The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-04-28
1T HAPPENS TO ALL OF US

| The following from herb FeIKel OF
the ST. Augustine Record goes right /
home to almost every newspaper man:
A Drama tragedy In One Act.
Scene-Evening Record building.
| Enter Mr.. Madeitquick, who IS
spending the winter in st. Augustine.
Mr.. Madeitquick, 81 want to get a
copy of the paper that had the cattle
editorial in it,"
| Managing Editor, who has been in |
terrupted in the middle Of a ehristen- |
ing write-up and who doesn't particu- |
iarly fancy his editorials being called |
cattle-"Do you refer to some edi- |
torial in which the tick eradication
was discussed"
Mr.. Madeitquick. ooh. no; it was on
a no-fence law. / believe-by Mr..
Rowand, I think" Very definite).
| M. E.: "You mean a communication
by Mr.. Rowand. Well. he some
times averages two a week, all splen-
did articles. too"
Il Mr.. M: "Well, this was the one he
poured it to fellow named Carson in.
1 thought that was the best one he
wrote"
M. E.: "Mr. Rowand has very effec-
lively poured it into fellow named
Carson. on several occasions. but Il
will try to find the paper"
i (After a search of thirty minutes
in the fling rooms upstairs, Managing
Editor returns with the proper paper.
Madeitquick decides he will get "two
copies" of that issue. Another trip
upstairs, and the Record Company is
!. 10c. richer).
M. E. writes all of ten lines more on
. the christening, which must go in
that afternoons paper or the young
, hopeful's mommer and pepper will
, have fit and fall in it, when.
( Enter Mrs. Center Mental: 81
2 would SO love to get a copy of the
2 paper containing Mr.. Bimini Waters
: DEATH
, r"Do you remember the date?"
r "No, I don't. You know had that
}, paper once. but. dear me, ! think I
), must have wrapped up my shoes in it
s when / took them to have the man
: hslf-sole them. l think everybody
r ought to have their shoes haf-soled
t nowadays. 1t might cut down the ter
g rihle high cost of living. They say it
r will, but my husband says it won't.
o He, owns wooden mill in Massachu-
e sets, you, know. But wouldn't wear
t overalls, would you? think it's dis
graceful the way those. women in
Washington are parading like that
y in overalls, you know. But suppose
G that's a way they have of showing
: their determination, isn't it? Dear
me"
e M. E. breaks in when Mrs. Mental
= stops to get her second wind-"Do
d you remember the month in which
Mr.. Water died ?"
"We1l, let's see. 1t was some time
d last summer. August or September,
d think. Or maybe it was in the late
fall or early winter he died. You
e know it was the flu. Everybody had
IS it nearly. He couldn't have had flu in
the summer. though. could he? But he
might have. at that. | hate to bother
you this way, butt must have that
piece. You don't suppose it is pos,
If siDle that Mr.. Water died i'm the
e spring? But come to think of it.
8 really believe he did. Time flies so
$. Dear, dear!"
" With the aid of several other mem
Irs bers of the staff whose memories are
d drafted into service, the issue of the
n paper containing the story of the
d funeral of Mr.. Bimini Water is locat
G. ed after exactly AZ minutes.
n #"Dear me, it took time for YOU
+ people to find that one paper. Il
Ie seems to me little system in thi:
is plant would make your work so much
easier"
.e ayes, ma'am, it certainly would
\ Five cents"
h. "Oh, you don't charge for old pa
,e pers, do you? Mercy! l should thinl
=. you would want to get rid of them
is out of your way, you know. Well. JUS
n have the man collect when he come.
w around. l owe him for two weeks
= anyhow. Or maybe it's three weeks
owe him. I'll just pay him this will
the other. Thanks. awfuHy; good
tye."
She exits to street.
And the christening story barrel,
makes it to the forms in time Tn,
family is just tickled silly with tn,
account of the affair. but they won
think about ordering extra copies O
the paper for several months yet.