A REASONABLE INFERENCE.
: *'" A Yankee' editor thus confesses to have had dealings with Satan — for the good of his leader^, of course, I was -sitfcittg -inmy-atudy^w-ben —I-beard^a < knock at the door.;. " Come m," said T; when the door opened, and who should walk m but— Satan !, "How d'ye do?' Stiid'he. "Pretty well," saiil I. A "YV%at are you about— preparing 79111* leader^ V "Yes," said I, ''" Ah, I daresay you think you are -doing a great- deal of good ?'' ** AVelU'i said I, :.f* not so much '. as I couldj wish j^but a little Jjood, 1 ' hope." "You have a lot of readers?' . said he. " Well pretty well fqr . that," said T. " "And I daresay you are proud of them." said Satan., " iS T o," saiil- I, " that tarn not, for not one "iliir-i" of them pay for their papers !" " Well," said he, "then they are an immoral lot ; but let me have the list, I think I can do a trifle myself with such people." I
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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 2, 30 November 1883, Page 2
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166A REASONABLE INFERENCE. Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 2, 30 November 1883, Page 2
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