San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-04-17
AN UNSUCCESSFUL INTERVIEW.
How a Reporter Failed to Enlighten
an Expectant World and
RPcOme Famous

Yes his mind was made up. He would be
a Horace Greedy. HIS name would ever shine
i'm the bright galaxy of ilustriOus journalists
and he would be referred to as the embOdi
ment OF ali that is grand, enterprlsing' ana
progressive in Journalism. And who had such
claims to journalistic greatness as he! Did
he not know WehstCrH unabridged dlcuOn-
ary by heart, and was there grammatical
question he could not decide? And above all
this did he not eVinCC all the characteristics
of a great and successful journalist
Thus cOgltated a new reporter. He was
looking for a highway TO fame An. over
there IS a farmer seated before MS dOor' IL
Just go over getup a two column interview
out of him, mak e myself solid with the man
aging editor and scoop the other fellows and
become famous. And might just as well as
not impress the agriculturists with my abil.
itv ano importance" 80 saying he approached
the unsuspecting hay seed and thus addressed
him.
Sir: am the repqrtorial repre- Ie
Onstrator, intending 10 elucidate from your
intelligent memOriZatiOns the approaching
result of present agricultural operations. and
likewise your opinion of the partlality or
the disciples of Agricola to the gubernatorial
aspirations pertaining to very prominent
and avordupOis gentleman, and similarly the
representations for the next harvest OF rama
tempCrana.
The unfortunate tiIer OF the soil looked up
in a dazed sort of way, and with an appear
anCe of hopeless incOmprehenSlOn turned 10
a youth in high-water pants standing near
ard said Johnny go over to that POaCker
that lives in the neat house ana tell MN 10
come over and sec II he can ma OUT "nai
this burned furrin galloOtS taIKlhg Dout.
And now il was the repOrterst time 10 De ditHed.
What had he wasted the energies OF his
great mind on one who knew not the tongue
of poets? and had he thought to draw 1000 Tor
the minds of the thousands OF ms re"u Ti .
from such a mOutain OF ignorance Inc
thought OverpOwered him. ana 81 ak
ing the dust ott the place IRON ms
feet he sadly turned away, ana now ngureth
10
English hnIl-i Oy, with heart as capdclOuS as
his mouth and it muchly panied his noble ma
ture to see one of the princes OF men 10 turn
away from his door without receiving the
hosEitalitips of the manor, and he determined
to supply the defect himself. But the hedT'-
stricken reporter was not enam! req or the
dogs hospitahie advances, ana ned, taxing
short cut to the nearest fence, but the dog,
vii the ardOr of the true host, followed TO
bring him back. The departing Journalist
gained the fence and the pursuing dog gained
him at the same time With touching friend
ship he laid hold of the nearest part OF the re-
DOrter's ineXDressihles, at the same time gath
urlng as much of the adjacent cutlcIe as he
could conveniently lay hOld or, nor wouIu ne
turn loose until the reporter should sample
his hospitality, and in vain did the unwilling
gnest demonstrate. plead, and use many arts
TO he gone. The humorous situation seemed
10 nightly please two small boys, VINO were
watching the scene, and the humOr Of the
thiRx seemed also to strike the dog. bot he
was sober dog, he was, and ne soon ban
shed all frivolous thoughts from hls mind
NJ meditatively began to chew, meanwhile
retaining the monopoly he held of the re-
porter's attention, who had an equal and
similar hold on the top rail of the fence.
tbs hard to resist the opportunities OF
those who love US so,
And parting is such pain, but twere
grief TO long remain"
And the reporter would not be persuaded,
and Vet, great man as he was, could he re-
sist the temptation to leave with the dog Il
incnentO Of himself, in the shape of a square
foot OF cheCkerCd pants material and mouth
tut or two of repOrtorial muscle? So tearing
himself away he continued his journey, nor
stopped until he was safe in the shadow OF
his home.