos. Walter
Efingham came home from the lar west
on g visit 10 his relatives upon the Inter
val Efinghsm had performed wonder'
out west. He had bought land and bull
mills and made money, and he was iouc
10 the praise OF the great west de snc
Bim BILE had been schoolmstes in The othei
wears, and we're friends still.
Bimblel cried Effingham, slspping hi'
friend on the back, have just the tbint
for you at Scslpers' Bluff. Come with nj
and publish a paper
Euripides caught his breath at the idea
Did Effingham mean that he-Bimole
Euripides Bimble-should edit tae pspe
should have sole management OF Its col
umus?
Y,s, Efipghsm meant just that thing
A few OF the business men OF Scslpert
Bluff bad bought type and presses, an
all necessary materials for good prlntin
Office. They had a capable printer alread
at work on jobs, but they wanted TO star
. paper paper that shonld open up
knowledge TO the world OF the immense Il
SOURCES and natural advantages OF Seal
pers Bluff ana WIG po,,-.-. ..--4 -
TO that end they must have competen
editor. Bimble snapped at the bait, an
when Walter Efingbam returned
the west, Euripides Bimble accompsnie
him.
The paper was quickly started. the bus
ness men OF the place Furnishing capita
while Bimble pledged the necessar
amount Of brain, and it WAS called th
, lSoalpers' Bluff Bulela The season was
the opening Of an important political COZ
test, and Bimble's sympa'hies quickly lie
him to espouse the right Among Il
political opponents was man OF Wild B'
tom, named Cutter Wopper. who was
candidate OF the Disruptionis.s for repr
sensitive. Bimble learned. from reliao
authority, that Wopper Was drunke
worthless fellow, who had been twice col
yic,ed Of horse stealing IN neighbofif
States. and whose only recommendati'
10 public favor was that be spent bis II
gotten gains from gambling quite free
among his lswless compsnions.
Pimble learned ell this, and s'raightw
6 he gave Gutter Wopper the beneht oi
article just one column 10 length, 10 VIM
!, said Cutter Wopper was served up ms
elsborately served up with about
much dres,iog Of spice and peppery, pu
gent copdimept as il is possible to plas'
IL upon The character OF single individn
Bimble had learned the trade in N
Hampshire.
The article created q sensation.
II Bimble's got the pluck 10 back u
up, i'm kin Wopper, sure, said On adh
ent OF the right side.
u Bimble didn't know then exactly vi
] ! backing up meant in the Scalpers BUN
lance. He knew that in Northern Coun
he would bsve bscked up the sr'icie
subsisu,iaiipg bis charge; and tins
vas prepared to do now. He was pt
lie servant, and be would deal Justly =
vsss couservstor Of the public good,
- he would expose the wrong at sill hszir
one dsy Bimble sat 10 bis ofiice an
man entered "a msn over siI ieet blgh
framed like bufi.lo bull-s man clad
solt skin, With q bowie knife aud pis'
10 his girdle.
Is tie editor beref asked the man.
lam the editor. said Bmble,
The stranger smiled until his bfosn
VAS corrugated like the bark OF hem'
tree. Then be pulled copy OF the .
pers Bi,g BuisfiH from bis pocket
spread IL open.
I've come TO zee bout this yere sit
on Cu,ter Wopper. be resumed. 81
you writ iif
: Bimb,e scknos eed the authorship
, Waal- nos that sib't exactly The 81
: old hoa. I'm Cater Wopper I'm
! very coon. Tits yer thing may hurt
vspt,e 10 wtiie piece different
. like for ye 10 "a, 10 20 n'H' paper 'h,
uss entirely mistaken sbaui Cater v
: per C.D ye do ~
\ Really. sir. said Biuble, som whsi
= zled. ! csnnos--
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