The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-02-27
HOW REPORTERS GET SOME OF
THEIR NEWS AND THE WAY IT'S
GIVEN THEM.

A'GN Ahb"s
There was a reporter doing the LOAF
act day or two ago, and he did 1t bare
tacedly in the reporters room. He was
just doing off when he was pulled back
TO consciousness by Juggling at his coal
sleeve.
Say" said the tugEer, "just take il
Ready 2"
Eyes. go ahead"
"Well, this morning Mrs. links, nv
wife, you know, and her daughter Sary,
were driving out with the bay mare,
named Kitty, along the river road. to
zee her aunt
"Whose aunt p
Mrs. Jinks' aunt. To see her aun.
Sary was driving the mare, and a little
after they had passed, she threw one of
her Shoes"
''Sary did?
"No; Kitty the mare; and Sary said
to h'r mother that she thought she was
behaving queerly."
Mrs. Jinks was p
The mare; and she felt 30 worried
that she had half mind to turn back. ~"
Are you speaking of the mare or
Sary ?"
al mean Sary, of course. She kept on
limping and going rather uneven until
they were going down by-when she
laid back her ears and"
You don't mean Sary laid back her
ears ?"
Certainly not"
go on then. Mrs. links laid lack
her ears"
The mares ears and just as they
got to the bridge, the mare gave a till
over to one side and, as Mr.. Jinks
screamed, she let drive with both her
hind legs against the carriage
Are you r. ferrIng to Mrs links 2"
kitty, the mare; and snapped both
shafts off. The next moment, before
Mrs. Jinks or Sary could save themselves
she went over the side, turning a COM
plete somersault."
Are you speaking of the mare ?"
"Yes, the mare turned a complete
somersault into the water. One of the
traces remained unbroken, and of course,
as Kitty went over she dragged the car
rage with her, and Mrs. Jiuks and Sary
went laundering into to the creek, The
mare at once struck out for the shore,
but Sary fortunately had presence of
mind enough to grasp her by the tail,
but she had the blind stsgsers."
mot Sary p
"No, the mare; and as soon as she was
being towed past Mrs. links she caugh'
bold of her dress"
The mares dress?'
''Sary's dress. And ii seemd for a
minute the mare would bring them safe
ly TO land. But Mrs. Jinks hold on the
mares tail loosened somehow, and
you said Sary had bolt of the mares
TAIL"
"Did 1? Well, so it was. Mrs. links
had holt, OF her dress
Whose dress 2"
Didn't | say Sary's dressY" Well.
then. Mrs. Jinks' hold loosened, and
"Her hold on what ?"
"HeI hold on the nlare-no, | must be
Sary had hold of the mares
tail while she was swimming; and the
mare bad hold of Mrs. Jlnks' dre-that
Is, Mrs. JInks had hold tf-welI, anv-
how she let go"
Mr.. Jinks let Roi"
Oh, dunno: whoever had hold of the
mare let go, and she went to the bottom
like stone"
"If follow your meaning, il was the
mare that went to the Bottom like a
stone?"
my goodness, man, can't you under
stand. 1t wasn't the mare; the mare
swan ashore"
What did you say she went to the
bottom for them
IL didn't; it was Sary."
"Sary never said a word about it,
You know what meant; Sery went
to the bottom"
"And Mrs Jinks Swan ashore p
"No, she d dn't."
Every well. Mis-. Jinks went to the
bottom, toO?"
"No, she didn't either"
"Mrs. Jinks flew up in the thin air,
them"
you think YOU'RE smart, don't you r.
"Well, go on telling your story we'll
discuss my gmsrtness after. What did