Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-17
The Predictions for Today Are
Somewhat Uncertain.
IT MAY Be COOLER TOMORROW.
How the Reporters Mascot Got
the Story
AND HOW HE TOLD 1T

ICES a cooler that it 10 said may come. The
prediction for today is very carefully worded,
and it's a sort of take your choice and we're
sure to win. Here it Is: Continued warm
westerly winds. Generally fair, but conditions
are favorable for local thunder storms. Winds
may shift to northerly, with cooler weather
Tuesday evening""
1t is slightly cooler IN the lake regions aud
central west today. At 8 O'Clock this morning
ii was 70 in this city. 81 at Baltimore, Phila-
delphia and Atlantic City, IS in New York and
70 in Chicago. At II 80 this morning it was
SD in this city. The maximum temperature
in Washington yesterday was o. New York and
Baltimore %. Philadelphia. Boston and St
Louis 80, Chicago "a. The hottest place IN the
country was Yuma, Cal, where the mercury
climbed to LOG.
Overcome by Heat.
Joseph Gotleib was overcome by the heat at
It'll street and Florida avenue northwest last
evening and taken to Garfield Hospital D..
The Reporter and His Mascot.
The weather reporter has q mascot who Is
imbued with the idea that he is destined to be a
reporter and eventually an editor. He Is boy
whose education is not what it might be, but
for all that he is . good-natured fellow, willing
to do anything that will connect him in any
way with sde repawters." ~ he calls them. To-
day the weather man wanted company. He took
Tim with him to the weather bureau, and when
the Office was again reached Tim was told that
if he would write the weather story it would be
printed over his name.
To have seen Tim when this announcement
was made to him would have amused blind
man. he knew that his time had come and he
began to swell with pride until he had gained
several pounds in his own estimation. At
first he was filled with knowledge Of his own
Importance. He gathered his paper before
him. neatly sharpened his pencil and then he
stuck. He began to get worried. Precipitation
started to run down his face, he turned the paper
around, scratched his head and was lost in med
itation-
''Say, Mr.. Pencil Shower" he finally said,
do hev ter writ very much er dis?''
"Oh, about half = column will do"
Say. pard, datyau right, but l amt no
what You call q siiver-tongued orator and il
You specs ter get dis hyer weather map in Sat-
urday's STAR why it's all right, but if yer wants
get move on themselves why yers got ter cut
down on dat space, OATS all. "
''Weii, / will tell you what will do, Tim.
You just 60 a head and tell me the story Just
though had not been there, and while you
relate will write it out on the typewriter"
well, OATS q puddin'. Now you've struck
me where I'm dead easy. I'll 60 yer II lose.
l amt much when it comes ter pushing de lead
over der white pape, but when der's any talkin'
to be dun yer kin bet yer best guri plate Of
cream and yer sure to win out When der's any
spoutin' ter be dun down in de holler dey
allus calls for Tim, for I'm hot potato with
all der skin off and nobuddy kin put de nav
lers me. See?"
well, never mind about that Just 20 shead
and tell me what occurred in your own way.
It's getting late and We have got TO get tins
"Aii right, pard; yers knows Use hustler and
dey got ter cut de air ter beat me, but l don't
see why tits dat de city editor wants you uns to
write bout de weather fer. Any guy knows
dat when it's cold IT'S cold and when it's hot it's
sizziu and yer don't hev ter 60 widout yer
shoes like me to find it out. De consensus Of
erpinion is unambulance on dat point, and what's
de use er wasting de pape putin in sech stuff
as dat When yers puts on yer duds in de
mawnin' yer don't hav' to read de mawnin'
contemporary to know whedder ter put on a
overcoot er q pajara- It's q sinch, OATS what 1t
is. See?'
II see, Tim, that You have got the true ideas
Of . reporter. Always question the knowledge
of the editor to What should be done. Ex-
press your views on the subject in plain. out
spoken language to every one except the editor
himself, and then 90 and do what he has
signed you to. and when you get back you will
begin to tell your friends what a big story you
worked up and how lucky you were to get it.
Now. proceed on that plan and we will get this
into the paper today if you talk fast and do not
stop to think, but go ahead though you were
speaking to your friends at home
Tim Tells His Story.
.'well, it was just dis way. Weuns started
frum de STAB Office and skates onter de George
town kyar as it WIS movin' long sorter pee.t
like, and wese seats ourselves in de grip. De
kinductor cum along as dough he would like to
have our purses and just looked him one right
smart Ike and I SEE. SEE I, Use STAB repaw-
ter and give him de cold turn. But youens
Just laughed few and den yer forked over a
ten, and de Jay ring up twice on de punch.
thot dat 1t was hot touch, but youse tole me
dat repawter had to pay his fare Just do same
any one else. 1 wus dead paraiized. / alius
thot dat all a repawter had ter do wus to give
any ticket taker de wink and show his face and
1t went.
Nothing pertickler Cured till we gets past
the circle where George sits ON jay horse, for
was thinkin' mighty hard like as the sun be-
gin to burn us up dat il de ticket snap didn't
went and weuns he'd to mosey round in de sun
all day dat repawting was sinch play after
all. Well, wese went up to q bureau, leastwise
yer sed it was q bureau, and yous orter know.
thot ii was q castle, and we sashay In de door,
Well, de bloke at de door, he speaks kinder
perlite to yous, seeing dat yous goes up der
whenever de city editer wants to let de con-
tribiters to our mammuf circulation became
aware OF de fac dat it's hot 'nuf to run de en-
CINE on de railroads wifout any fire for the fire.
man Just takes a whack at de air and shoves it
in de furnace, and de steam gauge begins to
climb and prance er long like to beat Nancy
Hanks.
well, considerin' wuz wifi you, thot I
wuz walkin' on de shady side OF easy street
when de bloke what holds down de mat seq ter
me: What does yer wants?' OATS my bis
ness seq !. and perceeded ter go right up TO
his royals room. But dat bloke ketches me by
dat part Of de apparel dat is most attractive fer
de watch dog, when yous tole him wus wiz
youse and he SEE dat he thot wuz tryin' ter
get upstairs ter steal or roll er carpet, fer he
ser dat dey he'd he'd some trouble Of dat kind
before and de relation tween some OF de 'ficials
had became kinder we never speaks as wese
pass by likes
"Well when de ticket taker he'd kinder
caught on aud youse he'd sent in a pasteboard
to de gent what tells YER datit's hot wese pramu-
lated in and youse began ter look over lot er
pictures likes de temperance man has to show
De peoples whats touches de harp whats deys
drinkin. Leastwise dat was oil l could make
out of it, fer it wus only lot err blue and red
lines wigglin round like er lot or worms. But
you 'peared to know what yer wus doing, and
de man splained sumfn bout crowjomeaters
and baroomeaters and other savages and arias
and pressurers and lots er highfutin' things dat
no one in de world 'cept de scientifcal gents
knows what's deys means. But youse wasn't
lettin him do yer by any Of dose words, fer yer
looks very intelligent likes and SEE: oh. yes;
surely. and gives him de great bldf. whites yer
winks de other eye at me-
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