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New Zealand Herald, Volume IV, Issue 1189, 5 September 1867, Page 4

Don't Fjbget to Pat the Phinteb.—ln tho dnyß of old Mycall, the publisher of the JVeivburyporl Herald, tho aherili of Essex, Philip Bngley, had been asked several times to pay his arrears of subscription, At last one day he told Mycall that he would hand over the noxt morning, aB sure as ho lived. "If you don't get your money to-morrow, you may bo euro I'm dead," said he. Tho morrow came and passed but no money. Judge of the sheriff's fueling when' on the morning of the following day, after he had opened bis Herald, and saw announced tho lamentod decease of Philip Bagloy, Esq., high-Bkeriff of the county of Essex ; with an obituary notice attached, giving tho deceased credit for a good many excellent traits of character, but adding that he had one fault very much to be deplored—ho was not punctual in paying the printer. Bagley, without waiting for his breakfast, started for tho Jlerald offioe. On tho -way it struck him as singular that nono of tho many friends and acquaintances ho met seemed to bo surprised to eoo him. _ They mu B t have road their morning paper. Was it possible they cared so little about him afl to have forgotten already that he was no more? Full of perturbation, her-entered the print-ing-ofllce, to deny that he was dead in propria persona, "Why, sheriff," exclaimed the facetious editor, "I thought you were defunct." " Defunct!" exclaimed tho shoriff, " what put that idea into your head ?" " Why, you, youraelf!" B aid Mycall, " did you not tell me- -""Oh! ah'! yes!" stammered tho sheriff. " Well, there's your money. And now contradict tho report in your next paper, if you please." "That's not necessary, friend Bagley," said tho joker, "it was only printed in your eopy!" The good sheriff lived many years after this " sell." and to the day of his death ulways took good oare to " Pay the Printer!"