The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-07
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Chigger Ridge, Va. Dec 6. II.

Chigger Ridge, Va. Dec 6. II.
Dear Oscar:
| am writing you this word right
at once In order 10 get in on the
ground floor / Just seen a copy OF
Caglton McCarthys The Antidote'
and I want you TO run around to the
city haul as soon as you get your shirt
on in the morning and put in n wpra
with Mac as regards Job on ms ne"
paper as concerns me. l have maze
fires in the Pepper Hin Echo. set type.
run errands, writ editorials. stalled OF
bill collectors, delivered papers TO the
local suckers. and above all that you
might mention to him that l am a
general man around newspaper shop.
or course | amt actively engaged IN
the work now but l have divided my
spear time betwixt the Central lobby
the gen. store. the barber shop and
the Echo offus and I still know what
printers Ink smells like. OF coarse
! don't know what he stands for in
hts paper as yet but | am with him
and no offer will be turned down only
don't tell him because he might be
foolish enough to offer me as much
as fifteen dollars right off the bat,
only of coarse / would not make that
net owing to the TACK that l aim TO
OF coarse II you are glad to do It for a
old friend ] might be able to jue you
down to say 97-3 However I amt
no chinch about such a matter and II
you insist on tho s0-1o all well and
good. Don't waist no time in seeing
/ Mac as ! am champing at the bit to
get back into regular harness. In >ase
he puts his X. o. on the business as
regards my connecting up with him
don't get out no extra announcing ii
but brake It to me gently as am
afraid a piece. OF good news coming
these days and times all of sudden
= like would not exactly be healthy for
my fifty odd years. After 1t is al
settled I will get a picture took and
rite a nice long story about where
was born and why etc. and you car
: keep couple of cols. open on your
!, front page.
am going up 10 Wash. sat. oomins
!, TO shake hands with Ernest Cheering
! ton, who is high mogui in the Amer
: Issue printing CO.. and say hello there
to drop around and see all of the othe
boys and say hello there. how are yol
all? And am OF coarse going TO at
:, tend to the business at hand and rul
a around and have McAdus turn out
; six cent peace. The Town Council 1
I paying travelling expenses for tina
} purpose and ] have leave from then
v to have McAdue put my picture on II
; I will save the first one for you an
y also fix 1t up with the engraving &C
II to let me have the cut and will sen
J. It to you and you can print the ne1
u peace with my picture on It on III
- flrst page Then you can let Mac har
le the cut when You get through with
and he can run II in The Antidot,
!. II any Of them other papers want (
II get ahole OF II set n stiff price on
and we will divvy. But be sure I
get the cut back as will want
~ keep II for souvineer.
20 won't be able to write to you Il
III few days until get settled IN
- lodging house up there but when yot
subscribers write in and say. what
c the matter with the paper. 1t ain
y, got no backbone no more? you ju
ct stall 'em off and IN a few days 7 w
~ have my old line OF philosophy rul
~ ming again and they will be so hnpr
- they will forget THEMSELVES and pay I
TO their back subscriptions. will XII
o. EN- all what I see up there In a dasl
- ing style and they viii tell the
q friends. gee. that's good stuff In Il
=. fpaper get. end then 4or <wifl ma
~ hole passed. of new fellers on yo
y list and Hicks, that Yankee circul
ue ton mgr. from Ky, Will have som
thing else to worry about as regar
vs. collection.
~ Don't forget TO put a nickel In I
"a Salvation Army kittie and hand NJ
10 a few boquats as regards my new
paper equipments.
* Your'n,