The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1877-01-25
THE NEW REPORTER.

Hewas bright looking young man, with
unexecptionabiy good clothes, and a bright
eager way with him that inclined the chief
to take him in and let him see what he
could do. He felt, the young man said,
that he was born to be a reporter, like
Horace Greeley and Mr. Bennett. He
knew he had it in him, and all that he want
ed was the field, and he would make his
own opportunities. He worked on the
Halck-Eye one day, and we do not know
what has become of him after that, but we
are sorry he is gone. There was so much
life and sunlight about the Office during his
brief stay. He hadn't been on the street
on hour before he came rushing back into
the Office radiant with enthusiasm and a
whole hat full Of fights in his note book.
Then he dashed out and went around the
block, and came tearing up the back stairs
Ike house a-fre with a 6rst-class, g!t-
edged, lavender scented scandal cass. He
started off to dinner, but came dashing
back to write upa runaway, an apopleptic
fit, small robbery, and street car COLI
sion he had encountered on the way. We
never saw such man to gather up news
He could hardly find time to eat his meals
on account Of the constant rush Of items
And when he got to writing them up in the
evening, no had to lock the door to keep
new ones from rushing in on him. We
said
''The Office has got a treasure. That
man is worth million dollars week
And the rest of the boys stood around
with their meagre note books, complaining
that the town was awful dry, and fairly
bursting with envy. We had to run a
supplement to get all the young fellow city
news in.
The next morning the chief had a very
impressive interview with the new reporter.
The business Office was filed with mis-
celaneous crowd Of citizens, and two or
three policemen, and few ladies The
boys leaned up against the door of the
private Office to hear how much salary the
new man was going to get, and if he would
accept an interest in the paper. They
heard the chief say
"And this long item about Jerome c.
Plastonburg. That is paid notice, as you
were told it is worth $50, and YOU have
spelled his name-the vital part of the 30
tice-wrong every time. Once you have
called him James l.. Longherty, one Jabez
OPhiliarity, and in al other places Jacob
D. Plathersburg. What on earth possess
ed you to make such absurd and injurious
blunders as that %
"Well, good land ~ exclaimed the young
man, chow was [ to know how he spelled
his name? He's stranger to me. Be
| sides, [ did my best to get it right. I look
ed all through Zell,s Encyclopedia and in
Webster's Dictionary, and couldn't find
any such name anywhere. How's any man
going to get along without mistakes if the
office library hasn't got reliable book OF
refernce in it ?'
There was pause, and then the chief
resumed
"And here is this item about Rev Mr.
Throopledyke, whose marriage to Miss
Minerva Possonby you notice very neatly
and then append the outrageous statement
that the reverend gentleman has a wife and
nine children in Indiana, and it is thought
he has one or two more somewhere in Wis
consin. Why -"
"Well, that's So broke in the new man
Il tell you he has a man on a train told
me so down at the Union depot Yesterday
got that all straight. That's true as
gospel"
"Who was the man ?"
81 don't know; he was stranger to me-
and it looked too fresh to ask his name"
Glow did he know Mr.. Throopledyke ??
"He didn't know him he just told me
about preacher he knew that had a wife
and nine children in Indiana, and [ asked
him to describe him, and his description hit
old ThFoopledyke to T o, it's him,
know"
"Thcn, continued the chief, after very
painful pause, during which the boys held
their breath, "here is an item stating that
Christopher K Rofan Bogus Hollow
sneak thief, knocked child down near tht
railroad crossing and stole a tin bucket, ter
cents and milk ticket from her. This i!
atrocious. 1t is terrible. y
"Why," asked the new man, "wasn
that Rohan"
"No," said the chief, with some asperity
'Mr. Rohan is President of the Young
Mems Christian Association, and a citizer
of the highest repute. Now where did yor
get that item q
''Wen, the item is all right, but [ WASH
sure of the name; but | told hacllmar
about it, and asked him if he knew who th'
first man was, and he said he guessed j
must be old RoAan, and [ found the ful
name in the Directory"
The boys could hear the chief sigh clea
through the door.
"Then," he continued, "what made yor
say that old Mrs. Malavers committed SUI
eide while in state of desrondency, bro
on by excessive use Of intoxicating liquor 2
aNVell, didn't she p
"Didn't she +? She is alive and down il
the counting room now, and is President Q
the Womens Temperance League.
sHVou vol yvall y said the new man In