Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-01-27
A CRUEL AFFAIR.
Earl -yearted Treatment Of a Kew
Mar.


The new reporter entered the EXECUTIVE
chambers. He was filed with bright hopes,
high ambitions and two beers that he took
TO keep his nerve up, having just stuck q
reporter for rival paper on shake. He
intended interviewing His Excellsncy, not
that be had any particular subject on
which he wanted the views of the ad.
ministrstion, but solely because be thought
a new reporter could have no wilder dream
Of preference than to interview Governor.
He was not acquainted, even, with his
proposed victim and when he entered the
room he wondered who that was, sitting at
the desk, with the silyery hair
and beard and the general air of
joyial enjoyment OF life. The. Governor
was distracted. His gaze was directed with
q look OF profound connoisseurship to 8
bisque group Of ststusry placed on his
desk. II was pretty little thing. and had
been purchased by Secretary Ran stslnaksr
and presented to His Excellency as in &C.
cordanee with the eternal fitness of things
A lady, in the height of bathing costume
Style, with q pink parasol over Der dainty
head, had Just met q gentlemen, also IN
surf uniform, and the surprise on his side
and the horror on hers told the rencontre
wss not agreeable to either. The meeting
en- the Beach" was the title Of the group
and "0hl Horrorw was the ejaculation
coming from between her pearly teeth; Cd
this group the Gubernatorial gaze was fixed
as In fascination.
The new reporter took of his hat-which
showed he was new-and reverently APP
preached. The songof summer was in the
Governors ear as he looked at the bisque
and In fancy he could smell the fragrance
of the fiower-laden breeze and hear the
murmur of The surf, while memory on
magical pinions bore him back to the days
OF bis youth and painted before the mental
vision a scene in which he too had wan
dered on the moonllt beach, while out on
the soft summer night hoated the strains
of music and at his side soft voice was
saying:
Il say, sir, is the Governor in?"
The kaleidoscope OF the Governors mind
gave q QriGk turn ard he was back again
in the State House; looking wonderingly
~ q red headed, freckled reporter, who
had asked the disturbing question.
Il am the Governor, my young friend;
what can do for you?"
At the sound of the sweet, Fourth district
lshed, and be poured his soul out in these
words:
do you see, Governor, I'm a new re-
pore and thought I'd make q ten strike
by interviewing you"
TIE soft Turkish carpet on the floor, "a
present 10 General Grant in the days OF
is Empire) prevented the reporter from
-; ring the footsteps, IS Col. RAJ. Stall
utktI's number tours approached FAC
LII -. do
90 hsiistic sign to the Secretary, which
cauS, q the latter to sheath his eraser and
listET.
{ Wen, my young friend, joa't ku)w
rsat you want to interview me sbout and
OH that subject l am disCree,!y silent,
a@y how. But can give you piece OF
Giws that will paralyza the opposition
papers and double your salary in two
dsys But first allow me to arrange my
desk" He put his gold pens carefully
away and locked the drawer, as one cannot
be too careful when tramps are about.
Pencils, erssers, several steel eDgravings Of
Venuses and cupids in advertising cards
were likewise seq uesterej, and the desk was
cleared, except o piece OF ornamentation.
This was a bronze p. after with cigar lying
;emptingly across it. The cigar was also
bronze, as many reporter can testify.
Then the Governor said:
You 90 across the COrrldor 10 Inc o5c
retsry of States Office, You will see Mr.
Stalnsk er, handsome blonde, in the pri
vate office. Ask him for pardon just
issued and you will get frst-class news
item. Wsi;," and the Secretary noiseless.
~ reiterated, "bavs drink before you 60"
motionipg toward small, exqusitsly
carved table, upon which stood a spark
ling pitC.er of water.
THAT Governor" unused the reporter
rs he returned the Majors courteous saiu-
is;ion and passed out lis mighty humor-
Gus man." but he means big item by me-"
He wss encouraged as he stood before Sec.
rotary Stalnsker and heard that soft Green
blier accent murmur:
'SCrOg, give this gentleman that pardon"
The silYer.pollsd presiding genius of the
general Office handed over a paper, on
which was an imposing red seal and blue
ribbon. But one glance was enough. 1t
was pardon to P. c. Ksnard! The new
reporter had read the papers and an hour
sfterwsrd, ss he threw slug after slug at
the bitter anguish in his interiors, he
murm ured:
Pm Greenbacker, live in the Fourth
ward and l wear liver pad, but this Is
worse than all"