"I can write it in a very short time." "Ah," Witherspoon replied, "but Brooks is used to such work.

He writes our advertisements." "But this isn't an advertisement, and I prefer to write it." "Of course, if you can do it satisfactorily, but I should think that it would be better if done by a practiced hand." "I think so too," Henry rejoined, "and for that reason I recommend my own hand.

I have worked on newspapers." "That so?
It may be fortunate so far as this one instance is concerned, but as a general thing I shouldn't recommend it.

Newspaper men have such loose methods, as a rule, that they never accomplish much when they turn their attention to business." Henry laughed, but the merchant had spoken with such seriousness that he was not disposed to turn it off with a show of mirth.

His face remained thoughtful, and he said: "We had several newspaper men about here, and not one of them amounted to anything.