The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-26
GIFTED, PRACTICAL Bah.
TIE YOUNG WOMAN'S LOVE FOR
NEWSPAPER WORKER

The Affable and Intelligent Reporter
Of To-day-His Presidential Chances
Actors Peculiar Ways - Painful
Hamlets, Lank Juhets and Distorted
Rosslinds-Female Pstriots-Annoy.
ing Parrots-Cur Private Moments
(Copvrioht1
New YORK, June 25.-There Is one thing
In this world that gives me what is known
as that tired feeling" 1t is the way the
reporter of paper is presented on the stage.
He is usually made a combination between
cad and a coward, and he dresses after the
fashion of the cowboy who has come to
New York and selected to elethe himself
with such loud belongings as decorate the
windows OF the haberdashers. When
thls isn't the style OF his makeup, he
runs to a check suit, very suggestive OF
the cheap lots that are sold on the side
streets. His manners are distinctly fresh,
and his sole capital might come under
another slang nape and be described as gall.
That he should have good manners, be we'll
dressed and know how to conduct himself
decently is never thought OF and yet these
same so-called actors. who caricature the
reporters, would sink IN the most innocuous
OF desuetude if it were not for the man who
writes for the papers.
have been thinking about this for long
time. thought it bit insulting at first to
make a laughing stock Of the men who
made regulations for the actor. But now
my ire has reached boiling point because Of
the last base imitation l have seen. The
character was represented by a well-me9n-
ing young man-an amateur, ! think
named billiard. The reporter. as he con-
celved him. wore a loud suit OF clothes,
dashed unannounced into the drawingroom
OF private house.
KISSED THE MAID SERVANT,
gave her some money, a nd then went down
TO the Office and sprawled himself back Of
the desk, propped mis- feet upon it, and an
bounced that he was going to the opera
with the city editor. Fine cigars, and boxes
labeled Poison and Whisky were
smoking around, and an aged person
cthctated in the place Of an Office boy. I'm
oouotedly the author got his ideas or an
editorial room from q shilling shccker,"
Dat nothing will excuse an actor who,
II is fair TO presume, has met a re-
porter once or twice In his life, making
such distinct caricature and such a con-
summate fool OF him. The reporter of to-day
Is an agreeable. well educated fellow, in
clned to plain dressing, and not given over
20 Whooping about as to what paper he is on.
lie gets very near the presidential chair,
which, by the way, the actor doesn't; be-
cause, II he Is clever, and knows how to
make the most of his clsverness. he stands
the chance of being editor some day, of
owning the paper, and of being nominated
Ior President, or better still, of being the
power behind the throne.
THE GENTLEMANLY REPORTER.
No reporter ever pranced into house
without ringing the door bell, and my ex-
perlence has taught me that he sends up his
caro- as any other gentleman does, and nine
times out of ten tells the truth When he
DOESN'T 1t is because the tenth time some
pody lies to him. You could hear q pin
crop In the average editorial rooms, and
me reporter is not cooking his feet up on
t the city EDITORS desk. He is in school that,
IL ne Is worth anything, will make man
VI him. IL he isn't; it will make him
thoroughly understand his uselessness. Any
sung Is possible 70 the man on the news
paper. he can aspire to any position. He
can De minister to England OF Secretary Of
otate, and he knows it. And it is an insult
70 70 nlm when ne is pictured as a vulgar cad ;,
Incapable Of thinking, acting or looking
SAG gentleman. Personally ! am very