Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-05-17
the money he had given to his

the money he had given to his
father.
When he arrived in New York,
with but ten dollars in his pocket,
he engaged board at a low groggery
kept by an Irishman named Nc.
Morlick, at twenty shillings week.
He was refused work at the Journal
Of Commerce by David Hale
because, in the opinion Of the latter
he was a runaway apprentice. After
searching all through New York,
and getting no work, he had about
concluded to give it up in despair
and walk home, when an Irish shoe
maker at McGo1lick's referred him
to West & Co.'s, IS Chatham street.
A Vermont printer there interceded
in his favor with the foreman, who
was Colonel Porter, editor since
ofthe sporting paper called the
| Spirit cfthe Times. That gentle
man set him to work on Polyglot
Testament, which was very difficult
composition, and was astonishcd at
the correctness and amount of his
work. While at work the first day,
Mr.. West, the proprietor, asked
Porter, "Did you hire that id
fool?" and, upon being replied to
in the affirmative, added, "well, for
Gods sake pay him off tonight, and
let him go about his business" But
the style of his work prevented it.
From this time his fortunes began
to brighten. He obtained work as
a compositor, finally became mas
ter printer, and lastly newspaper
publisher, but it was still number
of years before he met with any
marked success.
A STORY ABOUT GREELEY.
A New York correspondent OF
the Omaha Herald gives the follow.
ing incident connected with Gree
ley's editorial life:
There is newspaper reporter in
this city who received his first less
on in journalism ON the New York
Tribune. Although he knew moth
ing whatever about newspaper work
he was possessed, at that time, with
high opinion of his own abilities,
firmly believing that he could do
anything he saw fit to undertake.
Making application for position to
Mr.. Moore, the city editor of the
Tribune, he was taken on trial, his
first work being to get up a short
report of meeting of the Quaran-
tine Board. Returning to the Office,
he handed his copy to Mr.. Moore,
who looked over it, thought it would
do, and SO marked it s'local," and
then, placing it in the dummy, sent
it to the composing-room. Going
back to the Office the next morning,
our highly elated friend was sent
to report the proceedings of some
organization which held their meet
ings in Cooper Institute. The new
ly-hcdged reporter was not very
favorably impressed with the ap-
pearance of the men composing the
society, and, instead Of reporting
the proceedings as they occurred,
he entered into a no wise flattering
description of the men present, and
wrote burlcsquc of the business
they transacted. Returning to the
room Of the city editor. he found
that gentleman absent, and taking
it for granted that his report was
all right, he marked it "local," as he
had seen Mr.. Moore do with his
report the day previous, put it in
the dummy and sent it along. Up
on going back to the office next day,
he was told by the city editor that
Mr.. Greeley wished to see him.
He Immediately rushed off to Mr..
Greeley's room, flattcring himself
that the gentleman had been so
favorably impressed by his con-
tributions 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 gentleman that the
city editor said he wished to see
him. care you the d-n fool who
sent up that report yesterday of the
meeting at Coopcr's Institute?" in
quired 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 cx-
anime your copy before it was sent
to the composing-room?" queried
H. G. "No, sir,'' responded the
reporter, che was not in his room
when came in, SO l just chucked
it into little box where l had seen
him put my report the day before,
and supposed it would be all
right"
"What business had you to bur-
lesque those who were present at
the meeting?" said Mr.. Greeley.
"Well, l considered them set
Of wooden heads, and l thought il
wouldn't do any harm to say so,'
replied the reporter, meekly.
''H-ll, man." exclaimed the ex
asperated philosopher, 81 am Presi
| dent of that Orranization. o.
course they are u set Of wooden
heads, but it won't do for the 7ri
bune to say so. That's all, young
man; you can 60"
The reporter did not remain o,
the Tribune. He was possessed o
grea, talent, the editors all said, bu
it was not just exactly the kind o
talent the Tribune needed.
Tho Victim Of q vapor Bath.