The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-10-18
A CRUEL JOKE.
An Old Reporter Extends Valuable Aid to Man who IS New in the
 Business.

A young man, who, for several years, had been circuit rider, and who resigned the position on account of the slowness of reward, secured a situation as reporter on the .no,nf.g Spasglt. His prede- oessor, who had been discharged on ac- count of drunkenness kindly volunteered to show the new man the ins and outs of the business. Nsctors may quarrel law yers may quibble tanners may growl-all influenced by spirit of rivalry. bu, the newspaper man. instead of narrow prejs- dices disposition 10 hold down a eo-laborer who is likely to succeed, is ever ready to assist him. "Well, Bloomfield how are you get ting along !' said she old reporter enter ing the Spaneie off C late in the evening of the new mans first day as journalist,
 "As we'll as could be expected, Mir. West The hints you gave me think will serve a good turn"
 Hope so. Got a cigar about your clothes r
 "No, don't smoke"
 That's rather bad but reckon you'll get at it after awhile. Say reporter on this paper, while he has great deal of work to do IS, after all, better situated than man on larger sheet. Here he is his own city editor, with no enc to look over his copy. That's great thing. It gives fellow confidence in himself If were you would give them a funny story for tomorrow. That's the way got my hold on the town and could have held it, let me tell you, if it hadn', been for so much bJdge."
 "Brdge!"
 "Yes, song and dance wa,er-whisky."
 "Oh, understand"
 "Of course you do. don't regret losing my place though, for don't be- lieve that could ever climb very high in the profession. hay. notion of going out on farm."
 "Do you think that will succeed :'
 Bound to, my dear sir, for you have the education. Education in journalism is a great help, for i, is almost necessary that man should be able to read and write"
 Mir. Bloomfield looked up in surprise. The old reporter continued. That's a joke. YouT catch on to all that business after awhile. Say, am in earnest about the funny story. Everybody T flock at the paper carefully in the morning and from that issre they are likely to size you up, so I'd do my best. I've got little thing here that you might put in under your own name" He read an article which several times caused the solemn countenanoe of the new reporter to crack open like mud-pie. How'll iha, do F'
 First rate, but don | want to rob you of the credit'
 Nonsense, my dear fellow. Why, that's the way they do on all the grea, papers Some times the city editor will say to one of the reporters: John, write up funny article and put my oame to it. All right John replies, and he immediately goes to work and writes the article"
 @An right, I'll pus it in"
 ~Weil, I'll probably see you tomorrow. Good night"
 Good night"
 This is the way the article read
 !" Cupid on Wheels by H. Bloom feld. Hackmen still hold the ribbons of successful love- Not only the fair daughters of cities, but the lovely maidens Of towns and villages are torsaking the old ideas of chivalric love and are sur rendering to the manly ailurements ol hackmen. Several year ago a man named Pat McNaggin came to our town and was employed ss hackman by Colonel JagIeson- Pat has ever been possessed of large, rcd mug and a mouth like . catfish, bat these did not render him odious in the eyes of Miss Lavenia Jagleson, daughter of the colonel. A time wore on, they became well &C., quainfed T:ne is more skiliful iu fcsm- ing acquainianees than all your letters oi introduction. The sond parents did not believe it possible dat Lavenia could love man vifh such . mug and such . mouth, but she did; oh, yes, gentle