Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-08-11

sac COULDN'T KEgr sysil-
a R~pers<rs m@rrswang Exp<rs<w~s Win
the New typewriter oirl.
For q reporter with but little 70 wr4te
and plenty Of time In which 10 write 10
thcre i nothing more pleasant than n
dictate a narrative 60 a cheeffui typewriter,
particularly II she be young and have nice
soff hair 10 DISTRICT tho eye, and well
formed white fingers. and be withal cx-
ceedingly pleasing. But for q reporter
with q long yarn 10 write and Q limited
amount Of time 70 finish II things some
times have a different aspect
Near Printing House square Ii type
writing Office which many newspaper men
frequent A new girl came there one day
last wcck--a real nice girl and an excel
lent oprrafor-but she had never done that
kind OF work before While she WAS sit
ting In the main room upon the afternoon
Of her first day newspaper man came
bustiing In, and
Mrs. j., have you got anybody TO take
q two column story In hurrys"
Yes, replied the manager. Here Ia
young lady who has just come 20 us
Miss Brown--Mr. Smith. You can 60 in
| 60 that corner room. -
In three minstes the young lady was
seated nc her machine, the newspaper man
was sorting out his notes, and the door
WINS closed 80 az 20 lear them undisturbed
Now, IL you will please begin" the
newspaper man said. In these days OF
stern reality and suffering and struggle
for existence a romantic episode comes
| upon one with the refreshing delight with
l I'll fxx t...ts
oasis"
Ciickcty-clickcy-o lick went the keys,
''Isn't that loveiys Is it going to be .
novclfp
The newspaper man looked up In amaze
mcnt, but IL was utterly impossible to be
angry with such blue eyes regarding him
| In admiration.
"No," he said please 40 on. In the
monotonous routine OF Tombs police court
cases, however, there was ono yesterday,
behind which lay n story 50 romantic and
90 picturesque that IL would almost seem
20 have been 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
he would say next, the young lady, smil-
ing most radiantly, prattled ON in this
fashion:
That's Just splendid. II sounds like
real novel. Did you ever read 'Clarissa;
or the Forlorn Hoper Ii begins some
thing like that, only IL isn't SO interest
ing. Do you know, 1 never took dIctatlon
like that before. The last place worked
In I had nothing to do but copy letters.
On, dear, wasn't It tiresome, thought
- =. ErIk
ting too small, but after SWALLOWING some.
thina that seemed to stick In his throat he
said as gently a possible:
s.won't you please 90 ons I'm in some
what Of 9 hurry. What have ron rot
theref',
awheref" in great surprise
81 mean please read over what have
dictated. ("
.Oh, how stupid Iami In these days
of stern rcality'--how do you pronounce
that word. In two syllables or thrcei
Thank you--,stern reality and suffer.
ing -
II And she read what shs had written.
Then, Just as the newspaper man had set.
tied back Ia his chair, determined 20 die
tate to the end without giving her another
opportunity TO interrupt him, she said:
Excuse me; l think my hair Ii coming
down.
She went to a little mirror in cornc,
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.
There, now, I'm all ready
For the next few minutes she had &c
work 50 hard that she hadn't time TO sa,
a single wori But soon the page wal
filed, and she had to insert a new sheet
and that was her opportunity.
"Gracious, how fast you dictated It nj
most takes my breath away; but, do yor
, know, like IL. / think it's good prac
tice. We're you there when all that Imp
peneds N.Y. wish could be n reporter
Tho newspaper man went on with hi
dictation. He was fast growing hopping
mad, but he hadn't the heart TO say /
harsh word TO the girl. Sho was reaii,
very pretty, and as she became interested
In the story delicate flush mantled he
checks, and it was n pleasure 20 watch Der
But a newspaper man has no time 10
pleasure during business hours, and thes'
charms did not interest him as much q
they might have done under other clrcum
stances. But he struggled bravely ON.
! "oh, she suddenly exclaimed, stopping
. In the middle OF sentence, did tina
really happcns"
YES, yesi win you please 60 onf''
"well, the ideal I wouldn't have be
, iieved Il. Do you know, don't believ
BALI what i read In the papers. But, o
course, II you say 80, Il must be true"
RrnKxp- Int rppIIy I'm Ia A hurry. ~