The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-10-09
TROUBLES OF AN EDITOR.
Found His Boyish Appearances Iavolgss
Him in Many Difhcultiss4

Found HIS boylsh appearance savolySS
<, Him in Many Dificulties4
The city editor Of a German news
paper concealed much ability and
cleverness behind a modest exterior.
| He was slight of frame and his beard
less face might have been mistaken
tor that Of boy Of Is, though it was
only necessary to hear him converse
to be convinced that he was Of the
world worldly.
He told a story which illustrated
the difficulties under which he la
bored because of his youthful appear.
ance. There was a strike on at the
time, which was few years ago, and
the state board of arbitration in ses-
| sion at the Kirby house had promised
him to leave an account of the pro-
ceedings with the clerk. Late that
evening, when this account was badly
needed, he rushed over to the Kirby
house and asked the clerk for the
manuscript which had been left for
his paper. .... ~
Give got it here all right" said
the clerk, "but can't give it to you.
You'll have to get an order from the
city editor
"But I am the city editor" pro-
tested the applicant.
"You?" - .@ @a4
The clerk gave one contemptuous
glance at his beardless face and then
refused to further discuss such RI
diculous proposition. The city ed.
itor was in despair. He had to have
that copy, and he knew the clerk was
made of adamant. He raved and
tore and swore to no purpose, ard
was only relieved from his predica-
ment when new reporter on his
staff sauntered into the hotel and af-
fably recognized the clerk. With a
suddenness born of inspiration the
city editor asked for and received
from his junior reporter an order to
give the bearer the manuscript, and |
upon that orderit was delivered with. |
out question.
"But that wasn't half so bad as the
time ] went to interview Jaguaina,
the great swordswoman," he con-
tinued. ''Tbe clerk of the hotel sent
me, quickly following my card, right
up to her room. / knocked on the
door, and in response to her come in,'
She was standing there
somewhat in dishabille, and, seizing
a pitcher from stand, as / entered.
cried: i
For Heavens sake, get me
pitcher of hot water at once.
"Being evidently mistaksn for the
bellbov I fulfilled the bellboy's du.
ties, brought her pitcher of water
and then handed it to her with as
graceful q bow as | was capable OF.
md, producing another care, told
her my errand.
"T don't know of any profession,'
'aid the veteran journalist, beaming
shelghtfully over his glasses, 'Sin
which 81 many illusions are so quickly
md ruthlessly dispelled as in ours. !
can hardly realize it now myself, s
'ut l still can distinctly remember 1
he great shock and grief it was to ,
ne to see idols about whom ] had
'uilt such magnificent castles ruth.
essly DESTROYED, and the castles )
pushed over upon them. I can re. [
nembec, as though it were to-day.
many years ago when~ 7: my repor-
orial capacity, first attended a cake =
walk. To my surprise and astonish. I
lent, there I saw as judges editors |
t great newspapers, men whom I re- /
cred and looked up to as embodying
Il There was or coGld be in the pro- N
'ssion of journalism, and I spelt il :,
18th big, big j. But there they 5
'ere, and when a few years later 1
chieved, myself, the exalted position s
f judge at a cake walk, Irealizea how \
tile men actually change them n
elves and how much they are gov " W
rned by the change in the point OF "
w."-Milwaukee Sentinel. =,
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