The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-30

events, he had landed in Podunk and
sought the usual employment. But
alas! the deadly machine had shown
its head in the beautiful little city
on the Cedar" and Charles Dana Knot
ington had been turned down. The al
ley wherein once were heard "the 81
lent messengers" OF the gang as they
clicked, clicked" In the sticks, was no
more-the invention of man, with
ruthless clank and clang, had usurped
the bread and butter of hundreds like
Charles Dana K.
Having been refused work he asked
for panhandle" but the cruel heart
OF the editor was petrifying fast and
Knotington turned from the Office OF
the "Podunk Mirror" with sorrow in
his very soul.
But he was not discouraged. Had
he not successfully combated the
stern realities OF life innumerable
times, and, exultant, rose joyously
above the sordid obstacles that barred
his printorlal way? Aye! aye! in.
deed! lA-i
IL 10 W lHluhs bdlu WHO
was a faithful subscriber to the col.
ored supplement.
1T is ten miles to Bumperville and
no freight train before midnight" )"
Ere the starry stars burst through the
canopy of night he would starve like
common hobo who chalked gate
posts and begged for "dookies" of
the kitchen mechanics. May! Nay!
Pauline" he would not let the gnaw
of hunger eat at the vitals of his in.
ner self like rat chewing an old shoe
in the garret.
Philosophically Charles Dana Knot.
ington tapped his forehead with the
index finger OF his right hand and,
sinking down beside pile Of ashes in
the back lot of the Mirror Office, he
pulled from his pocket the Morning
Tribune" and began to read,
Horrible! What's this! Mt Pelee
swallows up a thousand lives!' Life. is
but as candles snuffed out in the
twinkling of an eye!' The entire is.
land buried,in a storm of ashes!' p
7 "ASHESi"al .arN . NJ
The recumbeht form of Charles
Dana arose vigorously, to a rectangular
( figure, t.,as.a ..,.t. ..t.. 49,.
"Ashes,i", he gasped, "Ashes!" .,ir
'Ha! ~ Ha! Ashes!" .1,a.
r In a, moment he was gone, but in
the dysky shadows, Of eyentide a dark
form might have been seen diligently
engaged at the ash pile in the alley
back of where the "Podnnk Mirror"
had its abstract being!
And in the next issue of the Mirror
appeared this notice:
"a DASTARD'S WORK."
"A miserable tramp printer Of the
name of Charlie Knotington filed sew,
eral hundred envelopes with ashes
and clinkers from some Podunk ash
heap last Tuesday evening and sold
them to our inhabitants for ten cents
each as souvenirs OF Mt. Pelee Hang
ing is too good for such hoboes."
But many miles away, lie Sheridan,
Charles Dana Knotington was calmly
smoking clear sauer.kraut-leaf cigar
in the rear of the office of the Straw.
berry Point Herald'-and beside him
rose. fun high, another pile of ashes
and sclinkers, or Mt. Pelee after the
eruptionl
II @ O O
~ @ ~ Rhapsodles.
Zone way to lose your rich relatives
, Is TO stay poor
.Bs ."i''k "it 4 q y.
IA A telephone girl will accept a ring
from any old man, gee lF.t
=, mh 7s7p 4 n n 7kg'
That man who comes up on a New
York elevator is well brought up.
u z I
A man who has been divorced al.
ways takes especial interest in prob
lem plays.
4 :: n
Some people should play on their
pianos as they pay for them, In in
stallments.
y 4 y
Most people start right. What we
need in this world is a few more to
finish as they started
R.,..s