Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1867-07-24
1REszE JOURNALISTS IN LONDoz.
AN AMUSING SKETCH.

THE London staff Of Newspaper report
ers is principally made up Of Irish men.
What a treat it was, some years back, to
dine with those choice spirits, at the old
Cheshire Cheese Tavern, Drury Lane
This house has Of late years become the
resort Of second-class sporting men, and
is no longer fEequented by the reporters.
What wise saws, statesmenliks views,
breadth of thought, classic wit, and
flashes of humor, one listened to, amid
merry peals Of laughter, worthy of school
boys out for a holiday At those gath
erings, tie Cork brogue could be heard
in an animated discussion en- Irish
wrongs, with the broad dialect Of Done
gal, while the young Dublin student,
fresh from "Old Trinity" disputed a
passage in Homer with rolliCking man
from Galway
But among these worthless, the strsng-
est, most whimsical, eccentric, gifted, IN
fortunate, and loveable, was Jenny Far
rell, from the beautiful city of Cork.
Jenny was Parliamentary reporter for
the Times long before it had staff Of
Parliamentary reporters, and many are
the funny stories told of him while in
that capacity. Almost sure to be dis
missed or severely reprimandsd before
the session was out, be was as sure 70 be
taken back and forgiven. Sometimes
going down to the House, after too con-
yivial supper, he would put all the speech
es of the honorable members into one
One time leading Tory member eGront-
ed him by some sighting allusiOn to Ire
land, and out of revenge, Jenny con-
densed a long speech of his into two
lines in the Times. The gentleman call
ed at the Times Office and complained Of
the report. Farrell-Who, By the way,
suffered greatly-Was sent for.
How is this, Mr.. Farrell" asked cne
of the editors Mr. - says that he
spoke last night for an hour and a half
and you have only given him two lines
in the Times 2
&" He wa-wA-was in-Hn-au-dlbIe In the
gallery" said Jenny.
Very well, sill" replied the gentle
man, g suppose I must take the ex-
cuae but you shan't have to make it
again"
In about two weeks after the gentle
man made another long speech, and
frightened the decorum of the House by
his loud tones; but, as usual, he only
cot two lines in the Times. In great
wrath he called again at the Office to
complain. Again Jenny was sent for.
The moment he entered the room, the
angry man opened on him:
Now, sir, what excuse have you to
offorP l spoke loud enough last night,
I should think"
"You spo-o-oke so loud" said Jem
nv: g." you bro-o-oke the dr-r-drum Of
my ear"
He was dismissed on the spot; but
was reinstated before the member had
reached his club, for he was a spoiled
favorite with the conductors ofthe Times,
and thew would not abandon him at the
bidding Of the first Duke in England.
After he became superannuated he con
tinued to draw his full pay, to the day
of his death. And herein lies one Of
the reasons of the success Of the Lon
dom Times. 1t tisa prince in its dealing
with its employees, and therefore can al
vays secure the best talent.
On another occasion a musical pro
lessor arrived in London. His fame had
travelled before him and he was announc-
ed as a great star. ItisNsua for the
atrical or musical celebrities to complt-
mcnt the reporters with champagne
sumner or something OF the kind, before
appearing; but it seems this foreign pro
fcssor, who was very pcnurious, thought