The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1899-05-18
IprsoNs GREAT STROKE.
oirs this boy oil the papers be wants 90
credit.

0irs this boy oil the papers be wants 90
credit
WIS.
Oa the yell oi the Etison laboratory 10
/ Orange. N j, Tie shove curious sentences
/. framed, TIE writins Is Grabbed and
ID. paper 90 shich tie words are sri'iep
/ 10 regarded vita vensfstion by every one
is the lsborstory, bscsuss IL 10 one Of The
thlpss iha led Thomss A. Ellison 10 be
coms 40 10, ntoT Naturally there issi
Iisi.resiirs tale behind u. and the other
dsy MIR. Eison told IL 10 40 old friend
~ho cal "a npon bin to talk over The dsys
| OF his youth Here are the fac 10 be re
ua, mbered them;
Daring ihe var used 10 sell papers 90
| the t,ilrosd between Detroit ssd Port
Huron. Many Of the towns along the
var bsd no local newsdeslers. sud the
| people need to come down TO the station
every day and buy The papers OF the train
boy. used 10 gal sronnd TO the news
psper oflise before daylight evsry day,
aud so, irem iosiipg around the conpos
ing toou, gt o; know several OF the
printers. We used to laugh and joke
with one onotber aud We became pretty
good friends 0le morning ! webi to the
N e and found everyone 10 it.te OF
excitement, Instesd Of j,kipg, the print
ers ~ere tunniDs sbont getting the takes
or putting then ia the forms, aud the
make up men we're standing on tiptoe
around the stones iustiiyins the type with
= nervousness which they did not usually
show aked several what was the mss
ter. bot they psii no attention to me. !
couldu't understand II. Finally l grab
bed one fellow by the apron Is be started
for the stone aud yelled Of him TO tell me
whs, the trouble wss' He isiked away In
. moment and said:
Don't bother me, boy. Battle OF Shiloh
Ten thousand killed. Then be rushed
down the room. his heelless slippers
sspping the floor as be went.
SO q battle hal been fought. Well. l
knew what tbst meant II meant that
the p.per was putting out sn extra edition
of war news and tn, IL would be late. !
walked down stsrs without thinking very
deeply OF the SUBJ OF. when suddenly the
resliz,,ion OF the magnitude OF the affair
rushed over me, and l stopped on the
lsu1log with rk, Ten thousand men
killed Why. the news would creste
storm Of excitement. No wonder printers
buried. / jumped down stairs three
steps at time and rushed around to the
telegraph cfiice. l knew the operator at
thst station and / had 90 idea.
Hello be said.
Hello, ssid |. want 70 send tele
gram
Well, writs 1t out, said be.
But. / said, this cart be written. You
will have to 6x IL for me. Here's the
poiut: Ten Thousand men have been kill
ed 1T place called Shiloh. 1t will be 10
paper this morning. and verybody will
want it, Nov, will you telegraph these
words to oil the stations along the line end
get the operators to paste them up -"BAt
tie OF Shiloh fought. Ten thousand
killed" you will do il | will give you
q morning paper every day for three
months.
You see hadn't any money and had
to reach the fellow 10 some wsy. Those
papers would save him quite en- amount
at The rate Of five cents day. But be
hesitsted, 60 to cinch the matter I'D Jed.
And will give you Hsrper'd Magazine
Tor . year.
Tbs settled ii. and knew that IL be
kept his promise would have customers
enough waiting for me along the line
Then | went over and sew the fellow who
gave out the psp,rs to the carriers every
day. said to him: I'll take 9 thousand
this merning! He fairly gssped 1t me-
You'll take . thousand papersl We'll
you will lay down $50 right now. Aud
you will be lucky iiy You &c. 800. Papers
will be scsroe today.
We'll. that staggered me- They bad sl
ways trusted me before that. bnt sup
pose The siz, OF the pile aud the news Of
the battle made him stop short He had
20 jurisdiction, except IN . small way,
suppose. Bo, Was completely discour
aged Some one else would get the bene
ct Of my advertising. walked away 10
the early morning. wondering Why some
things never seem to work right. pass
ei srouad by the door Of the editorisl
Office which vas pure luck. for did not
notice wh,rs was walking. 1t gave me
. thought. Upstairs the editor Of the
paper probably vas at work on bis lead
ers At thst time the editor oi the De
troil Free Press vas w. 4. Storey,s fear
less writer snd good newspaper mao,
bat martinez OF the most crossgriined
school. HIS associates spprosched him
st ordinary times With fear and trembling,
aud now, With ibe rush oi the morning 90
him, be probably would be worse thsn
besr. Bu, be vas my lsst bcpe. 60 | vent
up the stairs rnd Knocked ct bis door,
cot no snswer, but couli see light
90 knocked again. No answer
Then opened The door. He ". sitting
st . desk on the opposite eide Of the room
bis back turned tossrd me. and be was
svsy for dear life.
Mr. store,i sid. ] received DO
ansver. /.
Mr.. s,ore,iI I said again, louder this