St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-18

plain wash, if that is all he is after.
After full and due elaboration, with my
eyes wide open, l have concluded to
walk out on the spring board, and in
the presence of the world and hard
times dive in. There is nothing gained
by walking up and down on the shore
naked thinking how cold the water is.
and waiting for it to get the right tell
perature and then wade liz.
We plunge right now-coplunk. We
are in. Even if we can swim, we are not
free from danger. We may get cramps
in the water, be eaten up by shark, or
have big turtle catch US by the little
toe. We are never free from chances
in the water or on the land. SO here it
goes for better or for worse. "Sink or
swim, survive or PERISH" we are in it.
The venture is something of an expert
ment, but without experiments the world
would not be where it is.
a great many have said to me great
many times, You ought to own news
paper" l never thought so and don't
now. But have concluded to intrust
myself In one that others own. There
seems to be an abundance of editors
and newspapers in the country, more
than can make great fortunes or gain
great fame. Tney are like some large
families. L have known poor parents
before now to have thirteen or fourteen
children. You cannot see how they
lived. But all at once it would be an
nounced that another one had arrived.
1t would either be boy or a girl. for
any other kind of a baby is seldom heard
of. Notwithstanding the house was
full of half-clad children and there was
not room enough to turn around without
stepping on the cat, the neighbors
would rush in and congratulate the
mother on being blessed with another.
Today there is an editor, preacher. a
lawyer or doctor TO about every family.
Still they come and keep coming, and
all appear to live-without looks are de-
celving- and all, like the new baby, are
congratulated on arriving. | have not
the cheek yet-I may acquire it later on
to ask the public to fall over each other
to congratulate me on joining the news
paper world. An old granger fifty-two
could hardly expect it. Then | NAV not
be success, or stay in the field great
while. All l ask now is not to be thrown
in the sewer. Just give ME chance to
live. The house may be full to running
over, but the true mother-our country
can find room and support for one
more. All l ask is to be allowed to draw
on the paternal love of the public and
have a chance to nurse and be support.
ed like other newspaper men, and if
don't grow up and become an ornament
to the profession, l hope 10 become a use
full appendage to society. Of course,
feel little delicate about entering the
newspaper world at this particular
time, for fear some struggling for exist
ance may think my coming may take
some of the dry unbuttered bread out of
their mouths. Such is not my intention.
have come to make bread, not take it
away. If L don't turn out bread
maker, instead of bread-taker, it will
be on account of the hard times.
l see particular opening or niche,
not occupied or belonging TO any partic-
ular one, that looks as though a fellow
about my size might fill. | would not
come and drive any lady or gentleman
out of their seat for the world. Nv ex-
perience with newspaper work does not
go beyond writing a few off hand COM