The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-05

apron full of type. Washington nana- press. thirteen dollars In real money, strong constitution and q heart fui'
 rake any young man. of fsirly good country edrcatlon. more than his share of nerve and q strong love Tor his Ter bowman and why should ne pe atEa,a Far. to woo that nckle goddess, Dame For-
 David had travelled over the country as far west as Memphis and as Tar east s s sns ssS % far m sosta 90 you can readily observe that David ssa @Ulid truly The pshs Of Rs sssst psys pS sss SoaEh ssf m iGls Ss s ca and about two bushels of type and thus armed was prepared to make his debut In journalism in the little, new and already thriving village of Green Rs s,s ,sslas s.Sss Psss ss s,s swhISss Ss.5 yS % bis piacel was to secure 2 g2od boara- ty daughter and an amiable disposl- ton, one who could be rstood of" In definitely if need be Such person ssantry ss a,uaK 1Rass es peoRasa yoa kaoS how to hunt for Ter.
 He settled this question once and for all by sending. his old trunk over to that nigist and smacked iils lips over real buttermilk delicious golden bat tercakes and home-made sorghums he < When Mary Louise. the landladyss ss pretty golden haired daughter, came In to clear away the dishes. Dave gave her one look and--capitulated He
 They spent most of the night in the parlor he playing the organ, for he was quite nifty musician. she singing n to his rich baritone, and what tnsL iseked .in harmony they made up n en-
 Az he vent to bed that night Dave decided that he was the luckiest ol the success he would make ss the bril-
 The next morning was 2 busy one for Dave. az he must put in the day lo9k- less had his plant instaiIed Id the second floor of building. old and diiapidafod. but facing the public square. and con
 From his " window where the case stood from which. he set up the type. he could command 9 view of the home q Miss Mary Louise ',la apa coSld ,,Tba sss sss and watch her golngs and comings un- observed. This suited him miGhtiiy.
 The next step was to interview prom nsst s1 essnsss Ss s sF s a ss. tG s sw Sa z which vas Wednesday,. He socursd promiuea of hearty co-opefation, ana several ads for his first Issue which. tf the Lord permitted. was 10 come ous Oh pave sSS1il fSu1ily realized and appreciated the dignity Of his new position Defore the cofnmNnity and It was truly smile ossh Sf ss e ssatsd ss hsssf st Ss desk and began to pen his first editorial " was two hours In writing. and when he had scratched on the last closing une 1t was with a feeling Of pride that ne hiked over to the long primer case and began setting 1t up. double-lsading U as be went It was Indeed masterful effort. and ana m % tRe Ersat ' good if it would do in the cofnfnunity: he believed the whole county waited breRthelessly upon his words. Men would stop their plsoMiins as0. hi } read 1t and discuss the poetry of hts words as they sat and held hands In ths At aim last alsahs the saiutoFy' s was set up and dumped upon the galley, g. proof taken. read and corrected.
 All during the afternoon as Dave t.ps .9rksd s ssay ssayylalns ks tSas ss must Ss seated and make themselves comfort able but that he was too busy 70 talk. He hoped they would excuse him. etc.
 One old farmer brought in . ham to pay for his subscription year in ad- vance, another brought 2 live turkey, sHcthsr tb. sgsas eSntrS Sf sISsor eon the realm" he accepted everything with a smile and gave a receipt for It. and though he had no use For lt nm self he could trade It to his iandlady " A very neat arrangement all around.
 Business was humming. Dave couldn't manage things by himself, SO serviceS of a boy, or devil" as he Is called by the knights of the scissors.
 Such a treasure Dave located m the person of a neighbor's red headed. Mrs. Peihanl's recommendation. The boy proved quite apt under Dawes tu- teiage and with the exception or astn- ma and q ehronic h4pit .ot sSafsns aS fa as 2 and clothes was a very desirable boy
 Things were in rush and confusion eeoh ea pave Sry rSa scarcsly a had time to sleep and eat, which pleased the widow nightly, and her daughter, who thought Dave about the sHartestt piece of humanity she had ever set her peep
 Dave had ha6 a cut of Mary Louise made In. Nashville, and was going to run it Saturday. She could hardly
 
 At last the eRentful day dawped. and the type being all up and in, the forms. awaited only. the trip to the press bed. The irst and last page had in MalrsaSdS that supplied the patent ontsides" for country newspapers.
 Al i2 o'clock sharp Dave would run of the first issue of his new paper
 4 e messenger boy came into the once with a telegram. Dave opened 1t and read: "Come to Memphis on first train out. Important (signedl senator
 Ye Gods, ana the next train left at 12:i6. He had just about time to make it. If the Senator telegraphed him 1t was something of no doubt great way. He must 90, the Senator was his mainstay, and his most powerful influence back of his paper.
 Calling the office boy to him, Dave explained the situation and told him to get nigger to pull the press and priflt 1000 copies of the paper. as ey- erything was done. Locking up the last form, Dave placed 1t on the press the f town mali through the postofice to every name on the list. he would be back soon the next morning to attend 10 thei mailing of the county lists. etc. attend to the matter. and with hur- Fted good bye. Dave caught the train for Memphis.
 "deyils" go, and meant well; he fully realized the responsibility that was suddenly thrust upon him. and went first of all in search of a strong negro boy to pull the old handpress, and priut inc town edition. Finally he secured a Ianky, black Ethiopian who soon caught onto the proper swing to give inc old press to make 1t print, and while Archie linked the forms. they could set along first rste: