Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-04-21

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-Hsw an Old Reporter Played
IL on = Ysuug One. and Enabled
Him 10 scoop shs other Papers.
The following mania must have crossed
tho ocean and struck tho French capital.
A Paris paper publishes an article enti-
tied. "The TIVE Reporters" which Ia very
good-for that country. It's good enough
for translation. Tho scene 10 located at
tho Office Of Q Cabinet Minister. The Of
iieial was pegging away by himself. when
no WAS suddenly interrupted by . noise.
and the entrance OF an usher.
"what II the noise outside. Josephr"
asked his excsllency.-
"Monsieur the minister. II comes from
Q person who wa discovered hidden In q
cupboard"
"Ths devil | Is It . burglar"
mo, . reporter"
"Anotheri That Is the third one already
this morning."
"Your escellsncy means TO say the
seventh"
"Indeedl"
"Yes. I have taken the liberty to ex-
clude several Of these gentlemen"
"Joseph, you arc beyond all price. Do
not lot me forget to give you some tickets
to the Theater Clury."
gentlemanp"
"Psrbleu | Do you imagine that I have
nothing else TO do but TO receive reporters?
I have got other matters 10 attend to.
Now, Joseph. II you wish TO, ysu may re-
| ceive these gentlemen. Answer all thoir
questions 10 suit yourself. Show them
my apartments. II they insist on II, my
pictures and my art collection. I love the
press everybody knows that, aud ! have
nothing TO conceal from II. I give you
full swing. carte blanche. to do a. you
please"
His excellency passed out. and then Jo-
seph vent out aud soon after introduced .
venerable member Of the reportorial pro-
f~ession. Said the wicked Joseph:
"Come In. come In. There Is ome
thing respectable In your appearance
which inspires confidence. l think also
that I saw you during the time OF tho pre-
ceding minister"
"Yes. indecdi And also his predeees-
scr. and all the Others"
This Is the cabinet Of his e~xcsllency."
THE very sanctuary" responded the
venerable reporter with . low bow.
"You are admitted here only by o spe-
| cisl favor. You are permitted " examine
| everything at your leisure. I must so and
attend to my duties. / will return In half
an hour"
The venerable scribe. left TO himself.
commenced 10 soliloquize:
81 know by heart all your furniture. II
has been Just the same for fifteen years.
and I have described II I don't know how
many times at twenty cents . line. Here
Is the sofa. with swans neck arms the
arm chairs standing on tho feet Of .
sphinx; and the chairs with their Tyre
backs. Nothing Is changed !; nothing Is
new, unless IL Is the portrait Of MaeMahon,
which has replaced that Of Theirs, which
replaced tho portrait Of Trochu. which re-
| placed tho portrait of-ah. good heavens.
| what racket Is thatG"
This break In his "reminiscences and the
exclamation wero caused by Q tremendous
| clatter In the chimney. A moment later Q
| young fellow came tumbling down the
chimney and into the ROOM, bringing with
| him q cart load Of 500 and plaster. Pick
ing himself up. and rubbing the dirt from
his eyes. the youth said:
al beg your pardon. sir; 1 beg o thou
sand, q thousand parions.
The old reporter took o look at him, and
| recognized Rernanfieche, an attAche Of the
rcportorial staff Of the Aryus. The young
man continued:
"Your excellency, my confusion In un-
bounded, l had 70 TAKE TINS means In or
der to GET mo your presence.
The little DEVIL muttsred the other.
"hes coino mere 70 CUT ho grns iroin
unIer my Nery Iee..
aus yvuns IoPoI.e, oon..hu.I
WI, he'.I ssanu eie.' uhA. you,
eeiieney nNs Paiuonou III! AsfuP' 'n''u
SION; an.
"Efceiishcy, tns 3'ne,. ne
tanes me ioh INC minister. Alohl anreu'
suahcei sn!"o". u W
good, especiaily As nc uoesn khow me.
ne tnerclore ou''p"eu Up 0oA'' pun"
stern Official look; ana saiu'
.man,s.u Js K-a,n,,a.che rs,or.er
~ A.. -. IN. -. b,s o,sr Eo o0o
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.I,..I, ,,,,..oJ Al. x0,or-
a., Tna vomun man rs.nmsJ.
an. A., son. i. .n sn;nr.. Il, n. ,.s,.
~ .ai.h,,,;ss
%' ua'". : ~ rsor.n, a. mini',ss
Wv, yva 's,aa .h..a =, nn,iio .,,an'
anu '1'apy m MI, snannS Pr ~. han.
uo., o,,S ~. .;Ii;nn ,h., ,nr varyI
uas .ou "u "
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III. ,Ia,,o ~" All ,h.n ssiJs /.
III ~, Tii civ. Won son,c .charsc.
,oris,;c. 7 IN.
Tbinlinc 10 himself that bis e.cellencv
80 .hsrn,inc ,ha vonny man took ont
hi rois.hooI reaiy ior bn,inc,s.
TIN elder throx bimseIf m,Ie.tic,llv
go, .rm..hsir anil all.
"GaoJ heaven. Mr. K~rrn.naecbe. vou
emh,rrsss me Greatly. What / consent 10
do fnr Won I have never done for any per-
am for. .s I must tell you. I Am very
n.rticnl.r about having nv private Iife
made public. nee N Inc door Is closed"
.Yes. your E.cellency. n Ia all right.
| In order 10 save trouble 1 have had written
| out for me 4 few questions which I am 10
ash you."
"Exactly my method Of doing H." said