Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-01-12

tors passes for some theatre or other.
In brief Rogers was getting along
finely both in the office and at her
house, when one afternoon the City
Editor said to him, ''Mr. Rogers
there's q convention of Congregational
lists up in the Forest avenue church.
Take care Of it, will you? Make ab-
stracts of the speeches and if there be
one OF two of special interest give 'sm
q column apiece"
Rogers said "All right, SIR" and
pushed the elevator button. He spent
the first hour and half of the after
noon at the church, getting an insight
into the workings of the conference.
He looked at the programme and saw
that the leading address of the entire
meeting was to be given that night by
Rev. Samuel r. Davis, on "Some
Thoughts Upon Life.
Now such an address would be worth
the column the City Editor had spoken
of. There could be no doubt about 1t.
Life is interesting and some thoughts
upon it by such a thinker as the
Rev. Mr.. Davis would surely be inter-
esting. But then there was the girl.
The conference out Rogers out of his
usual night off and he didn't like it.
Like flash IN idea came to him. His
father had been q congregational min.
lister before his death and Rogers had
been brought up according to the doc.
trines of that church. Why couldn't
he write his own thoughts and give the
Rev. Mr.. Davis credit for them.
He could. He would.
And all that afternoon, or what re-
NAMED of it, he put in working up an
abstract of fictitious letter. 1t was
beautiful piece of work, lofty in its
thought, clear in its expression, and
written in style that Addison could
not have surpassed. Rogers smiled
as he read it over. When the last che
said," and the Gin conclusion the rev.
erend gentleman remarked" had been
written, Rogers folded tho sheets to-
gether and placed them in his inside
coat pocket.
That night he sat with her On tho
front porch until eleven o'clock, un-
til, in fact he saw that the session of
the conference was over. Then he
went down to the Office. From the
programme he had he worked up q
nice little introduction, in the course
of which all the minor celebrities in
attendance upon the conference were
mentioned, and then he pasted to The
sheet he had written the first OF the
Rev. Davls's lecture on "Some
Thoughts Upon Life, aud turned th'
bundle over to the City Editor.
''That will be all tonight, Mr.
Rogers" said that official And Ros-
ors took his hat aud galked down
stairs.
The City Editor ran every bit Of
the Rev. Davis's written discourse
He commented upon the beauty o.
the abstract to the Night Editor, and
the Night Editor said, "Pretty blame
good, isn't it?" and then they both
congratulated themselves that the
Office had such clever chap working
for it as Rogers.
Rogers came down about 1 O'Clock
the next morning. He had hardly
stepped into the local room when the
City Editor yelled at him.
He obeyed the yell and entered the
City Editors office. A copy OF the
Gazette of that day, the rival morn
ing paper, was poked in his face with
paragraph marked in blue. "Read
that" said the City Editor. -
This is what Rogers read:
"At the last session Of the Congfe
gational convention, held in the
church on Forest avenue last night,
the chairman read telegram that wa.
received with shock by the members
present. 1t was to the effect that the
Rev. Samuel f. Davis, who was tc
have read a paper on "Some Thoughts
Upon Life" had died that afternoon
at his home at Rivers Crossing
Though DR.. Davis had not been pres
ent at any meeting of the convention
it was thought that he would be abl'
to attend the last. eFitting resolution
were drawn up and adopted dirsctl.
after the reading Of the telegram b.
the chairman"
| Rogers raised his eyes from th
paper and then lowered them slowl.
until they met those of the City Edi
tor. One look was exchanged. Thel
Rogers laid down the paper, and go
ing into the, local room put on his ha
and pushed the elevator bell. On
second later the City Editor heard tn
iron door close behind him.-Detroi
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