The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-03-08
Great Press Minds.

Chicago Tribune.
II see you beat the record this morn
Ing" said the horse reporter to the law
editor, ~ those twOp: werful minds were
being conveyed to the fourth floor Of the
Tribune building yesterday morning.
"What did you say, SIR" replied the
law editor in an interrogative manner,
~ 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 any thing about horse-races the
average law editor is as certain to fall ut
the first hurdle as Maud :. IL to beat an
omnibus with eighteen passengers in it.
Pm not an editor myself nothing but q
simple, ,blue-eyed deckhand-but if
ever make such breaks as some people
do when they tackle subject SO CONF
pletely interviewer with our social fabric
Us is horse-racing. would at once curb
my journalistic pr0pensities and start
peanut fake on some prominent street
corner"
II presume you REFER" said the law
editor, still regarding the atmosphere
with great attention, Ito an item which
l hastily tossed OFT for to-day's paper
about suit before Judge Blodgett, rel..-
tive to a race which took place last sum-
mer, in which the animals respectively
designated as Bell of Nelson and VOL
vertOn were among the contestants
That's the itenl," said the reporter.
You tossed that off, did you::''
The law editor nodded.
"Well," remarked the authority on
CURLY hooks, If you had only tossed it
so far that it would have landed some
where else except in the Tribune office,
the hot blush Of shame would not now
be mantling the editors brow. That
was little the sickest item that / ever
got my peppers on, and the next time
you feel like tossing off another one you
will greatly subserve the b. st interests
Of Journalism by going down to the
I.ake-front and facing east"
perhaps you will lie kind enough to
point out where that item was incorrect:
Is it very bad:''
"Well, I should mutter, 1t reads like
you got your word on break and never
struck your gait again until the heat
was over. In the first place, it calls
WOlverton tr0tting horse, dOsen't it::' !
The law editor glanced at copy of the !
paper, and nodded assent.
wow everybody" resumed the COM
piler of the $40 list. Except, perhaps, u
Chinanlan or two in Wyoming, knows !
that WOlvertOn was thoroughbred !
runner, and couldn' t trot Il lick. There's |!
q fine send-Off to give an item''-and the !
young mans upper lip curled haughtily. |
'"rhen after trying to tell what kind of ,
q race it was that the horse was in, and
not stating whether it was Oh the fiat,
over hurdles, or steeple-chase, YOU
calmly alu(te t" Belle Of Nelson ;.s n stall
lion: Now, ii had Il seven-year-Old boy
that didn't know that old yellow mare /
would send him to an asylum for incurs-
bIes. The i:ea of referring to Belle of
Nelson AS him makes me tired. and
'suses the dim vista If the future to :.s-
'unle dull cherries hue
well said the law editor. "wl,.n I:
was OH the Rockford Gu=c.hr
'Oh, YOU came from Rockford did
'"n: That vas all risht-Kockfor.( il
,Oo,i place i" !'avc-but YOU were head
u tine wrong way when Won started.
l gu should have steere.i for Kcnosha."
BY this time the elevator had whizzed
through the air in the fourth story, anil
10Th gifted Journalists got out. Tie
horse reporter went straight to the man
lging editors room.
"fOu ought to put a new man on the
aw reporter" he said.
YES replied the managing editor,
i know ! had. There are u lot OF
humps like you around here every
lay telling me what to- do. Prylmbly
'ou are right; anyhow you can try law
eporting for while. The novelty of
he thing would amusc you, and your
appearance in any other role than that
4 doing two hours' work for DAYS ,
NY would create sensation"