The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-14
KEEPING CLEAR OF REronrnRs,
Methods of j. Pierpont Morgan ana
Rudyard EkipIing.


There are two men who have a great
objection to talking for publication, or
of talking at ALL for that matter, to
newspaper reporters. These two are ].
Pierpont Morgan, the head Of the great
banking house. and Rudyard Kipling, who
has acquired a reputation as a writer in
field other than his original one-that Of
newspaper work
These two men are so widely different
In appearance and manner that they could
come together under no other possible
classification than that made as
adversaries of the interviewer. Mr.. Nor
gan, unless tied up with business,
VIII generally admit newspaper man to
his presence, but alackaday for the mex
perienced man who looks fondly for a
half column talk from the banker, 10
say nothing of greater expectations Mr.
Morgan Will, perhaps, be found seated
at his desk. looking over correspondence
or other papers. He holds the document
in his hands, his eyes apparently intent
upon It. After few seconds, more or less
the banker looks up sharply. with glance
of Inquiry. Then he Is asked to talk upon
this or that important financial or railroad
topic of the day.
Nothing to say" is his response to in
quiry No. /, same to inquiry No. 2 and
ditto ad infinitum. The newspaper man
murmurs Thanks" and gets out, with a
vision of a sphynx-like face and pair OF
cold blue eyes staring at him through the
paper in front OF them. The newspaper
does not think Of expletives for ready re-
lief; he is too busy thinking of that pair
of steel-cold eyes. He never forgets them
With Rudyard Kipling It Is different:
yes quite different. The best time to get
an idea of his views of the amenities of
conversation for the public ear is when he
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lantic. He is such little fellow and hobs
about so nightly that one really hesitates,
don't you know, to attempt to catch him.
for fear that somehow like the Jersey
mosquito, he may quite escape one by
vanishing behind post or into a small
handbag.
Mr.. Kipling gives the impression of a
'drefful cute little man. lie stands
seemingly five feet two. He rushes
around as II he had lost the manuscript
Of his latest novel and wanted IT back
horribly. don't you know. II you try to
stop him by standing in his course as he
bobs about. head down, he will come
right upon you and then duck to right
or left, like a dog upon the trail. when
the expected game has veered one way or
the other.
But Mr.. Kipling never sees the news
paper man. He scents him afar off, and
he glides and slides and scurries around
ana away every Out 10 lAc spot
where the newspaper man is on the look
OUT There is no use trying TO catch
him for he will dodge behind a trunk
and let you fall over it, while he gets
rods away during the picking-up process.
1t must be lots of fun for Mr.. Kip1ing 10
go lodging and hopping and skipping
about in this electric fashion
Still the only way to get at him is to
make a dead rush upon him. Then, If
eornered, Mr.. Kipling stops dead still,
looks five miles beyond you, pokes the in
dex finger of his right hand almost in your
face exclaiTns: "Ah, a reporter?'a and or
he is again, Ike a stone from a sling
If you dare TO tackle him again. he may
cry out: Il am never interviewed +" or
ne will probably walk-no, shoot-past you
like a small cyclone. and seem oblivious
of your existence. 1t is hard for news
paper man to catch Mr.. Kipling as it
would be to seize in the teeth bullet from
q rifle.