New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-28
COURTESY LACKING ~ ONE OFFICE.
yor IKE MOST EDITORIAL RooMs-BRrxcIx

not like MOST EDITORIAL ROOMs-BRGNGINC
VALUABLE NEWS
He opened the door of the editorial room in n heSita
Ing sort 81 way. and stood gazing about him in I'M
certainty He dressed in garments redoent Of
hay. and nj, boots badly spattered with yellow
mud. After couple Of minutes Of embarrassed heSta
ton during which nobody seemed to take any notice
~ him. he inquired IS-is-thS the place where you
| tahr tho news"
he was informed that il was.
Well he said. b" I've got ltte thing 7 wanter
tc'vou. rs about piece ~ that happened the
div before Yesterday vi have il all yerseves.
fcr promise I won't give il tn other paper. |
VA there myscn an ,"rn il all. lou bot the peopI,
mp hum are gon to stare when they il in print
/ They don't know nothin' about IT, an 1
Go TO that the desk in the corner said the
] lu.v cii'or. and tell him"
lie approached the reporters desk
I've got a blame nice "
~Wcn.' interrupted the busy reporter. make II
brief
"N y Soc" began the couutryman. 81 inter
town with Mrs Jackson. the other nornin' she
u for oil some apples ! work fer her. You know
W. .ackson don't yer She lives in the third house
10 the right tho Vessel bridge. It's big white
house. with a farm around il. | work the farm.
an "
Well what happened when YOU came into town
with her askci tho reporter.
y sec. She cttin' ont of the wagon, an the
horse sudden start an >hc f"L7
Yc-."
An ,l" could hardly stump around when she got
mp. an wien She went home her ankle >wclled mp.
an sho had 10 lie IN bod all day Yesterday. She
brought II down pretty we'll with arnica. an she's
mp an shes around today: but she looh, pretty bad
an she won't be herself for some time
vi right Thank you7 and the reporter turned
10 hi, work.
Tie cOuntrvman did not move
viii v put It in,'
lc,.7
silence for minute
&C. kin give y lots more news I come inter town
three times week. an kin tell s. lots Of things that
happen mp orr way Old - Jenkins fell of load o.
hay the other day, an got big bump on the back
of hi, head. sis church member. hut he svore /
awful that time. | guess I'd better not put that in
though. ii might know who ole YER an then he'd |
be inter my WOOL
silence Then
Well p" from the countryman
Well! what Is it now" asked the reporter
Amt that news with >omctninCl / orter git the
price Of q square meal, anyhow
silence again.
q" / KIN bring yer lots of news. I've got something
else could tell now. but | don't know As I'd
better. cause It amt quite time yet an don't want
tor siyc It away But kin lot you know in a few
day.. by gosh! I'm make lively time up way
when that there gifts IN print
The business Office Is down stairs said the re
porter. - We don't pay for ANYTHING here Take this
n"tr to the CLERK at the de>h Downstairs And he
handed the conntryman note written In shorthand.
which the clerk dOwnstar, couldn't understand
stair, to the busy clerk. That funrt,ouary had a
hard time getting rid of him. but finally convinced
him that the only proper course would h" TO make
acted upon by the Finance Committee Of the Board II
Directors. who would meet some time the following
,prlng. This rather discouraged the countryman and
be- went away. .