The Life Of A Far-western Editor

"We have col Iected $55.50 cash during the past six ïnonths, oud lived on that sum. We liave givefl trom fourceeu to sixlcc hours' labor every day, iuoludiu cjund-ir, each weck wc h-.ivc priuted tho üadonian. The seiniweckly contaiucJ, whoa printed full, about 20,0UJ eiiw, muUiiy 4U,ooo for the week, wnich is tlie avenie prinier's woek's work, without pertoiiutug any other labor. In additiun to this weeü'avrork at the case, we have looked alter Cho choros of the oUca,.niade up the paper, cut mid wet down the paper, wasued the rollers, worked the pr8S, put up the mails and carried the paper. Wo have boulit bewed or stolen the firewood, and ohoppod it with a borrowel ax. We have tlone our own cookin, and lived on one ineal ftsd a cold luuüh a day, never gettiUjf a square ono except wliuü a ciiaiicü U cenu i'ell in our way, and we Would fooi ho riuh thiit we would rush up to the California Hotel. We liave livöd on boiled beef with an oouasional turnip, aud not ini'requeutiy a büiled fruzan pota to and galt for dessert. We would tlieu cliange our diet to soda crac kent and sweeUiiied water for a few days. ïhcro is uothing so conducive to tuo lio.ilth as frequent chances otdict. 1-or the Jast week or tvvo we have been gourmandiziiy on bacon and beans straight, with crackers steeped in weak tea. Wliat tobáceo we cannot be_4 wc buy on credit. Wu iiave uot beeu in bed or lain on a mattrass siuee lust May.-