Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-02-22
'wn, an Zeke himself, after he had be-

his fame had preceded him, as the Teller
seq, via me, Zeke begins ter believe
himself an goes over an over his har-
rowin experiences ter the new editor.
War type seq the foreman, for
that "A Plunge From Death story, an
put it away for First In Storm. Then
I takes Zeke down stairs, an he buys
for the crowd. 1t was a great day.
'No one leaves the printin Office for
lunch, for the publisher brings up a
great spread. Durin the evenin things
begin to quiet down. We has a full re-
port of the great storm, an, ter cap the
whole story, typo composes an sets up
as the muse hits him a dream of a poem
called "A Winters Tale which de-
scribes the storm panoramalike. 1t was
q byrd. All night l jerks the press
while the town plugs drop in an com
ments an admires the paper.
"The paper is a sort Of a family in
stitution, regarded so by the subscribers
anyway, an they are all aroun in the
forenoon next day when the mailin
commences. The work is practically
off our hands then, but when they
has a chance ter see the paper they al
most loses their breath.
"The former editor was q conserva-
tive, narrow, weak hearted sort Of a
man, brought up on prejudices that
didn't exist in the make up of me pal.
"The biggest type in the Office was
used an the paper wa called a special
storm number, with dispatches delay
ed in transmission, by special CORE
spondents from Rollin Creek an Shat
tagee junction.
every vicinity of a subscribers
home was covered, an they were tickled
ter death almost ter read of the news
brought in by themselves an of their
W narrow escapes.
"The poem by typo was pronounced
very creditable by the village minister,
who was a literary sort Of a chap him
self, an, although the storm story rath-
er dazed him, still, bein lost in admi-
ration for me pals enterprise, as it We're,
he could not fail to give praise, an ev-
erybody in town-man. woman an child
followed suit.
81 tell you W. was big fellers, espe-
cially me pal, for the days that fol
lowed, an we were still gettin out the
paper, the other editor bein down
with the grip. At the invitation of the
minister typo gives a Shakespearean
readin in the town hall, with me as as
s~istant, speakin a line here and there.
"The sky pilot was SO struck on the
Interpretation that he asks permission
to write it up for The Gazoo, an he de-
votes a column of praise to the mag
nifcent talent of our accomplished fell
Ter citizen, meanin typo. l comes in for
me righteous share. I'll bet typo has a
clippin Of that paper with him yet.
"We has money to light the gas with
in the days that follows. We is asked
to join the church, which we does, not
that l was partic' larly interested in such
coins on, but typo was a friend of
the minister's so we joins. Typo starts
all sorts of wrinkles a-goin. He isn't
such a favorite with the men folks on
account Of his lordly ways perhaps, but
he sets the woman folks almost wild.
He gifts up debatin an literary circles,
an every ole gal thinks she ought to
give readins in costume.
"Those were DARN days in Shattagee.
Finally n night, to cap the climax,
as the Teller says, after a burst of ap-
plause for an ovation on Home Culture
an Home Philanthropy, typo, as a
member Of the congregation, moves, an
it was carried by a storm of applause,
that the minister's salary be raised
from s4oO to $500 yearly. Typo was ir-
resistible, an while the men folks had
been dead sore on any such idee for
years past the winnin ways of me pal
carried them away momentarily-the
old girls especially.
"We goes inside ter congratulate the
minister, an he is deeply thankful ter
us both. But he sees, an typo sees, that
it would be dangerous for us ter remain
in town when the wheats come ter their
senses, an they sees how they has been
hypnotized, as it were, so we leaves
town for the midnight express goin
east. I never has been near that town
sense.
"Typo9 Oh, he's out Chiway, I be-
lieve. I was readin a Chi paper the
year Of the fair, an l sees a half column
account Of a lecture on Shakespeare
delivered before Mrs. Potter Palmer an
the other eminent ladies of the literary
exhibit at the Columbian exposition.
I've hearn typo give it before in the same
manner, only he had some new wrinkles
this time.
"His name wa mentioned - but
that's another story, as the Teller says"
w. II. Feeny in Boston Herald.