The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-10-19
HIS NIGHT OFF.
HOW PATSY FOOLED THE MANAGING EDITOR
"Patsy's going to dine with the old

''Patsy's going to dine with the old
man,"
This information concerning Patterson,
commonly known to his friends as patsy"
created sensation in the group of news
paper men who heard it.
They were at supper-the welcome two or
three o'clock in the morning supper of the
day laborers in journalism. the men who
grind YEARLY, wearily, and are seldom
heard of by the outside world.
Patterson was one of the group made up
of the .'late' men-the telegraph editors,
night editors. news editors, two or three
night city editors, and men who had been
doing late details, or writing late on special
articles-men from all the morning papers.
Patterson was indeed a conspicuous mem
Der of the party; it INDUCED him in his
crankiness, and that cemented him in the
circle.
Patterson was an anarchist. There was
no doubt about it. for he declared the fac,
pugnaciously-he was against government
However, he oould-and upon instruction
did-write convincing editorials exaltine
the everlasting necessity of law and order
He gradually made himself anarchically
utVAAh oAtCA AuuSA Va OuO4 WAASlOks Uuu bO
a. temperance measure, he had abandoned
editorial and taken up special writing, in
which he rapidly made himself popular on
his paper.
One day, after an especially good piece Of
work, the managing editor sent for him.
Patterson affected violent dislike of Mr..
Rogers. the managing editor. In the first
place, he represented the papers govern
ment; next, he received salary of $4,000
year!-a crime in itself, Patterson con-
tended.
Little Tommy Pacet. disciple of Pat
terson and who did very good about-town
stuff, argued that the story of Rogers &c.
600 a year was a manifest fiction, because
there was not SO much money in the world.
He had once seen the printers paid off,
when a man from the business Office took
$3.50 in gold and silver up to the compos-
ing room, land for any sane man to tell me
that theoe is more money in the world than
that is absurd" said Tommy Paget.
Besides being governor and a ten thou
sand dollar a wear man, Mr.. Rogers was
very good set in society. This was hateful
to the anarchist.
THAT WAS very good story of yours this
morning" said Mr.. Rogers in the hearing
of half a dozen men.
Patterson was silent.
MRS. Rogers and my daughter bott
spoke of it and liked it, and its always
pleasant to hear women praise the paper
Get the women Of the household to praise
your paper and you there have steadfas,
subscriber"
'very kind Of you and the ladies, y
erowled Patsy. Anything special for me
today"
ayes. Ivant Won to 90 to the Moss es.
tate trial. and when tho shorthand mans
stun is written out take it and tighten il
mp. By the way. Patterson. my wife would
like to have you dine with IA some SUNDAY
evening""
Very kind of her, but"
but you never do the society act,' YOU
we're going TO say. Well. it'n do you good.
Say week from Sunday.
Mr.. RoRen was smiling good naturedly,
adozen men were waiting for orders on a
hundred dozen things about the next day's
parer, and Patterson felt that he would
look foolish persistinR in the refusal Of
such IN invitation. He bowed his thanka
and aeosptanee and left.