The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-04-10

ness, his wife died suddenly, leaving
him with eight dear little children.
the eldest of whom was but seven
years of age. This is calculated to
fill the minds of readers with per- 2
eight children? And, II so, that the
Oldest was butseven years of age?" =
81 forgot to state that Mrs. Nc
Chicken had been married before, and
that there were three sets of,twins."
"The omission is important. no.
tice that you say, in the fourth para
graph from the bottom, that AIcCslqcl1.
en- went to sea when he was a young
man, and that his craft was stove at
Fiji islands Then Immediately after
ward you remark that at poker he
never had a rival Now, can hardly
believe you mean it, and yet do you
know that a superficial reader, glanc-
ing over your article, might easily
get the impression that McGlucken
went to sea in a stove. and soEehow
or other managed to. row himself
ashore on the Fiji islands with
poker Read it over and see for your
self I tell you. Mr. Peters, this kind
of a want of definiteness won't do for
a newspaper. 1t confuses peoples
minds, and maddens them, and brings
them down here with murder in their
hearts"
81 admit that It is not exactly clear"
"But this is not the worst. What do
you mean when you say, in the fifth
paragraph that while Mr.. McGlqcken
lived in Perkomen township, he was
somewhat lame for few years, and
that he had the largest corn in the
country-it was more than eight feet
high? Now, do you mean that he had
a corn eight feet high. or that he had
corn in his field eight feet high and
II the latter. why DO you associate the
corn with Mr.. McGlucken's lameness?
Don't ycu see for yourself that most
persons would get the notion that Nc
Glucken's lameness was caused by
corn which grew up through his boot
and was fastened to his hat? Why.
Mr. Peters. if we were to print thing
like that believe this Office would be
gulted by mob before night"
81 see. | must rewrlte that"
fright afterward, next to that sim
gular reference to the fact that his
aunt persisted in putting on her gum
shoes whenever she went to bed, and
that his grandmother swallowed her
spectacles three times in church. you
remark that in 1906 Mr.. McGluckeu
was taken with torpidity Of the liver,
whereupon he joined the SwedenbOr-
gian church, and voted the Populist
ticket regularly. You see you fail to
make the thing connect People will
want to know how tOrpidity OF the
liver drove him over to the Sweden
borgians. and why a Swedenborgian
with an ineffective liver should have
propensity to support the Populists.
And no sooner does the bewildered
reader give up the problem than you
add, respcctin 4 McGluckens con
nection with th Ihurch choir, that he
was a fine sir sr generally, but on
this particular sndsy he rode his ia
vorite horse to urch, and, as he had
the heoyes, he Ad to stop before
reaching his de nation, so he missed
his usual partiC alton in the services.
ct cetCrR. ct &C n. ! pledge you my
word of honor. 2. Peters, as man
who has his'fn 'on the public pulse.
there will be Hlon people. around
here tomorrow }erfectly savage to
know whether eClucken had the
heaves, or whet.ar the horse had! No.
Mr.. Peters. it T,1n't do 1t really
won't. I want } put in good obitu-
ary of McGiuc' a. | know you want
to do him justit can see your SYM
pathetic feelinl mnning all through
this article. It ) chock-full of genuine
emotion. You Sally mourn for Nc
Glucken. But. zng it! young man, IL
would let the Ghowy tumults of sor-
row that rage Il eur soul boil out into
the columns of = Daily Argus ln"this
particular form ! should have the
whole McGluek hmily after me with
a libel suit. within forty-eight
hours all the Gae asylums In the
state would b. crowded that the
patients could Breathe! No, you
must overhaul eurbish it up; re-
write 1t: remo' i lick 1t into shape.
| I'll giev you or are chance"
Mr.. Peters / iad IN his resigna-
ton, and sougt position as conduc-
| tor of street =. 49,
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