The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-10-24
RATIFIED HIM.

and plenty Of time in which to write 1t
thers is nothing more PLEASANT than 10 die
tste narrative Co cheerful typewriter,
particularly If she be young ana have
nice soft hair TO distract the eye and well
formed white fingers and be wifhal ex-
rcdingly pleasing, but for reporter With
long yarn ts write and limited amount
of time to finish it things sometimes have
different aspect.
Near Printing House square II type
writing Office which many newspaper men
frequent. A new girl came there one day
last week-a real nice girl and an excel
lent operator---but she had never dore that
kind Of work before. While she was sit
ting In the main room upon the afternoon
Of her frst day a newspaper man camo
bustling in, and
Mrs. j.. have you got anybody to take
q two column story In hurry"
YES" replied the manager. Here Is
a young lady who has Just come to U.S.
Miss, Brown-Mr. Smith. You can 20
into that corner ROOM"
In three minutes the young lady was
seated at her machine, the newspaper man
was sorting out his notes, and the door
was closed so as to leave them undlsturbed
Now, IL you will please begin, " the
stern reality and suffering and struggle
for existence romantic episode comes
upon one with the refreshing dolight with
which a traveller in desert bsholds an
oasis +"
Clickety -clickety click went the keys,
and then
Isn't that lovelyi Is it going to be
novel;"
The newspaper man looked mp in amaze
ment, but 10 was utterly impossible to be
angry with such blue eyes regarding him
In admiration.
"No," he said please 70 on. In the
monotonous routine Of Tombs police court
cases, however, there was one yesterday
behind which lay . story SO romantic and
so picturesque that It would almost seem
to have hecn created by great novelist
who had striven to excel all his past ef
forts"
When this had been recorded, and while
the newspaper man was wondering what
be woule say next, the young lady smil-
ing most rsdiantly. prsttled on in this
fashion:
That's just splendid. 1t sounds like q
real novel. Did you ever read 'Clarissa;
or, Tho Forlorn Hopef II begins some
thing like that only it isn't so interest
Il
like that before. Fhe last place worked
in had nothing TO do but copy letters.
Oh, dear, wasn't 10 tiiesome, thought
The newspaper man felt his collar got
ting too small, but after swallowing some
thing that seemed to stick in his throat he
said as gently as possible:
Wont you please go oni I'm in some
what Of hurry. What have you got
theref'
"Wherc'" in great surprise.
II mean. please read over what have
dictated"
"Oh. how stupid I ami in these days
Of stern reality'-how do you pronounce
that word-in two syllablss or threea
Thank you-'stern reality and suffer
ing -
And she read what she had written.
Then, just rs the newspaper man had set
tied back in his chair, determined to dio-
tate to the end without-givirg her another
opportunity to interrupt him, she said:
Excuse me, think my hair is coming
| down"
She went to little mirror in a corner
Of the room, examined her hair carefully,
and then, after touching up the puffs of
her sleeves and smoothing her waist, she
sighed and returned to her seat
lnere, now, m al ready.
For the next few minutes she had to
work so hard that she hadn't time to say
a single word. But soon the pago was
filed, and she had to insert new sheet
and that WAS her opportunity.
"Graciousi How fast you dctr'~l I.
almost takes my breath away. i,ut do
you know I like It, i think it's good
practice were you thers when all that
happenedi Myl wish could be re-
porter"
The newspaper man went on with his
dictation. He was fast growing hopping
mad, but he hadn't the heart to say
harsh word to the girl. She was really
very pretty, and ~ she became Interested
In the story a delicate flush Inantled her
checks, and IL was q positive pleasure to
watch her, but newspaper man has no
timo for pleasure during business hours,
and these charms did net interest him as
much as they might haze done under other
circumstances, but he struggled bravcly
on.
"Oh," she suddenly exclaimed, stop
ping In the middle of O sentence, did that
really happcn'"
"Yes, yes! VIII you please go oni"
well, the ideal wouldn't have be-
liovcd It, Do you know, don't believe
half what 1 read In the papers, bat or
course II you say so 1t must be true"
"Iin very sorry can't chat with you,
Miss Brown, but really I'm in a grat
hurry
"Oh, I beg your partlon forgot all
about that"
For nearly ten minutes there was not
break In the dictation, save where sheet
became full and a fresh one had to be in
serted. The typewriter kept her lips firmly
pressed together, rs II she were excrting
a)l her strength to keep silent 1t was
clear to see that it could not last much
longer. In the middle OF paragraph she
suddenly stopped, and with brief "Ex-
ouse me for a moment" left the room. In
few seconds she returned, with her jaws
moving convulslvcly and a piece of chew
Ing gum I'm her hand.
Won't you have somcY' she asked po-
litcly.
"N-n-no-and--1'll tell you what-cr--
guess l won't have timo to finish this
story today. I'll come back some other