New-York tribune., 1901-03-03
TVg GREEN REPORTERs ENTERPRISE.
III WAS APPRECIATED b. ALL OF HIS sUPbhaoRS
But THE EDITOR IN CHIEF.


YNrom The New-Orleans Times Democrat
N would be mighty difficult to lay down any cur
and dried rue personal enterprise o s raiSed
SsH, - ,,ttiI, 81 the other evening Just how far
fellow may and what he Is ~ 9pssis1@ I'M @ ~ for him
tlf in time-if he doesn't get his head manied on
me quite a while learn where 10 draw , ,he ia d
than a pIiZSiishb i ! il fs"lii Mi Was a green cub
ever tel you a6oGt bad ;,,st sured job ON big
Mort hern dairy. where had determined niiiy ., -
one evening before 1 had been on long enough ior
the city editor 10 size up my sNtteiAT % ~ 20 90 and
write up a Trzcfight which had been sGiSduei ', ,a
10 COM OF iilaI iis rrr, - IN ,itv The siuggers
local celebrities, each OF whom hau n ri,iss
,ss,r, r.; range ererl Thing with the greatest
county line. a hig barn had been cohNelteG mo
With ihe railroad company run out special ,a-
tram and for the rfs' me SPOTS 81, INK Mllo The city
e6itor explained all these details. gave me @ iIe
tIa.n would undoubtedly bring me back in time
10 get in my story Ihcy are sure 10 sn' by 0us
S. ahoT fgT the mill and they WON'T stay in mis-
baiiiwj X a minute longer than they have to-
was rjeyed 10 get The 4sssnment grabbed
big roll Of paper. like all green repoFters, ana
fa hour later wa7 on the PfizsiiEht i l speea s
heading for The ring IhTE h4d Elreh m u 1 rti trp
which wound up with the blowing out Of the cylin-
s c. M Drtiy a. bad but the engineer assured us he
woud have things fiNeG by 'he time We were were ready
A. We walking across the fields lone cab
fS a Wbert sP rng cot ToaS out f ae had ticket ali
right ana rad merely preferred the comfort of
re, king special. / thought he was sensible man.
Otherwise there WAS not soul in sight -,
Everybody was more OF less nervous; the OLD
reporter ont on. and sOOE possible the two
be,n pitched in the middle OF the barn. In few
minutes however, all danger was forgotten in the
h..aF hat 10 u lItnf
landing OF the first blow that both We're out
scrap As nearly as | remember some eighteen
or twenty rounds had been fought. and all hands
Mere wlld with excitement, when suddenly the big
haIn doors Were forced opei! and in galoped
country sheriff with dozen deputies al his heels
and then attendants in the ring; then they looked
the officers appeared there had been frantic rush
o,,, pf ,-;l,soy so,,ia tiriea oTf rIs from
the walls and squeezed through the holes and as
man who came in the cab scooting up ladder
that led to the hayioft II Was clear to M in
few moments that the sheriff had intention Of
trrestirg mere spectators 50 made no particular
effort TO hunt cover. The main thing my mind
was how TO get back 10 town with my story which
Interview the engineer. He dashed my hopes by
istd exp 'ted ana cna.cnt ne hNed untl morning
The brakeman had started 10 walk in. ne said and
then nearly midnight. and while were talk
ing the sheriff came out Of the barn where he had
fair. That put inspiration into my head. and.
calling him aside asked him whether d.. Id
looked into the little cockloft in corner. Try
that ] whispered mysteriously. The chap you
want Is small and fat, ami has black whiskers'
Then rushed across lots where the
still standing Your has been arrested !
said. and won't need you now. Take to town
as quick you cam As 7 spoke could hear a
terrible uprOar from the interior Of the barn and
at the next moment the sheriff appeared dragging
the fat man. who was raKing and eXpostulating
az the top OF his voice. That settled any doubts
the cahby may have had and We started back AZ
gallon. We reached town just in time get my
he and pifN sa3r 1-1,o bad
given me up was highly delighted confess that
my conscience pricked me a little about the limo
cent and unfortunate fat man. hut consol-d my
self with the reflection that h. had been sacrificed
Tor the benefit OF the reading public and ANYHOW
would soon be released 80 did ever find out
what happened TO him asked Of the listen
ers. oh yes said the old reporter: they took
him 10 the county jail miles and miles up the
road and II was dark next iav before he Was
identihed and turned loose. BY that time ne was
nearly ready for a stratia ket. and when ne
was told who had pointed him out as the manager
and taken his cab he foamed at the mouth anA
mao 10 be held The afternoon papers got hold Of
The facts and made quite humorous story out Of
uem Who did he happen To be-" inquired an
other IN the party. He harpenei be our -i
Tor IN chief" replied the old reporter