The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-07-28
The New Reporter.

Ak.A AsLAAaEE -A-A 49, -
rolled gp al the bottoms. al
dressing the city editor OF New York
newspaper with q great air OF conf
dence. and am making an effort 10
obtain q foo.hold II journalism ] did
some work for ny college paper ]
have here two OF three letters Of in
PRODUCTION 10 you Do you think you
can put me on as q reporter
The city editor glzred and then
griuned sstEfniueiy Then he vinked
roguishiy at the assistant city editor.
who xiuked rOEuishlya AZ him in return
Journalism. eh7- said the city
editor. Want to get into Journalism.
you say What is journalism, Id
like to know
The testy tone didn't fesze the tall
Fouis 10 any great extent He stuff
ed some iolg-cut into bis bulldog
pipe apparently more out of habit
than for any ether reason. for he
didn't light the pipe Then be fiicked
some imaginary dust OF lis trousers.
That. be replied. Els what I want
20 find out In hunting FOR journal
lstic Job 80 that / can find out
The city editor growied in his mus
tache and then yanked the letters Of
introduction out Of their envelopes.
The letters we're from folks known
70 the city editor. and they commend
81 the tall suu-burned youth as a chap
With pretty fair head on his
-perehaI snapped the city editor
when o. had read the letters. there's
no Journalism around this plant. but
n You want 10 butt into the newspaper
business I can give you a show. The
cub that's been covering one OF the
police courts got discouraged and
dropped out a couple OF days ago. and
II you want HIS billet you can have Il
on trial S'pose you write strictly
In the Macauley vein7"
The TAN youth grinned self-posses-
sedly and made no reply. feeling that
no reply was necessary.
There's not much doing at that
police court. went on the city editor.
az he viciously welded his blue pen
ell on some ''fimsyG copy. Chicken
feed stun. most OF K. worth about a
stick or so-occasionally some funny
DRINKS and disorderlies. No chance
for you to work in the editorial We
o. 20 put down the fact that you
point with pride or that you view
with alarm. or any kind OF stun like
that Understand
The young man nodded his head re
specially.
Well. yoa can chase up there in
the morning and get your bearings.
and vel have a look at your copy.
Thatll be about all" and the city
editor clapped fistful Of copy onto
one OF HIS hooks and turned his back
upon the tall. sun-burned youth.
When the city editor reached the
Office the next day he found a little
stack of copy. in an unfamiliar hand.
or his desk.
..eUr-ets this9" he asked the chief
coDv-reader. picking up the matter
as II It was fiy-psPer.
why" said the chief copy-reader.
that's e neat little bunSh OF ponce
court stuff that one of the new ducks
turned in a while ago. Four or five
rafting good stories in it. and dressed
nm inst our way. don't know who
the fellow is that did it. but thought
ia pass Il along TO you TO look over;
it's so toppy and original
"Huh,' growled the city editor.
turning over the pages OF the copy.
He quickly became interested, as was
apparent from his manner.
Well. I'll be burned" he said after
a while TO the assistant city editor.
Member that college whelp that was
In here yesterday. that l assigned TO
that bum police court-the one that
wanted 10 get into journalism? Well.
say. you ought to see this batch OF
stun he's turned in. Real thing. Bout
four stories in Il that I'm going 10
have heads put on and scattered over
the FIRST page"
Not" exclaimed the assistant city
editor.
Well. It would jar you wouldn't il .
said the city editor. And he said
he wanted to 20 into journalism at
that. Say. have you got any decent
assignments left on the book
Nothing hut a buckle. shop failure
down the street-may be something
in Il. but Il doesn't look promising.
Hey" yelled the city editor 70 one
OF the BOYS. where's that journalist
where'd he 40 after he turned in this
c0pys"
The tail. sun.burned youth emerged
from dark corner and approached
the city editors desk.
Hello. there. said the editor &c
him. choppiiy Not such bad stun
as il might be. that bunch you turned
in from the police court Dye know
ANYTHING about financial questions
swell. began the youth. Il took the
course In political economy. and
Political economy. nothing" splut-
tered the city editor. There's hue
ket shop down on the outer rim of
Wall street that closed It's doors to-
day. IT'S an outfit that's been under
suspicion for some time. Chase down
there and see II you can dig up the
erooke6ness connected with the joint
The Young man from college clap
ped on his nice new straw hat with
the red ribbon around Il and went his
way. The city editor was gone FOR
the day when he returned from his
quest. and SO. after word or so with
the night editor. he sat down and be
gan 20 write. He wrote until the
hour the paper went 70 press. with
= relay 81 copy boys grabbing Of the
sheets as quick as he finished them.
and when. a about half past in the
morning. he leaned hack. pretty well
worn out he had written several