STOPPING A PAPER.
TO TH^ ET»3siß. - , | .(•• Sir, — djpwpqs. to. recent correspondence with a "Gentleman and Auctioneer,,,' 1 would suggest the insertion of the folldwing authentic story : — ' ; = j "A good story is told of Mr SjWa.itf, the, former proprietor of the '• Philadelphia Dally' Ledger.' $y his course in some public question, on which different persona' had different opinions, Mr Swain offered a number of readers, one of whom met him in Chestnut street and thus accosted him :p Mr Swain, I've stopped the 'Ledger." '"ji/Vhat^ is that you say, sir?' 'I've stopped the* 1 Ledger,' ' was the stern reply 'Is i,t possi. ble I' said Mr. Swain,. '. My dear- ;siri jwhat. do you mean? Come wjth me to f mjfc o&iee.' And taking the man with him, he "entered the office at Third and Chestnut ■. Streets. There they found the clerks busy a,t their desks ; then they ascended to the editorial rooms and composing rooms, where .'they found everything was going on as usual ; finally they descended to the machine , rooms, where tho engines were afc worki ' ' if thought you had told me that you had stopped the « Ledger ' V said Mr Swain, 'So I have,' said the offended subscriber. 'Well, I don't ace.the stoppage. The 'Lodger' seems to be going .on/ <Q, "I mean to say— that ia-^that 'f— ah— had stopped taking it. 1 ' "'ls'that all?' exclaimed. Mr Swain; 'why, my dear sir, you&o&'t 1 know how you. alarmed me.' " I have not seen the Ensign since Friday Has it stopped I—l1 — I am, etc., ; : ' C. U. G. Gore, June 22, lßß4. ..,. .
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Mataura Ensign, Volume 7, Issue 368, 24 June 1884, Page 2
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263STOPPING A PAPER. Mataura Ensign, Volume 7, Issue 368, 24 June 1884, Page 2
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