Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-07-04
v,ysEARNEDrO Re 4 REPORTER.

From the Detroit EfSf I''cSS we take
the following:
He came up the four pair of stairs
saturday morning. and Is soon as he
had recovered his breath he wanted to
know if the free Press would like To
engage another reporter. lie sad he
hadn't had much experience. but he
said it in a tone which wis meant to
convey The idea that he knew hi, bu>i-
..,~>. He wa> tail and thin. and had on
a plug hat which looked As il i; had
been run over hya pair of mules. his
collar had sweat through. and his ban
,launa handkerchief was remarkable
for the many cTcvaSsc> III Il. Ills
boots were red viii, old age. and his
pants were stuffed iu.a the tops. Nev-
VrthelcSS his face was one To command
attention and his tones We're respectful
In reply he WAS told that there WAS al
NAYS room at the topot he prote son.
lust as Daniel Webster told a Young
lawver once upon 4 time. lie said he
Thought ahou, four stories hi-+h Wa
about Il, near the top ot the profession
:S Il fellow could get, hnt hi, Joke Wa
too old to laugh ut. He didn't want
much pay. he said, his object being To
Identity himself with some growing
Journal an let the II e.inc Years bring
MN Nttii IL ana itllItiS. liz "'N ''ttt
nineteen wears old. aud he had plenty
ot time. lie said he could sit up three
nights running. irl-rt,ih;c himself int"
the affections OF the police i'll one brief
+ hour.and he knew the iifelnon and cap
tliu~ OF hctrrrNhoatS would love him
on sight lie could rcaor, anything,he
sad. from 4 tlO- fight to Il regatta. and
i,c wrotc lightning hand. l'c was
used to religious meetings and knew
all ahou. medical conventions, and
would so for woman suffrage or he-
canlc Granger. .lu>t rs the paper de-
S;rtd lie preferred, he sad. 10 work
all day and night: hu; If the oiIi e had
u rule requiring Il iian TO sleep tiiree
or four hours Out OF the t"elitN-lOlf,
he Woula obey.
He promised mach more. and his
tones crew more serious rs he talked.
He WAS lcing consumed by Il burning
ambition to Weld Il lead pen IL. and
ice wa.cr lad no effect on HIM. lie
WA, .'up" in grammar. posted on the
poets. aud rs for history. he could re-
peat every important event from !he
hour the boy Stood on the buluin.
,iecl, down To Eli Perkins fight with
the in. contributor. He had brought
along a few specimens OF What he
could do-taint efforts scratched OF
with chaiil-hghtlnG VELOCITY. lie
handed one over. Ii reads:
MrRpER,M-.\b 10 O'Clock last
uite the cry of murder was herd on
utle OF our name streets. and as usual
the police WAS not in sight. The cries
was repeated several times. being enuii
TO curdie the blood O. the hrave>t man
that ever lived. car new reporter Al
once
The item was quietly handed back
10 him and he was informed that be
lroit Was not his home. His talents
were too much for the toWn-too many
wears in advance of ii. They couldn't
;,pprcc.l:c him here, but in Chicago
nearer the setting sun - they We're
sanding around the corner looking for
such men.
You hain't a foolin', stranger" he
asked, his face expressing tine 2sravest
anNic:N.
Na-lie could depend on it. 1t is a
solemn thing 10 foo with Young man
lust starting out i'll life. and 1t WAS also
against ihc oilice rules.
And Chicago iS-lS-'
"Just two hundred and eighty-four
miles west of Detroit
.o'ood-bv, stranger he continued,
rs he rose up and picked up his bun
die and put the end of his lig cane UNI
der the trap, I'm very much obliged
10 You. and il don't walk it in four
days S because the railroad bel gives