Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-12-21
Tricks Of the Types.


Reporters of the press, like other hn-
man beings, are liable to make mistakes;
aud when one considers the difficulties
with which they have TO contend, we
wonder that their blunders are not much
more frequent. The reporter, however,
it is but just to say, is not always entirely
at fault, seeing that he receives occa-
sional assistance from the printer; and
when beth trip, the result is, at times,
very funny.
As is generally known, reporters are
particularly liable to laundering when
speaker INDUCES in quotation. A reve-
rend orator winding mp an address with
Only the actions bf the just
Smell sweet and blossom in the dust,
was rather surprised at seeing Shirley's
tolerably familiar couplet transmogrifed
into
All the low actions of the just
Swell out and blow Sam in the dust.
Equally astonished we dare say, was
Professor Huxley at inding himself
fathering upon Locke the extraordinary
political doctrine that the end Of gov
ernment was the good of government"
but his indignation was hardly likely to
be 80 great as that of peace. at-any-
price advocate when he discovered that
a cruel Northern journalist, by merely
introducing one unnecessary letter.
turned what was intended to be sublime
into something deliciousiy ridiculous
and made his vigorous peroration end: :
Let us, then, unanimously, earnestly,
resolutely take our place in that increat :
ing host,
Along whose front no sabres shine,
No blood red pennons wave;
Whose banners bear the simple line
Our duty is to shave!
In justice to the fraternity. it must be
conceded that reporters are often sad
died with other folks sins. Under the
heading, death from Drowning" we
read: "0n Saturday, Mr.. j. c.. Jarrold,
deputy coroner, held an inquest at the
Hazard Arms, Mill Lane, concerning
the death Of Thomas Shipp, who was
drowned on the following night" Chron.
icling the coming to grief of young
trapege performer the reporter says
st waa sfterward discovered that the
boys collar-bone was broken, but unfor-
tunately his wounds are not Of a danger
GUS description. Another announces,
without word of protest against the
yiyisectionist, that "a British Workman
is about to be opened at Morpeth Tell
ing OF man who lost his life in riot,
Belfast paper ended the story with /,
"They fred two shots at him; the first
shot killed him, but theseeond was not
fatal" he was not blessed with couple
of lives, like the deaf man, named Taft
who was run down by passenger train
and killed; he was killed in similar
way q year ago"
The Irish Journalists, however, cannot
be accused of monopoliging the manu-
facture of bulls; their English brethren
are equally clever that way, as they
proved by sending the Princess Louis to
Wimbledon TO witness the shooting of
her husband" describing the Prince Of
Wales second son Bg "an amiable boy
like its mother" and announcing that
the Duke of Hamilton would shortly
take to wife the late Lady Mary Louisa
| Elizabeth Montague"
Equally imaginative was the account
given by the American lady journalist
who penned the suggestive item" "On
Monday, April the 10th, Ave hpndred
barrels Of Cincinnati whisky were landed
on the leveo ct louisville. On Wednes-
day, the 18th, the louisville Courier
Journal appeared without e line of edi-
| torial"