The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-18
LOST His fIGHTEG EDITOR
EFFECT or PAINTING A SCHOOL
HOUSE TOO, roo NED. .


NVtempt 70 VIC bh rrokfgts WNu WIN
Gsndrr Ridge-A stormy Interview
"A feature OF that influential publioa-
ton the Geeviie Trum pet Blast OF Freedom,
which ! At m time conducted" unmarked
tho ex-editor. was q column with the
heading Chunks Of Information and Mug
gets OF Advice Ono week l wal called
upon to answer In this column q peculiar
inquiry made by a subscriber at Lame
Grow Barren. ',.
1t was. What 10 a AghtIn' editor2' ]
gave the subscriber the necessary informa-
ton. and. OF course. soon forgot all about
the matter. s
Tho o week thsre appeared at the
Trumpet Biasf office q man Win q fsce
as red a it,could get without bIistering.
He wore a coonskin cap and was evidently
Of good nature In spite OF the handicap Of
q set OF very. very yellow whiskers. II
needed but q single glance TO sse there was
somell ing on his mind he meant to remove
without Unnecessary delay.
II gave over at once my sorting Of the
hell box In search Of an upper case e Of
some kind that I needed In q display head
for an editorial giving fits to my hated rival
contemporary over the way ~ q twaddling,
trucking. sycophantio dispenser Of jour-
nalistic venom, and greeted my visitor.
He, took possession OF the. stool. gave q
searching glance about and said:
You don't mind ownin' up that you'm
the editor O. this hero paper. do your
Il replied that I didn't.
Tho visitor nodded and said that was
what he thought.
Well said he. 'then I amt afeard to
admit. neither, that I'm tho Teller citizen
o. Lame Crow Barren that wanted that
chunk Of information about tho Hghtin'
editor. an o I've come In mebbe to git .
nugget or two OF advice
Il said I would be pleased to unmine
the nuggets II IL was In my power.
First place said the visitor. who
seemed to be in a hurry, I'd like to git
another little chunk OF information. with
out waitin' fer to read the answer in your
wisdom coiyum
Il told him no had come TO the right shop.
and what wss the little chunk he wsntsd7
ITS this here, said he. Have you got
fghtin' editor?'
Tho situation began 70 take on something
in the apprehensive line. I couldn't help
after that query. and I hesitated
III my TtupOIobs ~ WOuIu 10 W W DEOVaT1-
cato, I pondered. but wouldn't It be wise?
az the motto Of the Trumpet Btost,
in black typo at the head OF tho paper, was
Pledged but to Truth. to Liberty and Law.
Favor Sways Us. and No Fear can Ave-
I took the chance on living up to il and
that I had nc fighting editor.
-'Then.' said the visitor. you kin give
in Lame Crow Barren a smooth
road to foller an settle Lame Grow society
back into peace an quietness ag'in In a
iihy. An now mebbe I won't have to set
you to diggin' up Thorn nuggets Of advice
I was speakin' OF. But hadn't I better
lead you up TO the pint q little7' said he.
Il told him that IL might clear things a
and he acted on the suggestion Inn
mediateIy and energetioany
ITO start at the beginnin' them said he.
on his coonskin cap Int placing
IL on the foor at his side. and talking an
he was in q hurry to remove the
of his subject from his mind to
mine. Roxianny Shotpunk. ono Of old
Spotpunk's gals. 10 q good gal
an q smart I'm, but she's considerable gin
gerry az 70 disposition. A ~skyrocket with
the match fetched TO Il oan't git UP no easier
no suddonter than that same Roxianny's
dander kin.
Tho predomineerin' outcroppin' Of her
10 rod, redder than q quart o.
sass. You mowt notice that
a toler'ble tinge o. redness tryin'
to show itself on me. just above these here
whiskers o, mine.
''If you hain't noticed it I'll call your
attention to il now, cause there want
n~&k,Nt nAu~~ a~An mar ha~xA an - s~nA
Grow Barren deestric', not won this hero
tinge O. mine. that was quite "A red ~ Roxi-
amy Shotpunk's head up to the time that
Dippy went on q visit to Wild Camden
Ridge. three weeks ago. an come back. an
said that eddioation in Lame Grow Barren
way behind the age alongside o. what
10 was In Wild Camden.
s'"why.' says Tobias. .over to Wild
Gander they've had their s~choolhouss
fer better'n two year" he says.
AN painted rcd. at that! Ding 10 ALL"
he, at made mo ashamed for Lame
Grow when they come to mo over to Wild
Gander an says they s'posod, O. course.
that We had prcachin' in the red school
an me havin' 10 say that yes We
had preachin', but not in no red schoolhouse,
an then to have 'em say Why, how's that7
an mehavin' to own up an tell EN- that our
an painted!
"'"They couldn't understand that" says
Tobias, AN they says that We want dom
the right thing by the rain Gineration o.
Lame Gro Barren. Why. they told me
over there" says Tobias, that there's
scholars in the Wild Camden Ridge school,
house cipherin' In long division to-day
that two year Ego, fore the ~schoolhouse
was painted red.rssuIdn't fgger up tootems
70 save their gizzards!' says he.
well. them news that obias brung
in from Wild Camden sot US folks in Lame
Grow to thinkin'. an last week We held a
to do somethin' fer eddication in
our deestric'. Tobias Dippy was in the
cheer. an Adinijer StiF he riz up an says
that there want nothin' like larnin', an
when it come right down TO tho pint
Of gettin' rArnin' Lame Grow Barren didn't
to take no back seat fer Wild Gam
der Ridge nor other outlayin' kentry.
"'-How many coats O. red paint 10 there on
the Wild Gander schoolhouse. Mr.. Cheer
man?" says Adinijer.
"'"Only one. SO they told me-" says
But it's amazin' thick!' says he.
-'-Then I move you says Adinijsr.