The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-08-08

town, an Zeke n1mSelI a1Jer ne naQ De-
come imbued with the Importance of
his adventure, was brought up stairs,
where the printers was an, seein how
his fame had preceded him, as the feller
sez, via me, Zeke begins ter believe
himself an goes over an over his har-
rowin experiences ter the new editor.
War type, sez 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 great day.
mo one leaves tho printin Office for
lunch, for the publisher brings up
great spread Durin the evenin things
begin to quiet down. We has full re-
port of the great storm, an, ter cap the
whole story, typo composes an sets mp
as the muse hits him dream of poem
called "A Winters Tale which de-
scribes the storm ranoramalike. 1t was
byrd. All night l jerks the press
while the town plugs drop in an COM
ments an admires the paper.
"The paper is sort of 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 n our hands then, but when they
has chance ter see the paper they al
| most loses their breath.
t'The former editor was a conserva-
| tive, narrow, weak hearted sort of a
man, brought sup on prejudices that
| didn't exist in the make up of me pal
"The biggest type in the Office was
used an the paper was called special
storm number, with dispatches delay
ed in transmission, by special CORE
spondents from Rollin Creek an Shat
tagee Junction.
every vicinity Of a subscriber 8
home was covered, an they were tickled
ter death almost ter read of the news
brought in by themselves an Of their
own narrow 'scapes.
1.-The poem by typo was pronounced
, very creditable by the village minister,
who was literary sort Of chap him
self, an, although the storm story rath-
er dazed him, still, bein lost in admi-
ration for me pal 8 enterprise, as it were,
he could not fail to give praise, an ev-
erybody In town-man, woman an child
followed suit.
'sI tell you we 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 dowr
with the grip. At the invitation Of the
minister typo gives a Shakespearear
readin in the town hall, with me as as
sistant, speakin 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 column of praise to the mag
nificent talent of our accomplished fel
ler citizen, meanin typo. comes il fol
me righteous share. I'll bet typo has {
clippin of that paper with him yet.
"We has money to light the gas will
in the days that follows We is asket
to join the church, which we does, mo-
that was partic 'larly interested in sucl
coins on, but typo was a friend O
the minister's, so we joins Typo start
all sorts of wrinkles a-goin. He ism
such favorite with the men folks Oh
account Of his lordly ways perhaps, bu
he sets the woman folks almost wild
He gifts up debatin an literary circles
an every ole gal thinks she ought t
give readins in costume.
"Those were DARN days in Shattagee
Finally one night, to cap the climax
as the feller says, after burst Of ap
plause for an ovation on Home Cultur
an Home Philanthropy, typo, as
member of the congregation, moves, Al
it was carried by storm Of applause
that the minister's salary be raise
from $400 to $500 yearly. Typo was il
, resistible, an while the men folks ha
been dead sore on any such idee fO
years past the winnin ways of me pf
carried them away momentarily-
old girls especially.
"We goes inside ter congratulate tn
minister, an he is deeply thankful te
us BOTH But he sees, an typo sees, tha
it would be dangerous for us ter renal
in town when the wheats come ter the1
senses, an they sees how they has bee
hypnotized, as it were, so we leave
/ town for the midnight express goi
9 east. never has been near that tow
) sense.
"Typo2 Oh, he's out Chiway, b.
: lieve. was readin Chi paper tt
o year of the fair, an sees half colum
T account of a lecture on Shakespeal
a delivered before Mrs Potter Palmer a
8 the other eminent ladies of the literal
T exhibit at the Columbian exposition
!. I've hearn typo give it before in the san
II manner, only he had some new wrinkl
j. this time
h "His name was mentioned = bl
. that's another story, as the feller says.
w. Fl. Feeny in Boston Herald