The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-06-06
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A story About Greeley.

A New York correspondent Of the
Omaha Herald gives the following incl
dent connected with Greeley's editorial
life:
There is a newspaper reporter in this
CITY who received his first lesson in
journalism on the New York Tribune.
Although he knew nothing whatever
about newspaper work, he was pos
sessed, at that time, with hig b opinion
OF his abilities, firmly believing that he
could do anything he saw 6ttoundertaks
making application for a position to
Mr.. Moore, the city eititor OF tine Tribune
he was taken on trial, his first work
being to get up short report OF meet.
ing OF the Quarantine Board. Return
ing to the office he handed his copy TO
Mr.. Moore, who locke ed overit, thought
it would do, and marked it local, and
then placing it in the dummy, sent it
TO the composing room. Gong back
to the office the next morning, our highly
elated friend was sent to report the pro-
ceed;ngs Of some organization which
held their meetings in Cooper
Institute. The newly fledged reporter
was not very favorabIy impressed with
the appearance OF the men composing
the society, and instead OF reporting the
proceedings as they occurred, he entered
into a nowise iattering desert ptlon OF
the men present, aud wrote a burlesque
o. the business they transacted. Re-
turning 10 the room of the city editor,
he 'ound that gentleman absent, and
taking it for granted that his report was
all right, he marked it local as he
mad seen Mr. Moore do with his report
the day previous, put it in the dummy
and sent it along. Upon going back to
the Office next day, he was tod by the
CITY editor that Mr.. Greeley wished to
see him. He Immediately rushed off
to Mr.. Greeley's room, hattering him
self that that gentleman had been so
favorabIy impressed by his contrihu-
tons to the current literature of the
day" that he was anxious to secure him
before the other papers engaged him.
Full Of this thought he entered the
philosophers room, informing that gen
tleman that the city editor said he
wished to see him. Are you tie d-n
fool who sent up that report yesterday
o! the meeting at Coopers Institute Z
inquired that great and good man.
This was not exactly the reception our
cheeky friend had expected, but he
managed to recover himself enough to
be able to answer in the affirmative.
Did Mr.. Moore examine your copy
before it was sent to the composing
room p queried H. G.. NO. sir" re-
sponded the reporter, "he was not in
his room when | came 10, so ! just
chucked it into a little box where mad
seen him put my report the day before,
and supposed it would be all right.
What business had Won to hurlesque
those who were present at the meetiEg|
said Mr.. Greeley.
"Well. ! cons dered them set Of
wooden heads, and | thong hit it wouldn't
do any harm TO Say so, replied the re-
porter meekly.
I'LL man" exclaimed the exasper-
ated philosopher; Il am President OF
that organization. That's all, young
man, YOU can 90
The reporter did not remain on the
Tribune. He was possessed OF great tai
ent, the editors all said, but it was not
lust exactly the kind OF talent the Tn
y,,n, pea1a,l