The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-10-04

He sent this up to the editor and go
word that the editor had gone to Honolulu
to start branch Office, but would be bacl
in the spring.
He did not believe this; so he fingered
near, and pretty soon he saw clergyman
with the manuscript of sermon under his
arm aud heard him ask to see Mr.. Must
This gave him an idea He would also ask
to see Mr.. Must as soon as the clergyman
came back. So he took out his second pa
pers. and where the blank occurred regard
ing what he wished to see Mr. Must for he
wrote: wish to see Mr.. Must regarding
! 8 SCOOP
Then he was hidden to come. He thought
hard all the way up trying to have an idea,
| for the paper offered as high as 81 rs apiece
for ideas at that time. When he got there
he was scared to death, but the editor
! greeted him rather kindly and said:
"Wellm with q rising inflexion.
Il had an idea in the elevator" said Am
brose, for that was the name OF our hero
| that il would be good idea 10 send man
down to Corey Islands and let him write il
up"
'For the paper!" asked the editor. pound.
ing on the wall with the drawhead from 8
wreck which he once participated in.
YES, TO- the paper" said Ambrose, "for
! the first page"
| "Well,'' said the editor, az have thought
OF that. l thought of it eighteen years ago.
We have had spells of thinking OF it ever
since. So have the other papers. Ar YOU
native of New Yorkl'
mo, sir; am native of Bellefonte. o.
| got here early this morning"
Il judged that you had not lived here al
ways. You are too considerable of other
peoples feelings to pass for native of New
York. But you can
ACQUIRE THAT METROPOLITAN AIR
if you try. If you go up to the slaughter
! house and drink hot blood for month, then
come and ride on the elevated road, you will
Yes sir"
but you look fatigued, and your clothes
are old. Look at your trousers, how thew
bag at the area"
Eyes; am told that they do sir, but one
cannot beat ones way from Cincinnati here
and keep the crease in both legs of ones
panties and have them drape alike when he
arrives here. Folks tell me that they are
rather out at elbows, sir, but, thank God
they cover q warm heart"
81 see, +" said the editor, that you have q
wonderful command of language 1 will
give you chance, though the Office ia fun
of idle men. You would think that the of
fee ought to seek the man, Ambrose, but it
is not so here. l will give you an assign
ment. 10 10 the TOP OF Trinity sDire and
write II up. Bring your stuff tomorrow.
At the elevator give the good halling sign.
and repeat the word 'Mesopotamia.' You
will be admitted"
Ambrose knew that this was only very
polite way Of getting rid of him, but he
asked policeman to show him Trinity
church, and he went uD in The spire alone.
HE CRIED A LITTLE Up THERE,
for as he looked out over the big. smoxz,
city he thought that in that great swarm.
ing human hive" as he had called il at
home in the Advance, he had no friend
Here, even under the golden cress of the
church, he was alone. 1t was pitifuI
thought, and Ambrose hungered for his
home away In Ohio; but with big sob in
his throat he sharpened his pencil and
looked about him, for ne had Keen sense
for the unusual.
Cut with knife on the little window
frame by his side he read: