Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-08-14
CHAPTER III.
RoB GOES OUT INTO THE WORLD.

ROB GOES OUT INTO THE WORLD.
One evening, nearly a month after
Rob Angus became "single," Mr.. Geo.
Frederick LicQuorish, editor and pro-
prietor OF the Silchester Mirror, was
sitting In his Office cutting advertise
mepts ont of the Silchester Argus and
pasting each on a separate sheet OF pa
per. These advertisements had not
been sent to the Mirror and, as he
thought this pity, he means, through
his canvasser, to call the attention OF
the advertisers to the omission.
Mr.. Licquorish was a stout little man
with a benevolent COunJenance, who
wrote most Of his leaders on the backs
of old envelopes. Every few minutes
he darted into the composing room with
an alertnesS that was a libel on his
genial face; and when he returned It
was pleasant TO observe the kindly,
QOod-uatured manner ia which he
cbafed the printers devil who was
irving to light the fire. IL was, how
ever. also noticeable that what the
devil said subsequently to another devil
was, ''But, you know be wouldn't give
me any sticks"
The Mirror and the Argus are two
daily newspapers published in Silches-
ter. each OF which has the largest cir
culation In the district, and is there
fore much the better advertising medi-
nm. Silchester is the chief town of an
English midland county, and the Mir
ror's business notepaper refers 10 IL as
the center OF a population OF half a
million souls.
The Mirrors Offices are nearly crushed
ont of sight in a block OF buildings left
in the middle OF a street for Town
Councils TO pull down gradually. The
island of houses, against which sea or
humanity beats daily, Is cut In two oy q
narrow passage, of which several doors
omen. One OF these leads up a dirty
stair TO the editorial and composing
rooms Of the Daily Mirror and down
dirty stair to its printing rooms. 1t is
the door AT which you may hammer for
an hour WITHOUT any ones paying the
least attention.
DDring the time the boy took TO light
Mr.. Licouorish's fire young man in a
oeavv Overcoat knocked more than
once at the door in the alley, and then
moved off as If somewhat relieved that
there was no response. He walked
vopnd and rouudthe block of buildings,
gazing upward az the windows OF the
conn posing room; and several times be
ran against other pedestrians, on whom
he turned fiercely, and would then
have begged their pardonS had he
known what 10 say. frequently
he felt in his pocket to see il his
money was still there, and once he went
behind a door and counted IL. There
were three pounds seventeen shillings
altogether, and he kept IL in linen bag
that had been originally made for car
rvinR worms in when he was fishing.
When he re-entered the close he always
drew a deep breath, and If any persons
emerged from the Mirror Office be looked
after them. They were mostly tele-
graph boys, who futtered out and in.
When Mr.. LicQuoriSh dictated an ar
ticle. as he did freQuetly, the appren-
tice reporter went into the editors
room to take It down, ane the reporters
always asked him, as a favor, 70 shut
George Frederick's door behind him.
The apprentice reporter did the police
reports and the magazine notices, and
be wondered a gbOd deal whether the
older reporters really did like brandy
and soda. The reason why John Mil
tor. which was the unfortunate
name OF this boy, was told to
Gloss the editorial door behind him was