The Opelousas courier., 1883-06-02

Attaches Of Journalism.


Even the novice in journalism, says
an exchange, soon begins 10 recognize
certain appendages or ontriders to his
profession that seems as natural to it's
progress and development as the prize
package boy to the railroad train, tie
lemonade and peanut venaer to the
circus, the idlsr at the corner grocery,
and the man who picks his teeth'in the
hotel corridor. These persons are not
in the least essential to the management
Of the train, Of the keeping of the hotel,
the business Of the grocery or the sue
eess of the circus. But there they are.
They have become q part, and 10 essen
tial q part that it ID impossible TO think
Of Them as disconnected from the whole.
SO journalism has its attachments and
outgroWths, who arc of it but not in it.
They come 10 be recognized az perna-
nsnt, though partial codicils and tail
pieces TO the original establishment.
Some of these the public will recognize
by name. There ID the venerable Tax
payer,n whose contributions are az nu-
merous as his complaints and criticisms.
There ID ian Old Subscriber who once
forgot himself and sent his composition
to the frat number of q new paper.
There, too, are ssVeritas'' and "Citizen"
and aObservera-no journal 10 fully
equipped which has not secured the
aerviess of these renowned and skillful
contributors.
Thou, too. there are the genial per-
sons Who visit the editorial room in
psrson or By proxy, the featuresof whose
atyle or manner can, like the prodigal
son, be seen afar of. There is the man
who, after being publicly denounced or
accused of erimes which would make Q
slaar.store Indian wipe the perspiration
from bis brow, rsmarka that bis .atten-
tton has been called to q paragraph in
your paper;v whereas, the probability
il that he has read It. owe until he
knows it By heart, and viii not forget
u until bis dying day.
In this catalogue should not be omit
ted tbs man who bringa in M article al
che request Of many friends. As a rule
no does not care anything about it him.
self; but bis friends are agitated witt
an irreplessible desire to confer upoI
the community the int'stimahle boon o.
publicity which Providence has 50 kind
II l~sstaSsd apon thenls
There ii lie l,ess,..l. 100, who II quits
Indifferent hinaself % a.i ,un.sa, reports
end ven yo.,ll s~et,a4.ls Which impail
hin go.d II ~p.ssatio.s. Int y lsieh, on nc
connt nf i,is ~tltlniis, liz ii anxious /,
have suppressed III lii l,srla Is th'
person Nha eitist tllrongIl curiosity b
anRer wants II knus ssWtin wrote tina
a~stiele, 7 fuiloas.l BIZ the man who want
ii kn.m what authority b had TO
~sfprsnting tint slu6 about him. Til
progression Ii mi e~ullinlvfe without tn
lmah agent 81 Tie picture dealer, th
inventar iii tile iirt escape peddier Q
Yauhvx nssfions, mud nov aud then al
advertising agent, Ni.h hioain pocket
ansi ii sangae ~ long and full of gnrgl
is i erark dusiisg i spring f~realiet. bot
If which, tongue and lsockets), ias be
sis,ss as,as, fl.e ssiiser IL confusing pro
tuslsnl.
Reverend aud venerable attaches Q
aafisallslHl It's writer's may die an.
aslaets bs horn reporters go the way :
all HE earth, and editors die Young lik
the good but sun viii live. perennial
fresh ami amilil.gs surviving what 70
thrive On, as the moss snrslves the tres
h