Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-03-04
Check Checked.


81 see you beat the record this morning" said
the horse reporter to the law editor, as these
two powerful minds were being conveyed to the
fourth floor of the Tribune building Yesterday
morning.
"What did you say, sir7" replied the law edi-
tor in an interrOgatve manner. as he gazed
fixedly into the surrounding atmosphere.
my remark" resumed the personal friend of
st. Julien, twas intended to convey the idea
that when it comes to writing anything about a
horse race the average law editor is as certain
to fall at the first hurdle as Maud S. is to beat an
omnibus with eighteen passengers in it, I'm
not an editor myself-nothing but simple blue
eyed deck hand-but if l ever made such breaks
as some people do when they tackle subject so
completely interviewer with our social fabric as
Is horse racing, | would at once curb my jour-
nalistic propensities and start peanut fake on
some prominent street corner"
Il presume you REFER said the law editor
still regarding the atmosphere with great atten-
ton, Ito an item which l hastily tossed off for
to-dass paper about suit before Judge BlOdg-
ett, relative to race which took place last sum-
mer in which the animals respectively dcsig-
mated as Belle of Nelson and WolvertOn were
among the contestants"
That's the item" said the horse reporter
'You tossed that Off did you?"
The law editor nodded.
well" remarked the authority on CURLY
would have landed somewhere else except in the
Tribune office. the hOt-blush of shame would not
now be mantlin@ the editors brow. That was a
little the sichest item that ever got my peppers
on. and the next time you feel like tossing off
another one you will greatly subserve the best
interests OF journalism by going down to the
lake-front and facing east
perhaps you will be kind enough to point
out where that item was incorrect: Is it very
bad?
well. l should mutter. 1t reads like you got
the word on break and never struck your gait
again until the heat was over. In the first place.
it calls Wolverton trotting horse, doesn't it 2"
The law editor glanced at copy of the paper
and nodded assent.
Now, everybody" resumed the compiler of
the 23O list. except perhaps a Chinaman or
TWO IN wyoming. knows that WOlyerton was q
thoroughbred runner and couldn't trot lick
There's a fine send-Of to give all item'-and
the young mans upper lip curled haughtily.
Then, after trying to tell what kind of race it
was that the horse was in, and not stating
whether it was on the flat. over hurdles. or a
steeple-chase. you calmly alude to Belle of Mel
son as stallion! Now, if had a seyen-year-
Old boy that didn't know that Old yellow mare
would send him to an asylum for incurables
The idea of referring to Belle of Nelson as him
makes me tired and causes the dim vista of the
future to assume dull, cherries hue"
!. Wen, said the law editor, ''when was on
the Rockford G0zeHe-"
"Oh, you came from Rockford did YOU?
That was all right-ROckfOrd is good place
to leave-but you were headed the wrong
way when you started You should have steered
for KenOsfa"
By this time the elevator had whizzed through
the air in the fourth story and both gifted Jour
nalists got out. The Orsereporter went straight
to the managing editors room
You ought to put a new man on the law re-
porting" he said.
Yes replied the managing editor. 81 know
Thnrn lat 8 oh,
around here every day telling me what to do
Probably you are right; anyhow you can try law
reporting for awhile. The novelty of the thing
would amuse You, and your appearance in any
other role than that of doing two hOurss work
for days pay would create sensation. -
ChicdqO Tribune