The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-08-23
exclaimed, selling my hand. "Tv,

exclaimed, selling my hand. 'Tve
been fool
No more than Il"
"Well, then, we've been pair Of |
fools. If ever come out of this We'll
be pair Of friends instead; but p
He broke of with a groan
Come, Gomez said I, you aren't |
going to die. You'll be well in weet
or two
II know that, but the paper the pa,
per! can't do solitary thing, and Nc.
Kay alone won't get the matter in q
week. Then there should be two col
umns Of editorial at least, after tho
Herald He again broke off in CON
fusion. finished his sentence.
After the Herald comes out Right
enough. Now, let's see how we can ar
range it. I can do your part Of the
composition to-day, and finished up my
own tonight If we're both day late
it won't make much difference Ill
begin setting at once"
Hurrying down stairs to escape
Rowe thanks, came upon a spectacle
which took my breath away. Standing
at a case, sleeves rolled up, and thor
oughly at home, clicking the type into
his stick at a great rate, was Bud Has
kins
'sHallov' said he, looking around;
'how's your editor, publisher, IL, pro-
pri'tor to-day? Fin him pretty com
ft'bleY
How on earth did you get therew
demanded l.
Same way you did. Got to thinkin'
that's all.''
He turned round to the case again.
wiEking hard, as if something had got
into his eyes. Mckay, positively smil-
ing, came over from his place to shake
hands with Bud. and rushed back to
Rowe full of delight.
"Hurrah! The Spy'll be on time to-
morrow" I exulted. bud can set
type three times as fast as can, and
do it cleaner, too. Now, about the edi-
| torials.''
mo use talking Of them," said Rowe,
despondingly.
"But there is. I've got scheme"
In few moments I was scribbling
away on an improvised desk by the
! bedside almost as fast as Bud was set
ting the type below. Scratch, scratch
think an instant-scratch, scratch
again-think once more-and Sc on I'M
til a pile Of copy had accumulated.
Then was ready to read. This was
the beginning:
"A Fatal Falsehood!
Our by no means courteous and not
In the least esteemed contemporary,
the Spy, which is at once disgrace to
American journalism, a libel upon the
name Of newspaper, and a blot upon
the fair city in which it is as yet still
scornfully suffered to drag out an
existence noxious to others and of no
value to ITSELF etc, etc.
Rowe listened without saying word
At the end he quietly remarked:
THAT'S powerful article, Warren"
"Well now, see how this one strikes
YOU" And I began reading again:
Despicable Deception!!
1--WE had hitherto supposed that the
utmost imaginable depths of reckless,
shameless, honorless, constituencies
mendacity had long ago been reached
by that sheet unknown to fame, but
intimately acquainted with infamy, IN.
der the name Of the Herald
Rowe bounced up in bed.
/. 'sDo you mean to say you're going to
abuse yourself like that?" said he
Il mean to say that such a savage
article as mine has got to be replied
Ill
''But to do it yourself
''Who will if I don't? That's what
I'm here for. By the way, do you usu-
ally call me 'falsifer' or an ignor-
amus'?"
Rowe, by this time, had taken the
humor Of the situation into his fevered
brain. He replied family:
IT think you'd better call yourself
falsifier' first, and save up the ignor-
anus for use later on. Toward the
last you might work in some reference
to your general resemblance to don
key, if you don't mind
mind? Why, it's the very point ]
want. I'll say that the only thing
in which don't resemble a donkey
is my utter incapacity for any useful
employment. That'n be sure to please
your people. for a good many of them
have told me so already
Suppose you attack me again." sug
gested Rowe, when the article was fin
ished. '"There should be at least two
sharp leaders in each paper. You might
mention the probability of my being
ridden out Of town on a rail because
the citizens can't stand my continual
lying any longer, and, for a finishing
touch, remark that it's all can do tt
pay my bills. That last'll be true
enough, anyway" he added, smiling
:. ruefully.
, Its the same with me, my boy
Poor Bud hasn't had cent of wages
for three weeks. Well, never mind
Let's go on
Aided by Rowes suggestions I wrote
until had matter enough for four col
, umns, two for ench paper. There were
!, q pair of outrageously abusive leaders
, for the Herald, pair of outrageous.
!, abusive leaders for the Spy about I;
: dozen short paragraphs bristling will
libels, several scathing communication
from Indignant Citizen Justice
Taxpayer" and "Fair Play" beside
two strings Of satirical verses which
: I CHANGED to hammer out. Bud Has
l1ins and Mckay, working first at on
7 Office, then at the other, got the pre-
i lo;o U4,, into trr nd Will