The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-11-08
QUIT BEING AN EDITOR
The Man Of Experience Worked al II For
tOnr Months.
TOOK "cROwsFOOT CLARION FOR A DtBI
with the Aid of the Competent Of
flee Boy He Got Out slash
ing Paper.

In the course OF my somewhat NaiASu
career" said the man of experience. Il
have turned my hand to several occupa-
lions that have afforded me so many
pleasant diversions that 1 would gladly
take them up again for little While 10
the hope OF infusng some interest into
my present monotonous life But there
is one business that 1 should fight shy or
even enough | saw fortune at the
other emu OF the road. Under no clrcun-
stances could / be induced 20 puphsh
newspaper. with the assistance OF Syl-
weston Duckwall ran paper onee fof
four months, and | consider myself quai-
fled to speak VITA GutuOrIty on the VI
fcissltudes OF the calllng
"lhe name of my paper was the crows
foot Clarion. The Clarion was my owl
properly. / bought 1t from I'D scott
did not want the CLARION anu nau ~
intention OF buying IL when l met scott,
by appointment IN the lobby OF the GID
sen mouse, IN Cincinnati, put before
mad talked with HIM fifteen minutes
had come TO the conclusion that wouiu
have TO take the paper or lose the wAoie
OF the $4,000 due me from him on a Col
orado mining deal,
Z" You have been a good friend TO me,
Horatio said Scott with mucn feeling
and I'd rather lose an arm than see you
cheated out of ,ent through any mia
management of mine. But the fact IS
am head over heels in debt, and the
only way | can square myself VITA you
is to give you deed for the Clarlol'
want to acduit myself OF that act OF res
t!tuion at once. ia like to make tina
transfer OF the property this afternoon,
and then could take the evening train
for the West where, | am bound to sink
my Identity until such time as can
scrape together enough money to set
a few pressing little debts that wouii
be sure TO harass my mind to the Oct
/ riment of my financial acumen were |
! to remain at home, and you could go
right up to Crowsfoot and assume con-
( troll of the Clarion
SCOTS audacious proposition nearly
noored me- But how can assume con-
troll of it?' / protested. 1 don't know
the first thing about the business
oh, laughed Scott that's all right.
You don't have to know anything about
It. The Clarion can almost run itself
Besides you will have sylvester there TO
set you right on anything you are not
sure about. Sylvester is my general util-
ity boy He is afflicted with a slight I'M
pediment in his speech, but that In no.
wise detraots from mis- usefulness, He
has been with me for two years and you
will have to get hold OF tougher business
Office in my time If he Is unable to crack
them for you
THE whole proceeding by which
gained possession of the Clarion was
Characterised ny extreme unconventional
ity. II was O'Clock when Scott first sus.
gested that ! buy his paper. BY O'Clock
the necessary legal documents had been
duly drawn UP and attestcd and the Clar'
ion was mine. At 5 o'clock Scott started
trin
minutes later / began my hours ride
to Crowsfoot. Arriving in the village,
registered at the small hotel, then, beint
anxious to inspect my recently acquired
property | strolled down past the office
OF the Clarion. The hour being so late.
had net expected TO find any Of the stat
qabout the building, but when | stopped
before the door l saw that a light still
burned in one of the lower rooms anC
through the unshuttered windows caugh
n full-length view OF a red haired bo!
who was industriously whacking himsel
across the knees with a two-inch ruler
So intently was the boys mind centereC
upon this species OF hagellation r$lt h
did not hear the opening and closing o
, the outer door, and not until had enteret
e the office and stood directly before hin
was he aware that there had been a wit
: ness TO his self-chastisement. The instan
he saw me he was on his feet BOVINE
= courteously.
"'Mr S-s-cott amt here he said, con
d futedly. He w-wwent TO Cincinnati Ito
, day. He said m-In-mebbe hes b-b-b
4 b-b-back on the I; 80 train, and that's VIII
] s-s-tayed so l-l-late. though
4 man, mebbe he'd have something to tel
!, me. But g-g-guess he amt coming now
: It's p-p-past s o'clock, and he ought I
a be here by this t-t-time'
/ THE boy stared at me wonderingly a
y he spoke, and I returned the look in kim
e Are you Sylvester asked
4 "'Y-y-yes, sir said he.
Then have something to tell you
said l. 1t is needless for you TO wal
longer for Mr.. Scott. He won't be her
: any mere
Tho ruler slipped from the boys out
stretched hand. then fell on the bare foe
n with little thwack. oh, c-c-come. now
-. he said 'W-w-what are you g-g-givin
. me? Why amt he c-c-comlng?'
, His absence lis unavoidable | r,
:. Piled Mr.. Scott no losger owns tn
= Clarion 1t belongs to me-,
q Sylvester sank Imply to the floor be
side the ruler. I'm e-s-sorry he's gone
4 he said He was p-p-powertul good
me and l-l-liked him morn | can t-t-tel
There wasn't anything I
w-w-wouidn't Do for Mr.. s-s-scott; H
: d-d-did everything for me. d-d-idn
amount to shucks when he t-t-took hol
: If me-d-d dent have no home, nor r
If folks, nor nothing, and he t-t-took m
right in off the s-s-street and made an o
: fee boy out'n me. l wish Mr.. Scott woul
. c-c-come back
u THE boys grief at the desertlon OF h
y employer was truly pathetic, and I WI
c sincerely touched By It. He may retur
some time said. consclingly. He spoil
very highly of your ability and said yC
: would give me any information I migl
: need in the management of the paper
q "A CLEAN OF pleasure chased away II
i woe -begone expression on the lads fat
J. and he raised himself to the swivel cha
e beside me 'D-d-did Mr. S-s-scott 81
J. that he asked. fWw-well, sir. he's abol
J. r-r-rght I'm pretty will acquainted wit
: the C-c-claricn. It's a g-ggreat p-p-pi
per. It's sworn c-c-circulation is 1897 al
the actual n-Fnumber Oh c-e-copies RI
en- each Wv Week is 1900, not c-c-eoun
ing in the p-p-papers we use here abo
e the office and the one M-m- mis- Lowm.
eets to- delivering milk 10 the cocoa
The C-c-oarion comes out eve
= w "wednesday. II is an eight-page, Sc
=, en-column weekly. one-hslf OF which
~ D-p-patent insides and the other ma
u l-l-lonal news items p-p-perscnal p-p-pa
IN agrsphs ANA editorials. The c-c-ciarl
a. Is republican In politics end hss hi
-. ha al cd aft