THE PLEASURES OF AN EDITOR.

Patea Mail, Volume 1, Issue 13, 26 May 1875, Page 3

THE PLEASURES OF AN EDITOR.

Editing a paper is a very pleasant business. If it contains too much political matter, people won’t have it. If the type is small, they can’t rend it. If we pnplish telegraphic reports, folks say they are nothing but lies. If wo. omit them, they say we have no enterprise, or suppress them for political effect. If we have a few jokes, folks say we arc nothing but a rattle head. If we don’t admit jokes, they say we arc an old fossil. If we publish original matter, they blame us for not giving selections. If we publish selections, folks say wo are lazy for not writing more, and giving them what they have not read in any other paper. If we give a public man complimentary notices, we are censured for being partial. If wo do not, all hands say we are an uncouth bear. If we insert an article which pleases the ladies, men become jealous. If we do not cater to their wishes, the paper is not fit to have in their houses. If we‘ attend church, they say it is only for effect. If we do not, they denounce ns as deceitful and terribly wicked. If wo remain in the office and attend to business, folks say we are too proud to mingle with our fellows. If we do go out, they say we never attend to business. If wo do not pay our bills promptly, folks say wc arc not to be trusted. If we do pay promptly, they say wc stole the money—American paper.