The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-06-14
New order of Things.

EditOr RutidRd GLOBE:
For few days past have been rubbing
my eyes with much distrust, and in fact
have been in doubt whether | was really
awake and if awake, whether | had not
been asleep for some time past The case
of Rip Van Wrinkle has at times forced
itself involuntarily into my mind, but not
seeing any similarity between his case and
mine, have concluded that | have not been
asleep But after all there are certain terms
used in our country newspapers, which have
seriously confused me. have for years
been a constant reader of the city dailies,
and have become accustomed to the terms
interviewed" and interviewer" ''our
reporter" and the like, in connection with
them, but | had no more idea that such
terms would ever appear in our little jour
mails, or that any such person of ''our re-
porter" would ever come and reside with
us, than | had that Boss Tweed would
come and make his home in this place of
lean spois. But from the papers judge
such is really the case. - Our reporter
has been round. Certain men have been
interviewed" aud as judge much to
their surprise, have got into the papers. -
Really am somewhat frightened. | can't
talk with my usual freedom. am afraid
of being reported" If | see 0ayJoiy
coming, no matter who, | am filled with
alarm, fearing that it may be an ''inter-
viewer" Why, this very morning met
aunt Betsey, kind neighborly spinster
lady, with whom every one feels it "A duty
as well as privilege to talk and she said
to me: How brilliant the northern lights
were last evening" She was all excited at
the thought of their beauty; and so was l.,
for saw them; but did not dare say a
word. for fear of being reported as :" out
late The wife of one of my neighbors,
has Il daughters AS fine young lady as could
be found by travelling the country over
just eighteen to-day and Of course
every feeling of my heart prompted
me to talk with her; but this
afternoon | met mother ard daughter,
and the mother said, Mr.. --, calling me
by name, Did you know that my daugh-
ter Mary was eighteen today The
thought of the number eighteen and of
''our reporter" frightened me and did not
dare answer word for fear that should
be reported as attacking the profits of the
Gas Company And this morning be,
fore reached my place of business
morning by the way filled with glory such
as we may well imagine surrounds the
throne of the Most High, with an atmos
phcre SO filled and pcrmeated with life
o;';"s .i.'n,"., ,i.... :. r.-i-iy -iii~...t~' az
we breathe, while all nature was robed il
garments of such freshness and beauty thai
the beholder is awed by the grandeur of the
sccne-l met Il Jealous neighbor of mine
and he said to me ''Neighbor this morn
ing is mathematical of the pureness of the
life and character of our Divine Master
and as far as we can approach it, the chris
tian character" | wished from the bottom
of my heart to say yes, but did not dare
for fear should be publicly reported al
''getting interested" And so it has beei
all through the day.
This new order of things cramps ant
confines my freedom of speech fearfully
and the worst of it don't know ''our re
porter" or the interviewer" so | distrus
everyone. | sincerely wish the last specia
village meetinghad not been called so soon
If it had not, would try to get an article
into the warning to see if the villag
would not pass a bylaw to the effect tina
''all reporters and interviewers should wea
badges, and should interview and report b,
special appointment" But as II is to lat
for that, suppose that we SHALL with trem
bling, have to wait and watch
JAMES.
Rutland June a.