THE PRESS.

Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 201, 31 August 1901, Page 2

THE PRESS.

(To the Editor of tho Tioies.)

Sib, —The following paragraph written by Artemus Ward is so well known to most of your readers that they will not grudge it being cribbed for the benefit of those who have not had the luck to read the lines of this experienced writer: —

“ It was in a surtin town in Virginny, tho Muther of Presidents ar.d things, that I was shaiinfully aboozed by a editor in human form. lie set my show up steep, and kalled me tho urbane and gentlemunly manajer, but when 1, for the purpuss of showin fair play all around, went to anutlier offis to git my hanbills printed, what, duz this pussillanermus editer do but change his toon and abooze me like a Injun. He sod my wax-wurks was a humbug, and kalled me a horeyheded itinerant vagabone. I t’nort at fust [de pollish him orf ar-lar Beneki J3oy, but on reflectin that he cood pollish me much wuss in his paper, i giv it up. ,'c I wood here take occashun to advise peplo when they run agin, as thay sumtimes will, these miserblc papers, to not pay no attenshun to urn. Abuv all, don’t assault a editor of this kind. It only gives him a notorosity, which i 3 je3t what he wants, A don't do you no more good than it wood to jump into enny other mud puddle. Editors are generally fine men, but thore must be black sheep in every flock.”—l am, etc., Ax Admirer of Artejics.