

HOW I EDITED AN AGRICULTURAL PAPER. 



I DID not take temporary editorship of an agricultural paper without misgivings. 

 Neither would a landsman take command of a ship without misgivings. But I 

 was in circumstances that made the salary an object. The regular editor of the 

 paper was going off for a holiday, and I accepted the terms he offered, and took his 

 place. 



The sensation of being at work again was luxurious, and I wrought all the week 

 with unflagging pleasure. We went to press, and I waited a day with some 

 solicitude to see whether my effort was going to attract any notice. As I left the 



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