The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-07
BLAZER JACKETS.

cream. He has the utmost contempt for
an deliberately dressed man, and will yell
with shrlll voice, Do you catch on to his
giblet's dudsp' aud cause some youthful
dude to blush the color Of his pink shirt.
He Is not q respecter Of persons; he las
condescending kindness for women and
children, but If the car Of all the Russias
was standing by de member from de Ate )"
the gentleman representing his district
would get his appreciation.
HIS CHARACTERISTICS.
OF his accomplishments, il may be said
that he can swim like fish, that he can run
equal TO any trained athlete. and that he has
collection of Saxon undefled that can
scarcely be matched. OF his vices il may
whispered that be will smoke anything
from stump picked out Of the gutter TO
real cigarette what some bloke dropped;
that when he is forced to rush the GROWER
he'll take a drink out OF 1t and have his
ears boxed because the barkeeper gave
such short measure. But his vices are not
many. He is Inclined TO be contemptuoua
of boy in velvet suit what rides
pony,n but way down in his poor little heart
there is desire to ride that little pony
himself, and sometimes the boy on the pony
would do mean thing that Patsy, In all
hia ignorance, would dtHdaln.
WHEN HE GOES INTO JOURNALISM.
Sometimes after he has sold papers for
five years, beginning when he was D, he
gets to he known at the office, and is given
position their, either to help in the engine
room, at the elevator, or, If he has good
reputation, and the last boy has died OF ex-
cessive virtue, he is taken on as Office boy.
From that minute he owns the paper; he
refers TO himself as 1--WE" and he Is just as
capable of makIng the gentleman who
writes specials warm a chair outside, wait
S. h. In iG ffNI Qf fhfAa nAla
woman in so that de rest OF de fellers can
get a bite.n He likes to be taken for Mr..
Dana or Mr.. Watterson, though he
would not hesitate 10 snub either.
He will criticise your mode OF writ
ing your name, aud he won't hesitate TO tell
q woman who happens TO please him what
a pretty frock she's got on. He patronizes
reporters; in fact. has no respect for any
body except the sporting editor. HE Is &C.
cupied. when not trying to make life pleas
ant for visitors, in reading; the book may
be the history of Jim Shocks. the Boy
Murderer" or the old flies Of the paper. He
Is pretty sure TO get advanced, and the
office boy has a better show OK being editor
OF the paper than the cheeky young re-
porter, graduate OF some swell college,
who knows it all. And the reasonf Boz
cause the boy learns the practical working
Of everything. aud is ambitious.
THE BEGINNING OF THE END.
Sometimes when he is about II years old
Patsy rstires from tho newspaper business
and joins "de gang" then he sleeps during
the day and floats around among the dives
or wherever mischief is brewing at night
His lower lip and jaw protrude, and he
swaggers along, dressed 20 that be Is de-
light to the neighborhood. He will tell you
that be thinks nothing Of women, and II
you want 10 see something in the line OF
girls 20 down 10 Coney Island and see bis
lady friend. II you % you will have 60 drift
20 the Bowsry end Of the island, aud enter
a free oonoers hall thsre, after you have
ordered beer. which. respecting your