Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1891-11-21
PLUNKITT'S RESTORER.

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John W. Patrick was the editor Of
the weekly Nubbin Ridge Fodder
Blade, published in the thriving town
of Cornville. He was man Of tireless
energy, and managed to make bare
living. His clothes were sometimes
patched and his shirts were not always
clean. His wife did her own work, and
saw but little enjoyment except when
q circus came to town. Patrick could
not afford TO employ a printer, and
was therefore compelled to set type
during the day and write his heavy
editorials and local puffs at night after
the children had gone to bed. He
tried on several occasions to sell his
Office, but there was so little value at
tached to the plant that no one made
him an offer He was therefore doomed.
as his wife often declared, to grind
out his life in poverty and discomfort.
One day the editor went home in
great glee. The manufacturer OF
certain hair restorer had sent him
half-page advertisement.
oh" his wife exclaimed, 'how
lovely it is, and now. dear, l can get
new dress. You know | am so shabby
that | am ashamed to 60 to church.
Il hope you may get dress after
awhile, Mollie but the paper needs a
new dress worse than you do. That
old long primer type is worn off almost
down to the first nick. and something
must be done or no one can read the
paper"
Il wish no one would read it" she
replied. pouting.
Why, what sort of talk is this? II
no one would read the paper l would
have to give it up"
so much the better for then you
would do something that there's more
money in. l wish to gracious you had
never seen the thing. We have moth
ing but trouble and hard work all the
time and are regular nobodies Here
] am compelled to stay at home be-
cause | haven't decent dress to my
back. Well, if you don't do something
pretty soon will go home to mother.
1 can get plenty to eat there, at any
! rate"
why, Mollie, don't you get plenty
to eat as it is?"
Yes such as it is but it is bad
enough, heaven knows"
We'll, let US not worry"
''Oh. that's what you always say.
Don't worry the mischief. / notice,
| though, that people that never worry
don't amount to anything. This idea
of being contented with poverty is all
| nonsense"
Well, but my dear, / am not con-
tented with poverty"
Why then don't you let that old
| paper go to the deuce where it be-
longs, and where it will go sooner or
later. and do something else?"
What else can do?"
"Oh, anything rather than to fool
! along with that old paper. Thompson
never amounted to shucks while he
ran his little old paper. but he let it
drop finally and went into the livery
stable business. and now is somebody.
| / saw his wife the other day and sac
| had on an elegant dress"
well, but all men can't set up
livery stable"
OF course not, but all men can do
something. Mark my words, you will
never amount to anything unless you
get shut of that paper"
Il have tried to get shut OF it. but
! NOBODY wants it.
'Of course not and nobody will
ever want it. eithern
Then how am to get rid OF it?''
'By letting it die"
II can't afford to do that"
''Oh. we'll, then don't talk to me-
Come here Boosting about your good
for-nothing old advertisement, and put
me off when want dress"
Il think, - said the editor, after
short silence that the paper can worry
along little while longer without
new type. You shall have a new
dress"
Really Oh, you are the dearest
man in the world"
| Thank you, and to show how much
] think of your opinion, will promise
TO let the paper die"
'-Oh. / wouldn't do that; not until
after you have run that advertisement
at any rate. How long is it TO runP"
Six months"
''Oh. isn't that perfectly lovely.
And can get set OF knives and
forks-the ones we have are worn
shamefully--and some new table
cloths, and, let me see, some oyster
dishes"