The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-08
HOMEsPUN YARNS.

Since Dick Neslea became general agent
Tor the Burlington, Hagenbacn VIII have
70 take a back seat as an animal tanner
During the last week the Burlington has
become the proud poSSesSor or mouse
The little fellow was first noticed on
tuesday last, when he made his initial
DOW 10 the public on the roller DINO IN
the window OF the Office. II was Oh
served 70 remain stationary Tor the
space OF a minute, until 8 misguided ny
anghteo upon the WlndoW-panes then Ile
mouse Just up and yanked him into the
interior with the QuickneSS OF a cham
eleon. This operation was repeated at
stated intervals throughout the after
noon From that day 10 this the mouse
makes his daily appearance. with the re
suit that he has become so tame that q
person can go outside and tap on the
glass Immediately adjacent 70 his little
IaMn-COlOred body and not phaze him at
all From the inside, however. he is
more cautious and viii not let anybody
approach him any closer than three feet
During an exciting chase after d tat.
juicy blue-50ttle on Thursday, his mouse
lets nearly met with fatal accident,
that bid fair 10 end his checkered career
With splendid drive. he missed the
prize and batted his nose against the
window-nane, TO carom of onto the fly
Sayed TO carry on the whole cabOOdle,
but was forced 10 give up the contest.
10 be ultimately rescued from his predic-
ament by Soliciting Agent William
Darke.
The Press Gang was discussing life in
its various phases over g chunk OF pie
and trimmings after both the morning
papers had gone TO press the other morn
ing. when up Spake the horse editor on
the morning Shin Kicker:
You fellows" he said, as he maSu-
Gated u chunk OF Observation-Disclosures
Make, may talk of assignments up TO
the graveyard TO see who is dead, and
kindred trips, but i know q fellow who,
when he first started to work, was as
signed the court run Before starting
out he was impressed BY the city editor
that ne must not say that a man was
burglar until he was proven such by
jury of his peers, and that when he
was handling such cases he should
sprinkle his copy plentifully with the
word alleged. That afternoon he turned
in his copy with a divorce suit for the
lead and was fiattering himself that he
had covered the story in good shape. Ten
minutes later the man ut the desk went
straight up in the air TO fall back in his
seat IN a dead faint as his eyes caught
the opening paragraph: John Jones, the
alleged husband of Sarah Jones, yester-
day brought suit in the Third district
court against his alleged wife, etc
Speaking of green reporters, Colonel
d. c. Dodge, vice president of the Rio
Grande Western, upon the occasion of his
last visit here, told a story at the ex-
pense of the fraternity that will bear
repeating. Some time ago. after an alb
sence from Denver he said. Il was ap-
preached by young man whom I had
not seen before, 10 my recollection. How
are YOU, cOlonelZ' he said, by way of in
production, I have been sent down to
interview YOU
:" Yes, 1 answered; what do you want
to know?
d" Well, to. tell you the truth. I don't
know myself, answered the reporter
Well, that is strange 1 said; the
Post man has been down here and he
knew what to ask me, and I answered
him
9" Wen, tell me just what you told him
and we will call it square, said the
young fellow, in a burst of desperate
confidence"