The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1910-02-23
LAURENs, S. c. FEBRUARY %, 1910.
in CONCLUSI0N.

are not conscious of the absence of
anything that it is a mental impos-
sibiity. That may be true enough,
and am not going to argue the ques-
ton now: but, | feel very certain that
| am going to miss great deal after
this week, consciously or unconscious
ly, or whether the experience will be
located in the mind or the seat OF the
feelings or what not; | know that |
shall miss something next week, and
that the absence of it will be cause
of pain.
Now | am not going to make the
usual statement that | shall miss the
cry of copy" from the printers. Why?
Simply because it would not be true.
But | Shall most certainly miss the
almost unvarying, good-natured ad-
monition from Mr. Blackwell on Tues
day afternoons: well, if you expect
us to get this paper out tonight, you'd
better stop writing and go home"
Or, "if we can get Boney to go home
now, there will be some chance OF get
ting the paper on the press" All of
which. while somewhat unusual in a
county newspaper Office where the ed
itors are (error0neously) supposed to
be the perSoniiication OF lazineSs, and
the cry for copy" a constant nuisance
to them, is not necessarily compliment
tary; for, it is entirely possible to
write too much. and too much of moth
ings. Anyhow, it has been that way
in The Advertiser Office for the past
two years; we have had enough copy
thrown away, or crowded out. to fill
volumn; and the paper has almost
always been very late to press. In
fact, Buck" Little, the pressman,
swears that he is afraid now to put the
forms on the press before II o'clock
Tuesday nights; he just knows some
thing awful is going to happen.
And then, / shall miss the pleasant
sight of my friend, Taylor, sitting just
across on the other side of the desk
from me. | shall miss tn good advice
that he Is capable of giving, and which,
by the way, has saved me from more
than one serious error. So often has
he said: 81 wouldn't say anything about
that; it won't do any good" Or, that
will hurt somebody's feelings" And
just a side remark here: | don't think
Taylor ever said or did anything that
would hurt anybody; he has as kind n
heart as ever beat in anybody's bosom.
have often tried to argue with him
that feelings" and his kindheartedness
did not so very well with newspaper
work, but he doesn't believe it, and
verify, it doesn't seem to interfere with
his work in the least. lie seems to be
able to work. to feel and to love, and
yet discharge his duty faithfully. He
car criticise without being caustic. can
censure without offending.
There is no doubt about the fact
that | shall miss Mr.. Copelands inter
esting comments on the general GUS
sedness OF things, and his unique OBJ
seTvatiOns, made i'm a style peculiarly
his own. I'm fact, | shall miss every
body Connected with The Advertiser;
our relations have been most pleas
ant, and they are severed with many
regrets on my part.
To the correspondents that have so
ably assisted me in making this a
county paper. in reality, | extend most
sincere thanks. There is no paper
that l know of, that has better corps
of correspondents. and their work has
contributed materially to the success
of the paper
A man learns to love inanimate
things, such as violin or piano, and
even such n prosaic thing as q type
writer. | am going to miss this old
number Smith Premier, whose merry
rattle and chatter are really and truly
sweet music to me. ] am not what
you would call sentimental person
O., but do associate in my mind every
~ thing that is connected with my work
even the typewriter. Pausing to think
OF the many words j have written or
this old machine, there are a Thousand
recoilectionS that crowd upon me;
some things have told Of peoples Joys
and the God things of life; others
have been of the sad deaths of some
loved ones or the story of crimes
awful and revolving. In the chronicle
ing of these events, my old typewriter
and have been partners.
To review my experiences during