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Show THE EDITOR" ruder the obscure credit of "Ex-change "Ex-change and the above heading the tollowiiis good thing has been printed in news and trade papers, and will bear repeating in this publication, although al-though we feel the credit due the author au-thor has been meanly withheld from him : Consider the editor. He wearetli purple and line linen. His abode is amongst the mansions of the rich. His wife hast her limousine and her first-born sporteth a racing car that can hit. her up in 40 hat. Lo, All the people breaketli their necks to hand him money, A child is boj'n unto the wife of a merchant in the bazaar. The physician getteth 25 rolden plunks. The editor writeth a stick and a half and telleth the mul titude that the child tippeth the beam at nine pounds. Yea, he lieth, even as a centurion. And the proud father fath-er giveth him a Cremo. Behold, the young one groweth up and graduateth. And the editor put-teth put-teth into his paper a swell notice. Yes a peach of a notice. He telleth of the wisdom of the young woman and of her exceeding comliness. Like unto the roses of Sharon is she and her gown is played up to beat the band. And the dressmaker getteth two score and four iron men. And the editor gets a note of thanks from the S. G. G. The daughter goeth on a journey and the editor th-'V., th himself on the slory of the ' - "veil party. It runneth a column'.! -id. And thefair one remembreth ? 111 from afar with a picture postal card that costeth six for a jitney. Behold she returneth and the you-the. you-the. of the city fall down and worship,. wor-ship,. She picketh one and lo she pickelh a lemon. But the editor cal-letli cal-letli him a most promising young men. and getteth away with it. And they send unto him a bid to the wedding wed-ding feast and behold the bids are fashioned by Montgomery Hawbuck, in a far city. Flowery and long is the wedding notice which the editor printeth. The minister getteth 10 bones. The groom standeth the editor off for a 12-month subscription. All flesh is glass and in time the wife is gathered unto the soil. The minister getteth his bit. -The editor printeth a death notice, two columns of obituary, three lodge notices, a cubit of poetry and a card of thanks, end he forgetteth to read proof on the head, and :e darned thing connate conn-ate 'Jt: "Gone to Her Last Roasting ive e." sit nd all that are akin to the de-Viised de-Viised jumpeth on the editor with exceeding great jumps. And they pulioth out their ads and canceleth their subscriptions, and then swing the hammer unto the third and fourth four-th generations. ""' . -. . ... . Canst thou beat it? Ex. |