The Lamar register., 1891-10-24
A S0UGHT-FOR SCOOP.

Il SOIu I-fUh StOOP.
Mr. punnigau was smiliDgly recelv-
Ing the congratulations OF the other
newspaper men who had gathered
around Merman's supper table He
had given his paper q sensational
scoop that morning and ovory man
who congratulated him Immediately
asked.
But bow did you ge; on. Dunrlsr
4 got onto the story by accident
md that's how nearly every scoop is
brought in" answered DunuIgan.
modestly.
''rll prove ba; all scoops are not
occidental" snid Mr.. Patterson.
Years ago lay in had one morning
reading what had written the nigh,
sciorG as you all do every morning Of
inc tho proot-rcsiinz as you all do.
and admiriHg my stun. which stll
,hnue despite tho efforts OF stupid
editor, 20 tAko tho shiac OUTS you
all admire yogrs-I bc,houEht mo of
the various uses could make OF tho
additional stipend resulting from a
scoop. ! said. Ny dear Mr. Patter-
son. pursue the days doIngs OF the
Grst person whose IDENTITY is logged
into your life this day, and II his or
Ser life Is oPcned 10 Inspection. aud
yol vii get a story
That afternoon ] mot on street
crossing. n man | had TO interview.
and we stood whore We met. until !
was u-Srly hacked or pushed down.
When / recovered my usual dignlied
bearing. found I'm, had boon push
Cd from in 'nuni oI runaway team By
very bright cEeccliagly solt-poss-
esscd ard soilcd young person. who
draElel ou: between pod OF n cIgsr-
eit1- Yer ohumP did yer want ter
ct SiIledF
Il discovered that my polite and
cIlclrnt friend vas uswsboy / bad
sometimes Eiakci'-I quote his yerua-
cular-at early hours in tho morning
when he conldcd TO mo that his game
OF cTusoe' had resulted In breaking
him
i knew him only as Pete and
i-1sew him 30 we'll that anticipated
his uoxt remark: I'm dead broke.
MIR. Patterson. an amt got no stake
fer the evenin' PJipere'
Il siaked Pete and took him to "a
olothier's. where ! had credit and
furnished him with a Eui; OF clothes
which be called Il hzrness-when II
ol,currd 10 me that he was the person
] should pursue Tor my story.
.,Ho thanked me profusely for the
huN ha, al 10
run home and show de harness to mo
ruudder an fsdder.
Il followed unobserved and dis
covered that 1t was TO another relative
Pete wanted to display his fine feath-
ors. for in half an hour he emerged
from a pawnshop dressed in his old
suit Of rags with :! OF his uncle's coin
In his pocket
Il felt fairly rewarded for my pur-
suit and convinced that l was on tho
track OF story, II not a scoop.
Pete made a bee-lino for an alley
back of an evening newspaper Office,
where / observed him lose my stake
and his uncle's loan in the varying
fortunes OF 'crusoe. played with un-
dauntsd courage but poor luck. !
concluded. in the wisdom OF expert
ence. that / could then afford to relax
my watch; that If left alone Peter
would hunt me up.
ON my way down to the editorial
rooms after dinner Pete waylaid me.
Me fiddler broke his leg in de foun-
dry.i he began an me mudder sent
fer dc doctor, who said me ladders leg
could rot before he d touch it. less he
had five plunks down in advance, de
snoozerl So ups an shoves de har-
ness wild me uncle, an. wild wot yer
staked me ] raised de five seeP An
so I'm broke hein' good boy, an
lovin' me mudder
.Thereupon. Peter wept plentifully,
being excited with his efforts OF the
imagination and lack of dinner.
Then took my potential scoop to
n coffee-house-a bun joint in his
slaur-and fed him. In the honesty
becottep OF full stomach md content
ed mind. Pete contided to me that he
had no fadder. nor mudder, nor brud-
dor, nor nothin, but lived in the place
OF his .side-partner.'
..Pete's side partner he explained,
was Glasgow Jack, the keeper OF a
sloggine den-a kind Of place, Tom
INV, which Hourished In this commun-
ity before the promotion of slo0eing
was made the vocation OF the male
two hundred.
Glasgow Jacks being an all-nig6t
place, was frequented in the early
hours of the morning by men who,
having the drear prospect OF another
day close at hand. sought to anchor
ate their conditions by that forgetful-
ness which comes from au early glance
at q morning paper.
0Pste, in exchange for the privilege
Of sleepina ou the mattress used for
wrestling matches, brought the EARL
est papsrs TO Glasgow jacks, tharesy
holding jacks customers, to the Pront