Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1889-08-31

laughing good naturedly. I'm afraid
you'll lose that healthy coloring before
you have been at this work long
Rush looked at the slight figure and
pale face of the city editor, made paler
by dark beard and mustache. and then
at the whittier rims around his eyes. and
wondered whether journalism would
have that effect upon his robust constitu-
ton.
I'm pretty tough. It would take
something harder than reporting to
knock me out" he replied. with the con-
fidence of youth.
I'm pretty tough myself, or shouldnt I
be alive today. So you want to be a
journalist. and you are a friend Of Mr.
Spar? We're pretty full just now, and
there doesn't seem to be much going on.
The best can do is to givesyou a chance
If one occurs. You may report here to-
morrow at half-past IL. Send in your
card, and if there is anything can give
you to do l viii do so with pleasure.
Hope you'll like your new profession.
Good morning, Mr.. Hurlstone; Mr. Spar,
adieu. Now, OBrien, what is it? You
couldn't see Senator Miggins7 Nonsensel
You must see Senator higgins and make
him talk. If the man at the front door
won't let you in go in through the area.
but see him you must"
"That was soon settled. thanks to you.
Mr.. Spar" said Rush, as they passed out
"And now for work. wish Mr.. Mus.
grave had said to begin today | am so
eager to begin that it seems like an eter-
nlty till tomorrow. In the meantime I'll
look for lodgings. The Astor house is
rather expensive for reporter. thank
/ you very much for your kindness, and
hope you'll never have reason to repent
! it."
! "Tm sure never shall" said Mr.. Spar.
shaking the young man by the hand
LET me know how you are getting along
Good luck to you"
The old doorkeeper fumbled for his
keys. and let Rush out into the ante
room again: and again he shook his head
deprecatingly as the young man ran
lightly down the winding stairs. Before
dinner time he had found very COM
Portable room with French family in
West Eleventh street. Everything about
the place was neat as wax, and he bar
gained for third story room looking
out into pretty front yard-one of the
\ few in New York The landlady. who
was pleased with his frank manner and
amused by his broken French. made a
good arrangement with him, which in
cluded cup of cafe au lait and roll in
che morning. His lunch and dinner he
would get wherever he happened to be,
A newspaper man S lunch is virtually his
breakfast. for if he does not get to bed
before half past or in the morning
he is not likely to be up and out much
before noon.
After writing few lines home to tell
his mother of his good luck Rush strolled
out into the street. crossed over to Union
square and sat down upon one of the
| benches there to think over the situation.
To be sure, he had been at college for
two years. and had worked as an indie
pendent man on The Farmsted Free
Lance. but he had never felt the perfect
emancipation from all restraint that he
realized at this moment At college he
was little more than school boy. and
on The Free Lance he had lived at home,
but now he had cut adrift and was about
10 set up for himself With all his ella
ton touch of home sickness came over
him. and for . moment he felt wild
desire to take late train and surprise
the folks at Farmsted. Not. of course,
that he wanted to see them so much, but
they would be 80 delighted to see himi
However. he gave up that idea and be-
came interested in looking at the people
around him until his country appetite
warned him that it was time to get some-
thing to eat.
He knew the principal streets and
hotels of New York, but he had only a
general idea Of the plan of the city, and
of anything off the beaten track he
knew absolutely nothing. Setting out
in quest of restaurant. he walked down
Fourth avenue from Fourteenth street
until he came to place where sign at
the door announced French and Italian
Restaurant. Table-d'hote dinner, with
wine. rs cents, Macaroni specially"
Going up flight of stairs, he entered
room at one end of which black eyed,
curly haired Italian sat at a desk max
| ing change On either side were rows
of little tables. between which dexterous
walters bearing aloft dishes of smoking
viands hurried to and fro. Rush Hurl-
stone was not man to be daunted by
new experience When he was un-
familiar with the ways of a place, he
took in the habits of it's frequenters at
glance. and did as they did. 1t troubled
him for moment to know whether any
language except Italian was spoken, but,
remembering that many Italians speak
French, he was just about to hail
waiter in the latter language, when the
man called out to him, in excellent Eng
lish:
''This way, sir. if you please"
Rush seated himself at one of the little
tables and took up bill of fare, still
firmly believing that he would have to