The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-10-03
STANLEY HuNTlEY.
True version of the severing of His Con
nection with the New York Tribune.

True Version of the severing of His Com
nection with the New York Tribune.
Stanley Huntley. the dead humcrist,
as has already been stated in these
columns. began his professional life as
q lawyer. When he was young man
he took service upon the Tribune local
staff There is sn old story concerning
the manner in which he terminated his
this connection. which is more or less
untrue. From Ne Hhntley the writer
obtained the following true version of
the affair: One day. finding the legal
profession unremuneratfve, he applied
10 Mr.. Moore, of the Rural New Yorker.
who was then the city editor of the
friBuhs, for 4 situation. He was given
a trial. When he brought in his copy
at the end Of the FIRST dsv he noticed
that Mr.. Moore sent it upstairs into the
composing room by an elevator in the
wall. Ttr second day be was sent to
report a meeting OF the Farmer 8 Club;
which then as how met in the Cooper
Institute Building. This particular
meeting happened to be singu-
larly prolific In stirring incl
aents CONTRARY. to their general
rule, the men6srs became mixed
up in quarrel over a new breed 81 po.
tatoes and used strong and picturesque
language in pursuing their arguments.
With quick perception of the ludicrous
Huntiey, seized upon the ssiient feat
ures of the fneetihg with ayidity. and
when he appeared at the Tfibuns office
early that evening he had column and
a half of brilliant descriptive writing,
in which he gave the humorous points
Of the affair In their strongest light.
Not finding Mr. Moore in. he walked
over to the efevstof. as he had seeH
him do, and sent the cory upstairs to
the printers. When the night 5dit6r
came to make up the forms he saw the
matter in type, and taking it for
granted that 1t had come up stairs in
the regular way gave it prominent
place in the morning papef,
When Mr. Huntley picked up a copy.
of the Tribune that morning and saw
his article on the first page exactly as
he had written 1t, his bosom swelled
with pride. At noon he sauntered
down to the Office with the feelings of a
herd. 40.
# shall be-" said he to himself. 1.-THE
managing editor of this paper in fort
night. L have struck the right vocation
at last"
When he entered the city room. he
noticed smile spread over the other
reporters faces. but attributing it TO
jealousy he calmly seated himself at his
T..
called him and said that Mr.. Greeley
wanted TO see him.
Swelling with pride and casting D
look of triumph around the room the
young reporter walked out of the office
into Mr.. Greeley's room. The door was
closed He raped gently.
Come in," responded shrill falsetto
voice.
Mr. Huntley did SO. Mr.. Greeley was
seated at his desk. He waited patiently
until he finished Then the old gentle
man wheeled around in his chair and
said:
well, sir, what can | do for you?"
you sent for me. sirp" -.
"For youP What is your nameP"
STANLEY Hnntley.a
I'm! 80 you are tne Diameu IOOl VINO
wrote up that Farmers ClubP"
The hopes of the future humorist ex-
perienced sudden decline. He would
now he satisfied with the city editor.
ship. 9
''Why did you 60 itP''
They acted disgracefully, sir"
Eyes, l know it; but what did you dc
with your cOpyph
Il didn't copy it, sir" returned Mr..
Huntley, with dignity, Il wrote it all
myself"
"What did you do with your manu-.
script"
Il showed it in hole in the wall and
whistled twice."
Young man, how long have been on
the pressp"
"fwenty-four hours, sir
"Well, SIR" said the editor, d twinkle
coming into his eyes, ''you didn't know,
! of course. what the rules of our office
are: But you oughtn't to have written
. that report, indeed you oughtn't to. d
course they are pack of fools. They al
ways have been, but you shouldn't have
have said so in the Tribune. Young
man, I'm the President Of that club '
M Y. Graphic.