Year: 1878

numerous questions were answered, ap-
parently in II satisfactory manner,


Searching were the questions in refer
ence to the Dispatch. In answer, we re-
fcrred to Mr.. Brown, the venerable edit
or Of that paper, MS perhaps the most
experienced Journalist, and the most
thorough master of the English Language
OF any Sound editor. The care he took
in composing his editorials and the
amount of political knowledge they all
disclosed was referred to and cndorsed
yet while awardin tog him so honorable
a position, the TACT, that it seemed almost
impossible for him to exhibit these quail
tiles, except in the abuse OF other journ'
alists, or in the bitterest sarcasm of his
rivals o. those who differed from him,
was deplored.


They both endorsed this opinion in
the most emphatic manner, and followed
it up, with the eager inquiry OF what we
thought OF the Democratic Press.


We replied, that it resembled the Dis
patch in its personalities, only it had
beaten old Bcriah Mt his own game. In
the sudden confusion produced by this
remark, we perceived that we had put
our foot in it and gone too far for an
apology, in stating TO the wife and faith
er in law of II. L. Blanchard, the nomi-
nal editor of that paper, an opinion very
commonly held; therefore we let it stand
without modification.


Nothing further occurred to mar the
pleasure of the occasion, except before
leaving, Mrs. 3. gave notice, that Tor this
expression, on her return to Port Towns
end that we should be subjected to so
violent personal attack by that paper
that it would anlhilate us, etc.


While regreting such n termination OF
our existence, we proftssed our intention
to be, to meet such bloody attacks in
such manner as to ward off, if possible
any fatal effects.


This explains why, few week later
such an effort was made TO class the
STAR among the imaginary to9s OF the
Press. and to try so hard to get rid of al
unusually loud noise that seemed to stick
and hang in it throat, so rs to produce
an unusually prolonged bray, that scem-
cd to come from the bottom of its hoo!s,
and apparently reverberated to the ut
most corners of the Sound.


Those who owed this donkey and
had him in training to run the Press
seemed to have proper idea of the task
before them. They found him not only
very easily managed. and perfectly under
their control, but decidedly stupid ms
well. What worried them was, that
without assistanc, his articles would be
the opposite of the frey, flaming, thun-
der devouring kind, they Judged neccs-
slry to make the public believe their,
donkey to be something more than a
common ASS. Consequently they took
every means within their power to pro-
vide him with q sufficient staff OF assist
ants who would create the Artificial
thunder tor him, and keep him stlmua-
ted up to the proper degree of heat, so
us to be always ready for action.


The kind Of assistance rendered may
be inferred from the idea expressed by
them:


"As all the nasty, bitter stuff suffering
humanity is compelled to swallow, is
mostly prescribed by physicians, it is a
habit in some superstitious communities
to attribute, to the same source, mean,
bitter articles that are occasionally pub
ished in newspapers"


Doukeys belong in the sunny south,
they do not naturally propagate their
kind north OF Mason and Dixcn's line


What, to ordinary human beings was
the mild and delightfully."- temperate
climate of Puget Sound, 20 this lone
wAudercr, out OF his proper cline. it
appeared 10 I've a region, "wllosc freezing
cold, fairly chilled the marrow Of his
bones.n SO to keep this pet donkey,
Whom they found 80 tractahle and easily