Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-28
A REPORTERS REVERE.

It was o'clock. and "SO' was in; and after a hard nights chasing around af- ter news I sat down at my desk drew out my pipe-solace from care and worry and, after filling and lighting it, reared back with my feet. upon my desk and be- gan ruminating.
 The thought came to my mind that a brief review of what had been done by me during the past fifteen hours would give the Age-Herald readers an insight into the doings of a reporter, and would enable them to draw their own infer enees as to the work they perform. Then, too. they would see that all that goes to getting up news for a great daily news paper is by no means child's play.
 The proofs were before me, and, gath erng them up, l found that my days work had been nothing more than the or dinary, yet 1t would suffice to show few hours of a reporters life.
 My first item was caught in the rush to be present at staff" meeting-the time when assignments are given out for the day.
 Fastening along, I was met by a young man, a friend, who, with a glad ring in his voice, said to me: 'Congrat- ulations are in order, as l am to be we'd ded soon. She has accepted my suit, and l am the happiest man in town"
 The she" referred to was an old flame of your humble servant, and though the knowledge that an old chum was the lucky man, it nevertheless came with a peculiar sound decidedly unpleasant to me. But the inevitable had to be met and the congratulatory remark was made with as bold a front as was possi- ble under the circumstances I felt that this good piece of news for the public, bad as it was for me, was a good start for the day, and, hastily making note, for that was all needed to jog my mem ory, l hastened toward the office.
 Staff meeting was soon over and to me was assigned a wedding. Two popular young society people were to join fortunes for veal or woe, and being Of the upper ten, it was necessary that a half column should be made of the sto- ry. I went to the church, met the ush- CTS, got all the preliminaries, and was ready when the bridegroom came" The beautiful structure devoted to worship of the true and living God was hand- somely decorated, and a large audience was at hand ready to see what is a com mon occurrence, though in this particu- lar instance made more than ordinary through the prominence of the people. The ceremony was over, and, after of fering my congratula tions, I hurried out of the building.
 Hardly had I gained the outside when l discovered rush of people, the fire bell rang out, and soon came hurrying along the fire apparatuSeS manned by as able set of men as are to be found in any city in the south. Having become an adept in catching on to the hose wagon as it scurried by I took my place in the middle of the road and watching a favor able moment caught the proper hold and was on safe footing and on the road to the fire. It was a false alarm, and a | good item was lost.
 few pick ups wound up my after noon's work, and I went to the office to clear my pad. The pick ups' were want ed for the first hook, and then I went to supper. At supper I gathered a few personals and then back to my work I went.
 The wedding was wanted for the "so-