The Cordova daily times., 1915-06-24
A PARABLE

Running newspaper is generally lying bed of thoms, with occasional bouquet thrown at the editor. Quite often the editors up in their places and complain of the treat they receive from the public Over Seward there is controversy between part of the people and the Gate way We know nothing of the merits of the but the editor of the Gateway written editorial which deserves being reprinted because of it's delicate way of handling the subject and because perhaps all editors have little sympathy with the man on the Gateway. The editorial follows:
 "An editor died and found himself in the next world. Being out of job and having learned that newspaper could reside with the Heaven bunch because of the suffering endured by scrbes earth he started paper which, to satisfy the greater number of the population he called The Red Hot Poker enefung by past eXpeence Tn the mundane sphere he made it his policy not to take part in disputes He would treat all people alike This worked well for ime All sides declared their delight at having last really good newspaper that went to the limit of eXepse give the people the best But he found that in leaving the world people had brought with them contrary to what he had been led to believe of their human characteristics In the first place. the community divided into two ciques The minority heaven, fact which bore out what he had been taught and the Big Four were in he'll Again contrary to his teaching he found angels and devils mnging without, however, mixing His first trouble when concert give and he overlooked mentioning the of Mrs BeeIzebubs Annie Mrs B. tce phoned order to stop her subscription Next day he com mented Davey Jones fine stock of ptchforks that arrived the Santa Ana and former Bishop, who always had his photograph taken earth with shepherds staff and lived up to his reputation by shipping in such goods hs advertisement out of the Poker At last the editor began find that to speak well about another almost as much if you had delivered direct attack himself began seriously considering the advabty of calling in Holy Job to give him editorial appointment learned that Job would decline his namesake with the excuse that he was afraid of losing his rep He said he got his place from the job that put up him in the fertilizer fake
 'Fortunatey the editor didn't have much soul left after his mundane trials He calOuscd and indeed could look behind the of the others and good in who in heaven and good in those who were-not.
 He kept up his spirits and when the city election came around he tried be fair but aas side had insisted on declaring him under the influence of side and they refused to give him the printing of ordinances providing the pavemens Paradise Alley side also worked get gold pavements Satanic hired political friend for night wacman although there money to pay him. The good folks who wanted the gold pavcmens for themselves refused to give cnkers to the Even the big four fired the reliable Peter because he had suspected of voting wrong But these small troubles the editor of the Poker compared to those arising from the desire of the weak minded who always wanted to get their own adish ideas published to the exclusion of real Those people finally to the conclusion that the Poker ddn know it's business and they decided to start in opposition The editor of the Poker chuckled He had expected opposition kind but hadn't dared hope one that would play so to pass either with St. Peter Poker same out of sultry secluson and making anges of their friends started the Daily Birthstone Six months later the editor the Brim- stone entered the office of the editor of the Poker
 Good mornn, Mr. Editor he said
 " Morning. What dye want? Pm busy
 Say wel sell that plant of for two bits on the dollar
 (" You aint satisfed?'
 Nope; when took the job we thought we coud make it stick and live in heaven
 'We that's all right answered the Brains of the Poker You go to hell with your paper "