The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-11-23
Lies Of Naigbboring stateg


Now. listen" said the old prospector,
I and III tell you q newspaper story.
1t happened in Colorado away back la
the sos. There was a little daily pa
per running at q mining camp, and it
had a reporter. A very warm number
was this reporter. and mis- dOings would
fill book There was one certain rule
of conduct laid down for the reporter
and he was given TO understand that If
he violated this rule he could seek
other fields Of usefulness so far as that
paper was concerned. The rule related
TO showing up for work. He was eX-
pected to appear at the Office at least
once a day. a very fine poker game
got to going once, and the reporter was
a star actor in it, He did not show up
the next day at all, and on the second
day he was fired. The reporters boss
was the editor Of the paper, an old SOL
der. Mr. Johnson ne said, with acid
ity, you are discharged, sir! Get out!
Mr.. johnson got out.
Later in the day Mr.. Johnson was told
that the old warrior had written a
statement in regard TO Mr.. Johnson,
pronouncing that youth an abandoned
creature, unworthy of trust or respon-
s.bility. and warning all citizens to be-
ware of the discharged reporter. oh,
he has, has heg meditated Mr.. John
son. Well, I'll take up his case right
now Mr.. johnson secured a table in
his favOrite saloon and began TO write
industriOusly. He wrote about half a
column and watched the newspaper Of
flee until he saw the old man leave for
lunch. Then Mr.. Johnson sneaked in,
found the place deserted and seized the
( copy hook He ran through it until he
found the article having reference to
himself. which he placed in his pocket
and substituted wnat he had written.
Ia those days the editor never got back
proofs Of stuff, and the OLD warrior did
not know the hook had been dOctOred.
I The result was that the paper came out
that evening with a glowing eulogy Of
Mr.. Johnson. 1t gave the paper much
pain, the article stated, to Announce
that Mr. Johnson, the talented and
capable journalist who had done so
much to make the paIer a power for
good in the community, had voluntarily
severed his connection with the sheet
/ to accept a position where his unQues-
toned { nd inquest Enable attachments
would have a broader field. The pa
| per shares it stated, the sorrow THAI
will come to all our readers when it l.
made known that NJ. Johnson has lefs
us. Mr.. JohnsOn's correct habits Of liv-
I ing, his faithful performance OF every
/ duty, his prOmptness and industry have
endeared him to all, especially to the
editor of the paper. whose grief IS
/ somewhat pitiabIe. We wish Mr.. John
son every success in his new and broad
B er field Of endeavOr and congratulate
his new employers on securing the serv-
ives Of a man who has done so much to
make cEis paper all hat it is. To Mr..
Johnson, more than to any one man.
not excepting the -ditor Of the paper,
1 is due the credit for the success this
paper has achieved. arc his place hers
can probably never be filed What
( did the old man do7 What was there
TO do? He started ou to find Johnson,
but that able youth lad vanished 50
there Yves nothing left for the old man
to do put to cuss and get full both of
which things he did with much ryigor. "