The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-01-06
BROUGHT SOMETHING TO FILL UP


New York Tribune.
He opened the door OF the editorial
room in a hesitating sort OF way, and
stood gazing about him in uncertainty.
He was dressed in garments redolent
OF hay, and his boots were badly spat-
tered with yellow mud. After a couple
OF minutes Of embarrassed hesitation,
during whicffnobody seemed to take
any notice of him, he inquired:
'Is--is-this the place where you
take the news2"
He was informed that 1t was.
"Well,p he said, 1--WE got a little
thing wanter tell you. It's about a
piece of news TINT happened the day
before yesterday. Yll have 1t all to
yerselves, fer promise won't give it
to no other paper. / was there myself,
and seen it all. You bet the people up
to hum arc goin' to stare when they
see it in print. They don't know nothin'
about 1t, am"
Go to that man at the desk in the
corner said the busy editor, "and tell
him."
He approached the reporters desk.
I've got blame nice"
WELL" interrupted the busy re-
porter make 1t brief"
"Y'see," began the countryman, ~
came inter town with Mrs. jackson
the other mornin'. She come In ter
sell some apples. / work fer her. You
know Mrs jackson, don't yer? She
lives in the third house to the right,
across the Vessel Bridge. It's q big
white house with farm around it. /
work on the farm, an"
well, what happened when you
came into town with herr asked the
reporter.
wagon, an the horse gave sudden
start am she fell" FIJI"
'Yes.n
AN she could hardly stump around
when she got up, an when she went
home her ankle swelled up, an she
She brought it down pretty well with
arnica, an she's up an she's around
to-day. But she looks pretty bad, an
she won't be herself agin for some
time"
'All right. Thank you,' and the re-
porter turned to his work ~. ~.
The eountryman did not move.
"Will y put it inT'
"Silence for minute.
81 kin give " lots more news. ]
come inter town three times week,
an kin tell y lots of things that hap
pen up our way. Old 81 Jenkins fell
off a load O hay the other day an got
big bump on the back of his head.
Sis church member. but he swore
awful that time, guess I'd better
not put that in, though. 81 might
know who tole yer, an then he'd be
inter my wool"
Silence Then
.Wellf' from the eountryman.
WELL" What is ii now" asked the
reporter,
"Aint that news with something? /
orter git the price of u square meal,
anyhow"
Silence again. .=..=..-. -
II kin bring yer lots of news. I've
got something else l could tell Yer
now, but don't know MS I'd better,
cause 1t amt quite time yet, an
don't want to give it away. But l kin
bet you know in a few days. By goshl
itll make II lively time up our way
when that there gifts in print"
The business Office is down stairs
said the reporter. I'VE don't pay for
anything here. Take this note to the
handed the countryman note written
in shorthand, which the clerk down
stairs couldn't understand.
The man then left the reporter and
went down stairs TO the busy clerk.
That functionaly had hard time get
ting rid of him, but finally convinced
him that the only proper course would
be to make out a formal bill for his
services and leave ii to DO acted upon
by the Finance Committee of the
Board OF Directors, who would meet
some time in the following spring.
This rather discouraged the country
man, and he went aMhY.