The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-10-05
From the Pharos.
From the Pharos.
Wy First Effort as a NeNvspaDer
Reporter.
BY TRoI ZONE.

"'"S Fence gallon l concluded 10 try my hand
as newspaper reporter. l starched my shirt,
parted nav r in the middle. donned my sw.l.
icw-tai!ed coat, daubed nv fingers with ink and
started tor S,rngtcwn, Pennsylvania. Arriv-
Ing at the Gazette office, l found the the editor
WIRING bitter ,rtcs against the Chronicle. n
rlvsi p'prr. l III ,de my business known md
me Idea seemed 70 strike him torcihly. Here
Was chance to III Ike repu' alton for center.
prise Heretofore he had written hi. own I'd,
ITO lais, Sc the type, worked the press. swept Il
office, sawed the wood and PLAY ed the organ in
church on Sunday. In fact, he was III the organ
business, FOR six days OF the week were devoted
TO the organ OF the great democratic party, and
the seventh To the church organ He would
engage my services Just 20 show Scrlggs Of the
Chronicte that the Gazette was established on II
hrm basis, aud weuld maintain its supremacy.
NY hrst was to change my politics. / had
been fostered by the hide aud leather intere,,
and was an old fashioned Wing. The change
however, was easily made. Ny next duty was
to change my clothes. This was far more diff.
cult. as had no change in my pocket 1t was
hnaiiy accomplished by II process known only
to the profession, and | was ready for duty
Snags, the editor, informed me that he wanted
the reputation Of his paper for thigh toned
Journalism" kept up. he wanted truthful. ,nde.
pendent, fearless reports of everything ;h,t
TRANSFERRED In Stringtown, but if it was possible
| to create sensation" he desired me to do So
told him woulG keep the tone Of the Ga-ettG
up to high CO. and tha. Sensations were my
| sepcial delight He asked ufe to attend Par.on
Hopes church, where he played the organ on
sunday, and revert his sermon. must act free
and un'rammeied II saw anything 10 criti-
else must do II .earies-ly; il wished to CON-
mend the Performance on the organ was at Ii
erty to 60 80 went to church and made I! @
following report:
by pnrtculrr request visited Parson
Hopes church last Sunday. We have heard
many poor sermons during our brief stay on
this mundane sphere, hut never before had the
misfortune to listen to .uch mess Of senseles-
| tw"ddie as EN- mated from the polluted lips of
the p's-headed r'rson. 1t WAS puerls com.
I eination or sheer cant and effete balderdasn.
The old bhtherskite insu!ted au intelligent at
dience by boldly enunciatinv the doctrine of
Christian perfection. Psr.on Hope is denen-
ted oyster; stupendous fraud; IL crack .braine!
divinity peddler, beside whom II well behaved
ourapg outang would be prince of light aud
knowledge. How c"mh unity Can toleratesuch
II miserable Apology fer is mystery t.
While the p"each,ugw Is insu tIerable, the music
was still worse. The organ sounded !ik. the
mingled tones OF dozen cracked gongs. II Was
eNcrucla'inG and we make the Spirit %: II TX.
ness blush when dignity i. with the name
"' o'Scoro' Inc instrument Is totally worthless
anu Tue performer KNOWS no more about music
'nr nan o'."u jack'se nn"ut the aurora oorea!i-.
Ane editor WIS a''t'Htd WIN rheutn'tism af'
'o' "a. evening service h"o 'he fesponHoiii'y
ana iaoor OF Issuing the paper devoived on he.
in"e' s"N' "'e -. sene'"' "',rc'o"' III Zee
U'o Ho,I'' ,''' sem 'or i"'on nope ana 4 to''
..o ~ D " '"u!. "a prominent yer
NJ, AZ, Ie'"'-'at H'o oee" announced % ept X on
'.onun. '''"'n-' ."o ~ II was III 'fe "io-t OF
III e@ti'lns c7h H''Sh, Hn'ts desired me 10 re-
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"ou.u nn'u'siy conclude aiter taxing tie
homeopathic oose' that the editor lived ON mus