The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-12-31
TIE ASSISTANT.
A Pluclzy Girl and Her Life
Work.

Are you the editor?" inquired the
old farmer, pausing inside the sanctum
door.
NO" promptly replied India. "I'm
only the assistant. The editor has gone
to the depot. Won't you sit down?n
She rose and placed box for his
seat. The only chair in the room was
a revolving one screwed to the floor be-
side the desk.
The farmer mad come through SD
dicr's shop to mount to the Office. The
publishing room was divided from this
10y Il temporary partition of pine boards
He sat down with his hat on and
looked curiously around. Leaving his
mud-spattered person out of considera-
tion, it was place of oddities and be-
giuniugs rough plastered, and contain
i.r but two windows, which looked
north over the black street, the rapidly
-pringiug wooden houses, the vanish
ing railroad and prairie. Some wood
cuts were pasted on the wall. A fancy
paper-weight was among the files on
the desk. 4 bench, pushed out at the
end. as If its occupant had just left It,,
stood before a table that depended for
one corners support on barrel. 1t
was the exchange barrel
'Weu, | come to subscribe for the
paper" said the farmer, after She had
addressed several envelopes, talking to
him about the weather as she did so.
My brother viii be glad to have
your name" said the assistant. How
shall write it?"
''Isrl Bonebrake's my name," said
the farmer, going deep into his trous-
ers and bringing up a ragged pocket
book which, being opened, disclosed
green banks of wealth. What's the
anount?"
One dollar a year, fifty cents for
six months, or twenty five cents for
three months, payable in advance"
You don't ask enough" remarked
Mr.. Bonebrake, coming forward to lay
down his dollar. ''Two dollars Is the
fgger for county papers. You folks
has started up with the town. You
must make it pay"
oh, we shall, replied the assistant,
My brothers will advance the price
as they improve the paper"
How many air ther' of you?"
My two brothers and myself. One
attends to the publishing and adver.
ti>ing; the other edits. / assist. We've
heard of you, Mr.. Bone brake you
own some stock farms about hcre?"
Yes" replied the farmer, non.
chalantly Il got couple o thou
sand acres or so west o the place. The
place is CROWN, isn't it?'
Wonderfully. think it's bound tc
be grain and stock center"
Now you talk!" said the farmer will
enthusiasm. "Why, when | came hero
twenty years ago, 'twa'n't nothing bu
perrara lar as the eye could see. We've
planted hedges, and groves has groweC
up. And six months ago the two rail
roads struck us and crossed, and here
the town! l killed rattlesnakes wher,
Powell's putin up his ELEVATOR, Wei
be a city"
It's only question of time, - sal,
the girl
80 you young folks como on her,
and started paper. Had you ever rur
il paper before?"
My brothers are practical printers
1 have learned to do great man,
things
II bet you have" said the farmer
with approval. 81 like smart wimmen
some folks doesn't; but do.
'Oh, l just help my brothers If tn,
paper succeeds You must credit it t.
them. In the course Of a year they
hope to get a large press, and keep TIN
hand-presscs only for jobbing. The
will have to be very close and careful
but, if they make a good paper, know
the people will stand by them.
They will that said Mr. Bone
brake. "They won't lose for startin
in when the towns young"
Steps on the saddlers stairs nov
brought young fellow into the room
yho threw his hat wiGh slam at tn,
table and cried out:
II never saw such an abominabl,
place as this is!'
The assistant gave him swift, salu
taIy glance.
mir. Bonebrake," she said "this Il
The editor, Mr. Pink Bradshaw On,
.of our new subscribers, Pink"
"Well, declare, said he you don
look nothin' hut boy
Isn't your other brother no older?
inquired Mr.. BopebraISe OF the assis
tant.
Younger"