Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-09
STREETS AND. CORNERS.
fBY "RUsTYKUss, OF THE PROGRESS
EDITORIAL STAFF

(BY "RUSTYKUSS, OF THE PkOGHEsS
EDITORIAL sTAFF.l
OF all the shut out people from the
scenes and pleasures of everyday life
it is those whose calling is that OF
printer. To them, 90 far as the
shifting panoramss OF the daylight
hours are concerned the time might
AS we'll be night, for not moment OF
time can be spared, it requiring every
minute of every member OF the force
to bring The paper out on time and
make ready for the one Of tomorrow.
Circus or trade parades may make
gala the day without and stirring airs
of minstrel bands impregnate the. air
with concords of sweet sound, afford
ing diversion and carrying JOY to-
Others, but the poor, faithful, shut
in printer must stand at his case
with the ever and anon "cllck, "
"click." of types as he builds them
into "ems'' through his composing
stick" kept up, to this end that the
very scene that the multitude without
is witnessing be recorded to the
world through the paper when 1t ap-
pears. A printer at work is oblivlous
to the world, and yet after all. but
little goes on that he doesn't know,
and Notwithstanding this actually sees
less OF it than any one living. But
the printer, though all this be true,
is not necessarily an unhappy person
age. Generally he is found to be
quite light hearted-happy in the
consciousness Of faithful perform
ancs of duty, and sympathetic, clan
niah and liberal to fault for, and
with those of his kind, for be knows
by experience Of what it is to be .
printer worthy of the name. and let
ons come along stranded. but with
credentials, and at once he is received
with open arms. with confidence and
| with a solicitude akin to that one
would evince and have were it long
| lost brother who had turned up. In
fidelity to those of his kind there is
no one of whatever calling who tran
scends the printer. His prayer book
is found in his fsalty to duty and his
bible his sympathy and steadfastness
to those like himself. who toll, (shut
out from the world). for their daily
bread and these, after all, are the
| charms and the redeeming traits that
make the hardships of the printer g
life bearable.
"There is nothing that succeeds
like success 'Let it get reported that
a certain concern is experiencing q
phenomenal wave of success and no
| power can keep back the tide that
| will Immediately set in to make the
succes greater, and yet little further
along let the report become current
that. that very same concern, land
with the stock in trade, just as msr-
itorions as it ever was). is encounter
ing rsverses which will swamp 1t nm
! less a change comes soon. and imme-
diatsly there 10 conspicuous absence
of those who were the loudest In their
congrarulations when everything was
running smoothly, and nine times
out of ten the remark by these former
enthusiasts, such as 81 knew that all
the time, - ''It's good for him, etc.
ssLaugh and the world laughs with
| you.
Weep and you weep alone. !"
Prosper and there is no need Tor
| hired help to push you higher, it will
feel honorsd and pay you for privilege
of pushing. but just start down hill
and you will find clear track with
| everything soaped and creased for the
occasion.
"When fortune smiles We ride in
chases
When fortune frowns we walk De
| Jasus.