The Van Buren press., 1895-06-22
An EDITORIAL VENTURE.
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Greeley carved in marble looked stern
1y <Iownnt the bronze statuettc Of Al
Las upoo the coIoucfs writing desk
while Atlas tended strictly TO busines
~ was his won't, and sustained upol
his sturdy shoulders . little bronzl
earth did with black writing fluid
IN front b his metal feet on the blottel
eoverin& The top Of Col Quiller's desl
dark pot could bc seen. which, q
the seconds rolled BY. gradually grew
tu extent. widening in all directions
from the point Of Col Quiiler's pen, ~
over-enlar9iDg ink-islxud in an I'm
mense sea Of white blotting paper
ThIs new isle, however. was not slop<
% it, glory; the whole surface OF th<
DIX = ose grand archipelago. and 81
because Col Jared Quiller, proprietor
editor and manager Of the welhan
Gasette, was exceedingly careless and
foEK14 always after he bsd finished
untnR his pen to stick Il into the small
enp Of shot that stood by Atlas side
leas than Eve minutes ago there hsd
beeu > kDock 1t the door. and Editor
Quiller, after substitutiug fos the
choice twenty -five cent eigars IN his
vust poclkt several N cheaper beaud,
naa stepped ont 70 meet his visftae.
II Col Qufller Is anything, he +
eaescioua; and perhaps his sagseity
Ms peveF 70 well illustrated ~ In the
Wny II which Be s6tceeded in making
NJ Gazette ttemiB5pr Of WeIham pub
1fe senfi1enl 4 dfligent reader Of its
pages 10 sure TO know the pro aud
eDn, IL rsays be- and '+says r ofevefy
stosv eagTtnt u the miniature city.
Wken ~ wonzn's suffrage question
W1s sRl1ating the commonwealth
osHeraI y1srs ago he devoted several
poees thrDd9k 8 snumber ofweekx 10 snT
01Uu diseussfou of the slf-sbsorbfn9
fhene; and IN more than one way he
has reason to congratulate himself
upon the result Of his policy. In the
ffBt place be- had been fair to both
sides, which was very satisfying TO his
consclence; and secondly, his papers
circulation had increased by several
hundred subscribers, which was
equally gratifying to his pockctbook.
And - as Col. Qnillcr WAS sitting In his
library ono evening, after spending his
afternoon In figuring up the gains from
hia womans suffrage venture, he said
20 his daughter Rose as he entered the
room:
eRose, here's the account Of the best
piece Of business ever did: Debit side
nothing; credit side, the adoring es-
teom OF two hundred and twenty wom-
On. stt hundred new subscribers to the
GAsettc."
Rosc was evidently pleased by the
information, but said;
well, father, you'd better let we'll
enough alone. Don't tempt the devil
TOO oftAn by these expefiments Tisn't
his habit 70 smile twice. on the same
but Col. Quiller had nevertheless un.
dertakcn another venture, and that
Yas the subject upon which he and
George Fauchard were talking 30 earn.
estly while the ink island ON Col. Quill
~ desk was slowly advancing its
shore line. About q month ago there
bad sppearcd IN the Gazette . para
graph inviting Nh who would be Inter-
ested IN the formation Of bachelors'
stub 70 meet 1t the home of Robert
Grant on Friday evening. Insomuch
~ this Mr.. Grant was young man of
most sttractive presence, and quite .
I0n smong the Wslham young ladies
thrttgh virtue Of poasessing head Of
temovksbly thick carly half. this am
caused considerable flut
ter snd curiosity. The Young woman's
Mission band, the Sacred SIX sewing
circle, the Ladies' Browning club and
~ TIE other organizations among the
Younger mcmbers Of the meeker and
WtG1Gr sex discussed the startling
newAin ~ IL SDhsses, w0nld thlsss be
enou i n b4rhSIofs 70 3oin7 Would they
remaIll W ~ their principles, or Was
Il merely . mutual benefit league
planned 70 give the girls scare 70
that they would be anxious 10 snap up
~ Arltoaes Of matsinony that pre-
kent<d itself7 But after being the
evci Occurring suject Of conversation
for week the after was ~ length
definitely settled by the appearance Of
the next Gazette, which contained this
notice:
~ Bachelors club was organized on
Friday evening last at the home Of Mr..
Robert Grant The platform Of prin-
eiples declares that we are solemnly
of che conviction that the supreme
lils q living can be enjoyed only IN
@hc bachclor state, and we therefore
1krec not only ourselves toslise lives
consistent with this bcliezxbat also TO
1rivc in every way possible 70 make
converts TO our way Of thinking from
Smcng our unealig htsned and deluded
Evethren. "a .*#
< Then followed alistof oficers chosen,
grand bachelor, bachelor scribe, etc.
md the. n ms made for the work 81 the
&nsuinE year. - y. =
Had y ssnetcor struck the public
cguare Of Welham 1t could hardly have
0foined more excitement than did this
&nnoupcemcnt among the feminine
xortion of the community. "The Lex
ihgton OF our matrimonial liberties has
@Dlpe," n the way one war-loving dame
oppressed II, The Young Ladies' Mis-
sI0n band held several special meet
ings, though the annual report few
Iponths later faiAsd to4sindicate that
epy work was accomplished at them, 1t
ast in missionary lines Everybody
liked and conf ctured about the new
fganixatlcn. The story even went the
Hpunds that Ethel Davis, who 4was
nothing more anyway than bundle OF
alfections tied together with sen time nt,
&hen she heard that Rob Grant had
ven chosen president q the club,
Gasped out: "What!,such beantifufhair
&A bachciofF" and fell In q dead faint.