The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-09-10
WEARS ago when I was editor
of The Pickens Sentinel, and

had a~delightful Office all to
myself, in the south end Of the
building above the stairs, and
was not crowded with subscrib-
ers stumbling over each other to
pay their subscriptions, [ spent
many pleasant hours writing
against space, writing editorials
and stories for the paper. Then
My limbs were firm and strong
and free, life had a thousand
charms for me-
One beautiful day about the
time apple blossoms were falling
softly all around; a fair cousin
made me happy with a visit to
give me an item of news. After
this was attended to, / noticed
she was making a careful sur
vey of the Office and It's furni-
ture, and she asked: Where
did you get that nice new safep'
T replied that the people who
sell those safes offered to sell
me one. I told them if they
would take an advertisement in
the Pickens Sentinel and allow
me to pay for it in that wav
that they could ship it out.
Thew agreed to- the proposition
and gave them forty-fve dol
lars worth of space for one year.
She scanned the roller-top, desk
and inquired what that cost. /
told her it cost thirty dollars in
advertising. Her attention was
then directed to a new un-
abridged dictionary. She want
ed to know what that cost. l
told her fifteen dollars in adver-
Using. Then she inquired the
cost of a new heater that had
been installed in the office. l
told her that it cost fifteen dol
lars in advertising. Then she
laughed and said, We'll [ guess
you would take an interest in
Hades if they would take it out
in advertising" I told her that
I did not want any interest there
and-had none, but if they in
sisted on selling it [ might give
them a little space if they would
allow me to transfer it to any
one I found interested. [ fur
ther informed her that [ paid
grocery bills, clothing stores,
and dry goods bills in advertis-
ing space, and that [ rarely
traded with people when [ found
that advertising space with such
traders was not current. That
space was plentiful in my paper
and that commerce consisted in
the exchange of commodities,
and in bringing and taking
things from where they We're
plentiful and not needed to
places where they were not
plentiful and much needed. |
had managed to secure trans
portation to and from New Y York
in exchange, for advertising
space, and that [ was going to
take the trip very soon.
She wanted to know who was
going with me. [ told her | did
not propose to take any one.
That I was going alone, and
that it would simply be a couple
of weeks in a new school that !
meyer attended and I proposed
to learn all I could without the
handicap Of any company.
So in a few days [ packed my
suit case and was off to the
Metropolis in a Pullman Car,
which I was Informed would
land me in Jersey City. Then
was to take a ferryboat to cross
the river and I would land at
the Desbressus Street station in
New York.
There were great crowds OF
passengers, and [ did not fee
like being hustled about. So
was not in much of a hurry. ]
was looking at the new scenery
and the strange faces and think:
ING about the columns | would
write on my return.
There were many cabs and
hacks and hackmen, all clamor.
ing for passengers. | set my
suit case on end and took a seat
thereon, so that I could comfort.
ably watch the procession,
After most of the passengers
had disappeared, a nice looking
well-dressed Irishnlan walked
up to me and wanted to know
whv I did not come on. | told
him [ was resting and that ]
was not in a special hurry like
most of the people seemed to be,
and that my business was te
take observations. He said
Come on and get in my cab
and I will take you up town. "
I stood up and asked him how
far it was to the Hoffman
House. He said it was about
two miles. He picked up my
suit case and put it in his cab,
but I did not follow him, and
he came back and said, why
don't you come on, and [ told
him I wished to know what the
fare would be. He said it
would be two dollars. I told
him that would be a good wav
for me to make money to walk
two miles for two dollars, and ]
believed I needed the exercise.
''Ah! pshaw!" he says, come
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