The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1892-03-03


sleeping-room, snd the larger the
kitchen, 1iving-room, editorial-room,
composing Groom and prcssroom- There
was . small printing press Of half
broken-down appearance; the type
cases were few, and the imposing.
stone" was . plank mounted on . pack
ing box
editorial, reporting and mechanical
forces consisted Of but three persons
fat little Dan Rollins, thin little Joe,
and their elder sister, Barbie. q slen-
der. misunderstanding girl Of, perhaps.
fourteen.
When Jarvis entered, the fads re-
garded him with CONSERVATION; but he
had plausible excuse. though not .
real one, for his intrusion.
1--WE got an aching TOOTH" he said
that sets Inc almost crazy. You haven't
any liniment or any thing Of that kind
In the house, have your
II is indeed poverty-striclxen abid-
ing-place that does not contain at least
one bottle of medicament of some
kind. Barbie quickly produced vial
VI ii1uiu htchucA W fSticyc Iueund-
tism. Whether it was by reason of the
virtue of this specific. or because the
molar stopped aching Of its own accord,
no one can tell; but soon after the sec
ond application the pain diminished.
| and presently ceased.
Mr.. John Jarvis uttered prolonged
| "Um-ah.' of satisfaction. and fell to
prying with benevolent intention, into
the affairs of the children.
There had been time, soon after
the founding of the settlement, when
sangnin@stmls@b believed that White
Pine was destined to become great
city. Then Henry Rollins. as enthusiasts.
tic a man as any there, had Established
the Herald.
/ Butprosperity did not come to him
or to the town. With continual struggle
the little family gained enough to eat
aud wear, and very little more. The
patronage Of the Herald was pitifully
small
All hands assisted in the struggle.
The wife and mother alternated her
household duties with working at the
case" Barbie learned to set type,
and the boys helped in many little
ways to the best Of their ability. Thus
the Rollins family toiled on, hoping
for the time when White Pine should
grow and boom; when the patronage
of the paper should increase and pros
pcrity be assured.
But toe good time never came.
One bitter day the wife and mother,
| l,xrf 90 I'D
Then, finally, Henry Rollins was taken
away by pneumonia, and the children
were left alone.
He was hardly buried before the
storm began which brought about the
great snow blockade. No conference
was required to tell the children what
70 do; there was nothing for them but
to stay where they were and do wha,
they could.
| Soon after her fathers death Barbie
had written to his brother in Ohio, an
uncle whom the oh ldren had never
seen; but his reply, il he had replied a,
all, was kept back by the snow.
But the Herald must still be pub
lished. To the children's loyal minds
the maintenance of the paper was q
matter of great Importance.
7. Barbie had clipped few selections
from exchanges which had arrived be
fore the, blockade. and had herself
written three or four paragraphs on
local subjects All three had set the
type as well as they were able, pre-
serving all the eccentricities of gram
mar and spelling.
The trihiug edition was run off, y
and copies delivered to the few sub
scribers hofcould be reached.
The children had thought that they
could sell n considerable number oi
papers on the snowbound train. The
passengers would want to read the
news! And they needed the money SC
even the scanty sum that half Dams
bundle would bring.
But they didn't want the papers!'
said Barbie, with quivering lip, to Mr.
Jarvis:
'And there is only lit tie bit o.
bread left" said Joe, land no meat
"I'm hungry quavered Dan.
4 "Sh-h-h, Dannie!'' said Barbie
j I'VE
III sell those papersr' broke il
John jarvis. grasping the bundle ant
rushing out of the house.
When Jarvis reentered the car tht
young passenger who had criticised
the White Pine Herald was again sean
ming and ridiculing the smudgy paper
having nothing else to do
This is the poorest apology for {
newspaper ever sawr' he repeated.
Its perpetrator ought to be ashamed
Of
"This paper" said John Jarvis
sternly, as he strobe toward the stove
lis splendid And I'm selling 1t at five
cents copyl"
fla. hal laughed the critic. "Yo,
turned newsboy?"
no! I've turned 'humanl
The passengers looked at him in as
constituent.
"Up here under tire snow" said Jar
Wis, as If repeating a lesson, ''are thres
chiliran-a little, oId-fashioned girl, I
fat little boy, and thin little boy
and they are publishing a paper, anG
I'm selling it. They've no father o.
mother, and there's nothing to eat II
the house"
The passengers were grave and in
terested now.
$50 on" said the critical young
man.
! Jarvis told the story of the Rollins
children and the white Pine Herald,
and no one interrupted him.
They had some liniment tina
stopped my aching tooth" concluded
Jarvis, lamely And so +"
"l'll take a copy" said the critica
young man. Il guess it is pretty gooc
paper, after all"
Each person in the car bought ,
paper. Then Jarvis counted the few
that remained, thrust them all into tn,
car stove. and strobe out When h,
; reached the Herald office the little pill,
of coins that he deposited on the table