The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-01-24

,,r.;on Of the United States ana III Inc bloie,
NV, tho Acts. oath cttiItcr. ed verse, where
"norc perfect knowledge" is spoken o.,
The Experiences oE - &oca' i'es''''|A
We Doubt not that every socal reporter OF
daily newspaper could recount sn ia'eitsl'
ju.- c,av.cr Of incidents connected "ah hS
career. The experience Of local reporter
Of the Utica Herald Is in example:
in turning over the pages OF memory, ne
SAYS, I find those relating TO my eAil. e1-p.
Hence IS Il reporter MARRIED by 1fequch. "a
c!lma.ion points, printed in co!orS anu WIN
;ohb:n- type When l announced III. ~
tcrn,;n3tiGn 10 live ly my wits my iatncr,
,v;,h delicate apprecinticn, prophcsicd that
I world staryc in two weeks. Owing 10 lhe
.trrnrth Of nv constitution did not; but
,r;Sl, | had-and my friends wish SO TOO.
When 7 secured Place rs reporter ior the
DGiiy Bulqe Blast Of BenticyVllle, the pa'ef-
uaI voice assured ne That | should sec WIKI
[ Should sce-and | did.
"On the day on which my engagement
commenced was sent to write up u case OF
highway robbery in neighborinS village.
interviewed the robbcr, and he slld us nilllie
was John Smith, aud told me all about IL. AS
he seemed to be IS wicked as nc coula NC,
selected The blacklist ink IN the ONCE, ana
when the next days paper appeared Jonn
Smith stood ont boldly, the blacklist sihoncIe
Illustration Of total dopravity that coGld pe
pailted with pen. During the Gay Suan-
ger called to ask why had put his name IN
the papcr. lie observed that nc had us Sooo
4 mind to punch NY head as he ever mad 10
CIT q dinner, and lie looked like man 10 en-
jov dinner Said IL, Pm john Smith ON,
nc, YOU amt l replied. 'Ics am SAD ne.
[ t3d lin about the other John, ana he
seemed little more quiet but he said, rs lie
t,Ir;cd 70 20. every one that knows INC
THINKS il was me- 'Woll,' unused aloud,
| won should not lead life 10 subject you to
s,,>piciou.' He turned to make some olhcf
REMARKS. but he missed ne, and only broke
one or two pieces out Of the back Of my chair.
l went away then. r,
"The next evening tried Il concert. The
leading vocalist was famed the world over
for her talent as singer, and haZuncd III
urniou III print that she sung well IAcrS
W., vocal music i'll my vicinity Tor seFci!N
havc. Every singer | met belonging III
HtHtcyyill2 said | yTas 2 fool, until began
10 liink il !nr>t !c 50, and they uulteu III
coudolunng G:iEo lie concert ara ny ADiii'!
20 Tr!.G iilU:itsi! cit-lc!SiLs' 49, -,
Then there va; lecture. did not like
that lecture, and, protlting hy experience,
did not praise il. al the same time, ana
equally influenced hy experience, did not
! condemn i. ] rather eraGed TN opinion.
| The lec.,rct called around before night with
,r,;t. Thunderstorm p"rclel on his brow.
lie ..i.i had damn2l him with faint praise.
| lie Gi,i not damn l3 in that WY; he pG!'-
! sued the o!d-i;!s!lionc.t ,liiphuroiss method,
! AMI Tel! tina. lie was through long before iie
| rot tl:pu.jl. II" advised lie TO apprentice
| .nyscl; to blacksmith.
al related tics" incidents 10 Tie manager.
| Il, ted nc not to take any halfway ground:
II you Lit y man i'll print, hit him SO il3Tu
! tl4t lie won't want any mere That sounded
well, and 50 when the Benueyvil!e singers
":rc 2 concert, which was ia every respect
NOS. ,n;.c!.t!c future, just charged among
| them and cut riglit and lett. 1iy Tic vas 10,
| devoid Of incident III some days. Inc
tenor called Il my house regularly every day
for = week. was always out. The basso
uromcnadod Iaiu street with big stick.
The sopranos brother made anxious III
1uirie. after lie. All the singers quit singing
In public, and church. people, left without
cl!ui!<, pointed me out 10 their children as an
in,idcl au,l hereto, who had interlercd with
public worship, and who did not know any
thing about writing for a newspaper. at
tempted to pacify these musicians by telling
them that I lad dealt with them exactly as
they wanted me 10 deal with the other sing
ers, but my efforts proved Intellectual.
Then the chief Of police sent for me. "A
dastar(lly assault had been committed IN the
street III open daylight. The man was deai
10 feelings of shame, and had SO Tar escaped
punishment for similar offences, put the Clic!
thought that by ridiculiug the offender l
should make lin feel his shame, and that by
making tie thing prominent l could secure
his punishment from the proper authorities.
I thought so too. l gave tile item display
head, and l lavished the most scald!ng of
:.lrc.is,n auG tic most mirth-prOvoking r!dl-
culc on him, and the effect was highly salts
Cactory-untii the article appeared III print.
1.-The next morning tie IMAM sat IL my
chair. lie had been bailcd. In his hand lie
bore persuasive Iludgcon. lie wanted to
know why put display head Oh him, and
acted as though he intended TO put display
head on me. His intentions were carried out
soon after-and SO WAS !. lie made scrcra!
objections to my method OF getting out police
reports. The most striking OF these objec-
tions was the bludgeon. calmly replied to
his arguments with the paste-pot md pair
of shears, following up my temporary advan-
tage With paper weight and unabridged die
tionnry. Before he recovered the thread OF his
discourse an elderly man stepped Into the office
and asked who WAS conducting the local de-
p:utmcnt. l told him that was question
in my own mind Just then; but had no time
10 pursue the conversation. / did not at
tempt to report what followed in full; in
deed, believe / took no notes. After the
doctor had set my arm, and his friends had
taken my opponent away, returned 10 the
office. The old man said that if was ut lib
erty he would like reply to his question.
He wanted to know who managed the local.
As be and were alone in the office, and he
looked feeble, l told him ] did. "Well,"
said he, pointing to the item had been dis
cussing with him OF the club, "don't
you think that way Of making crime q
thing to be laughed at llas u bad influence
on the ycung:" / told him that idea had
not been among the things that had
struck me. He added: alt seems SO to
me. Make crime q matter Of sport, and We
first endure, then pity, then embrace" ]
replied, huinhly: You will never get !;
better chance 10 embrace than You had just
before he struck ME the last time" lie
suggested that Was untitled for the duties
81 my position, and went away. Then came
g business man, who abused me because |
lid not mentioned that the incident narrated
in the same unfortunate item had occurred
within three doors of his store; and he got
mad when ] told him that if ! had mentioned
any store il would naturally be the nearest
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