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others, down to their smallest item, were defaced with
capitals, head-lines, alliterations, swaggering
misquotations, and the shoddy picturesque and
unpathetic pathos of the Harry Millers: the
OCCIDENTAL alone appeared to be written by a dull,
sane, Christian gentleman, singly desirous of
communicating knowledge. It had not only this merit--
which endeared it to me--but was admittedly the best
informed on business matters, which attracted
Pinkerton.
"Loudon," said he, looking up from the journal, "you
sometimes think I have too many irons in the fire. My
notion, on the other hand, is, when you see a dollar
lying, pick it up! Well, here I've tumbled over a whole
pile of 'em on a reef in the middle of the Pacific."
"Why, Jim, you miserable fellow!" I exclaimed; haven't
we Depew City, one of God's green centres for this
State? haven't we----"
"Just listen to this," interrupted Jim. "It's
miserable copy; these OCCIDENTAL reporter fellows
have no fire; but the facts are right enough, I guess."
And he began to read:--
WRECK OF THE BRITISH BRIG "FLYING SCUD.


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