The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-14
RATIFIED BY A GIRL.

For q reporter with but little to write
| and plenty OF time in which to write 1t
| there is nothing more pleasant than to die
tate a narrative to cheerful typewriter,
particularly II she be young and have nice
soft hair to distract the eye and well form
ed white fingers and be withal exceeding
ly pleasing, but for IA reporter with long
yarn to write and limited amount of
time to finish 1t things sometimes have
different aspect
Near Printing House square Is 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 done that
kind of work before. While she was sit
ting In the main room upon the afternoon
0f her nrst day newspaper man came
bustling In, and
"Mra j., have you got anyb body to take
two column story IN a. hurryy
"Yes," replied the manager. Here II .
young lady who has Just come 70 ua Miss
Brown-Mr. Smith. You oan 60 into that
corner room"
In three minutes the young lady was
seated at her machine, tho newspaper man
was sorting out his notes, and the door
was closed so as to leave them undisturbed
"Now, II you will please begin" the
nswspaper man said. In tbsss days of
stern reality and suffering and stSuggle for
existence romantic episode comes upon
one with the refreshing delight with which
q traveller In desert beholds an oasis"
Clickety clickety click went the keys,
and then
Isn't that lovelyi Is 1t going to be a
novel;"
The newspaper man looked up In amaze
ment, but 1t was utterly impossible to be
angry with such blue eyes regarding him
In admiration.
"No," he said "Please go on. In the
monotonous routine Of Tombs police court
cases, however, there was one yesterday
behind which lay a story so romantic and
so picturesque that it would almost seem
to have been created by great novelist
who had striven to excel all his past cf-
forts"
When this had been recorded, and while
| the newspaper man was wondering what
| no would say next, the young lady, smil-
| ing most radiantly, prattled on I'm this
| fashions:
"That's just splendid. 1t sounds like a
real novel. Did you ever read 'Clarissa;
or, The Forlorn Hopc?' 1t begins some
thing like that, only it isn't SO interest
ing Do you know, never took dictation
like that before. The last place worked
In / had nothing to do but copy letters.
Oh, dear, wasn't it tiresome, thought
The newspaper man felt his collar get
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 ons I'm in some
| what of hurry. What have you got there
"Where?" In great surprise.
II mean, please read over what 1 die
| tated.
"Oh, how stupid ami In these days
| Of stern reality'-bow do You pronounce
that word-in two syllsbles or three!
Thank you stern reality and suffer
ing'"-
And she read what she had written.
Then, just as the newspaper man had set
tied back In his chair, determined to die
tate to the end without giving her another
opportunity to interrupt him, she said:
Excuse me, think my bair IL coming
down."
| She went Co little mirror I'm 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.
| There, now; I'm nll ready"
For the next few minutes shc had to
work 30 hard that she hadn't time to say
a single word. But soon the page was
hllcd, and sho had to insert n new sheet,
and that wac her opportunity.
| "Graciousl How fast you dictated II
almost takes my breath away. But do
you know like 1t. think it's good prac-
tice. We're You there when all that hap
enedf My lwish l could be reporter. Z"
Tho newspaper man won't on with his
dictation. He was fast growing hopping
mad, but he hadn't the heart TO say a harsh
word to the girl She was really very
pretty, and rs she became Interested I'm the
story delicate flush mantlcd her checks,
and was positive pleasure to watch her.
Buta newspaper man has no time for
pleasure during business hours. and these
charms did not interest him as much os
they might have done under other c,rcum.
stances, 30 be struggled brayely ON.
"Oh, she suddenly exclaimed. stopninv
In the middle Of n sentence, did that real
lv bappenS"
4 "yer, yesl viii you please 20 on,o