The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-03

the handle flew back and knocked my
Niger down as cold as a wedge. blood
squirting from the ugly cash cut on ms
forehead. Susanna and i, frighteneo
head with cold water, brought him
back to consciousness gave him anoth-
err drink. tied his wound up with tur-
pentine and a piece of an off1ce apron.
and in about an hour. the press was
going again with Susanna and me 10
roll Sawney, our roller, having va
moosed, fearing he might be killed, too,
by that "darned ole press, as ne ex-
pressed 1T.
Once the stove pipe fell down when
Susanna was in the office alone: she
struggled alone to adjust 1t. ana Wnen
| brother Willie happened in he burst
out laughing to see her smut besmeared
face. which she streaked with an out
burst of indignant tears. while he re
adjusted the offending pipe. Only once
in our career have my sister and ia.
| ken a trip together. and then. we went
| to the meeting of the Press Association
in Birmingham. setting our type in two
days. When Susanna went out TO COL
| orado on a trip of three weeks, did ALI
the typesetting, setting up my edito-
rails without manuscript. For the
past several years Susanna has had the
| business management of the ONCE ana
mechanical work to do almost alone.
with only occasional assistance of an
| inexperienced cub.
Our experience has been varied and
| amusing at times. Once n handsome.
gentlemanly young man. representing a
| he courteously made his business
known. he expectorated on the floor L
stepped down from my high stool TOOK
a dipper of water and threw the water
where the young man spat. handing
: him a broom and very politely request :
ed the young man to sweep II up as IL
would soil our skirts. He did So WIN
! a Chesterfield manner and quizzical
smile. Wilson Broun was guilty or the
same breach of etiquette. and when !
handed him the broom, he remarked
tire dirty old Office if l would furnish
| him a mop and tub of water. After
that when he desired to expectorate.
he would drag char across me Ho 90
| to the stove. climb on the chair. llft the
top from the high drum OF the stove
and spit down In II.
our experience with CIRCUS agents ma
always been pleasant: C0le a"u"Gf fl
! flee and courteously invited my sister
to the Wild West Show, He paid spe-
cial attention to her party on the
grounds. and when he introduced them
| to an Indian chief. the chief grunted
and asked Mi Younger if Susanna was
his squaw. This incident furnished a
family joke for many months =,
! Collecting a dollar year is no small
item in a newspaper Office and is often
discouraging We had one subscrloer'
II, R. Williamson. well-to-d do, SUB
! SIantldl farmer. VINO Itlled ~ pay uP
promptly for eleven years Susanna
| saws: I'VE might just cut him off
But I knew Mr.. Williamson and his
forefathers had been subscribers for
"A half century. so l SEM the paper on.
One day. Just before Christmas, Mr..
| Williamson walked in with a roll of
bills. and informed us he had just pad
the mortgage off Of his farm. and all
other debts, and wished to pay The
Democrat He paid all arrears two
years in advance. and sent us a gal
Ion IF fine apple brandy for interest
But life has not been all work and no
piav for us; We have had many pleas
ant hours in our old office and kind at
from strangers as well as home peO-
pie. Abroad. especially in the North
my business card has been the open
sesame OF many places of social diver
sions and public amuserAsnt. The first
DIV 7 went TO the Chicago Exposition
I had not received my passes. I simply
handed the gate keeper my business
card and was admitted. and on that
same card visited every place of inter
est on the Midway. and many theatres
in the city Even in New York. Boston
, recognized at art galleries, theatres
music festivals etc. l have often re
gratted that my revercd old grand
father did not leave me a fortune, but
of the two am more thankful he gave
me a good name and wherever | have
travelled. I have been recognized as q
lady born-without money and without
| price.
, Une day an advance agent of large
, circus called and we wrangled ovel
the price for a display ad. He de-