The Louisiana Democrat., 1889-01-09

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present-that is the usual formula
but that if he came across a good bi
OF news it would be cheerfully accepted
and paid for.
Well, the young man brought IL
what stuff he could, and sometimes ar
Item or two was used; but more often
nothing was available, and the fellow
lived as best he could and slept ir
sheds or in the park and mover grum-
Dled. The editor began to get tired o.
seeing his want-stricken face, and once
or twice advised him to go home, but
the young man said that perhaps a
chance would come along by aud by,
ana, any how, he was there to stay.
One night the city editor said to him:
1 III you want chance, there's a
beautiful one open for you tonight.
lhe street-car men are having meet.
lngs every night, and we can't find out
what they're up to. They meet at the
corner OF its street and - ave.
nue.
All right" said the young man.
"Hare you any objection to my say
lrg I'm reporter on this paper9"
( None in the least" said the edit
or, with grin. II may say, though,
| that Ratigan, who tried to get last
nights meeting, is in the hospital to-
day"
Seeing how much in earnest the
young man was the city editor added:
The meeting is Slade's regular as
signment tonight, but | don't think
he'll get much except q broken head
perhaps. Any how if you get any
thing at all it'll help out. Here's a
couple of dollars to meet any expenses
you may have"
Shortly after midnight the young
man appeared in the city EDITORS
room. He looked as if he had been
principal in prize fight
'Well?' said the city editor
Il couldn't get in," remarked the
young man. HAS Mr.. Slade brought
any thing?"
Eyes, first-rate excuse like yours ~
Il tried to pass the guards but they
flung me down stairs. That's how |
got this, pointing to his cut and swol-
len lip.
That's all right. l didn't expect
you'd get in.
81 bribed a fellow for dollar to let
me in the back way. They found me
out and dropped me out of the back
window. That's how got this point
ing to his closed right eye.
'Well, you mustn't feel discour-
aged
81 felt a little cast down when they
dropped me out the window
That's not bad You ought to ap-
ply for a position in the paragraph de-
partment."
81 climbed up to the roof on the
rear fire escape, got into the top story
through the trap door, went down to
the room above them by the stair and
found that the stove pipe came up
through the hoorn
Yes" said the city editor, with in
creasing interest.
'They were having such stormy
time below that | removed the stove
pipe without any one hearing and held
the lower pipe from falling with my
left hand"
"Yes."
81 could move it aside and see all l
wanted to and hear every thing"
"YEs."
They have resolved to 60 on strike
on all the lines at nine tomorrow
morning and every one is sworn to
secresy.'
Great Scott!' cried the city editor,
jumping to his feet. Write that up.
Give us all you can of it,"
ut is written up. You see, the
electric light opposite made the room
light enough to write by, and had to
stay there and hold the stovepipe' till
every one was gone and fit it up again
so they wouldn't suspect. Good scheme
for next meeting. SO wrote it up as
| lay there. "
Great head" said the city editor.
That young man is now managing
one of the biggests papers in the West,
and all because his rule was:
"NeUer haze a good eTcuse. ."-Detron
Free Press