Las Vegas daily optic., 1906-06-09
UNCLE H" N1ElvKNH


In iasilee. e0ai1 east Oh spArklanx
aoshlnss .hsn BE- h hsld np ana tod
70 begins ay soagas sticks 10 The
roof u my noata"
This .pgarsnaly dascoarsxinx nass'
mAtum was the result ~ sEying fa -
Speaker cannoa 10 be- interviewed,
with no special topic In view. He war
stalking up ana aoxa his paFloF. laok'
ing very feroeioas.
How can I talk about things when
yoa do not tel me What yoa want q
knawt" be demanded. iratsiy,
Have yoa ever been interviewed
by peopl~ Who inst wanted yoa n
chat awhile. without elipping The
wings of your soaring fxncys Tnis
greet Americas pubic would like %
know what ron have 10 say when you
are allowed your osn choice for =
topic" { replied.
4 am familiar with every known
brand of interviews" declared the
speaker 7 have been interviewed
wheo ! had no Idea of what was 80.
ing on. and ! have read my morning
paper to md myself saying things |
never heard before. "Yss.l r~
nectivsIy. = have been interviewed
when Z never knew n st aii-eus
never before by somebody who hadn't
any questions 10 ash.
Z do not know about things that
interest aii people." continued Mr..
Csn non. musinsly. because all the
world In interested In love and getting
married. l am too old Tor thst."
"weii. to be- too old for that q man
mut be totssrins with senility."
sentured. 4
- natter myself that II ] have
GOT too old To love-" he said. = have
at least got enough sense not 10 bite
on more than ! can chew. and ] am
afraid that II I got frisky around the
girls would get In too deep 10 vads
out comfortably"
Mr.. Cannon had ceased walking
around the room with his hands BE-
hind him, aud had cat down, stiii de-
: 'ciiaring be could not grant an inter
view.
This newspaper business h gres:
one. Now. I always thought ] weuid
make u good society reporter IL thai
what you areT'
7 am moi" with superauous en-
phasls.
THAT seems 10 me just the easiest
thing In the world. or course, every
body knows you don't need facts n
your business. You sit down, with q
sheet Of paper. and write: Miss Flor
McFlimsey was 40 a party last night
and wore a fine silk dress, emhroid
erred with Japanese embroidery And
~ course. you ana I know that Miss
Flora McFIimsey was a lanky. pop
eyed giri, with . bricktopped head
piece, but when the report came ou'
It would say, the beautiful Titan
crowned. ox-eyed Juno Why. that's
Just as easy. And 10 you don't know
about the dress. Just make II up"
Then what would you do wher
Miss Flora McF1imsey came swoopins
down into the Office next day. with
an affidavit that the dress she reall,
wore was ut least $50 better than III,
one she had been accredited withg'
returned.
Another illusion shattered. tn.
real difficulties had never presente!
themselves 10 him before,
"wen. then, child, what do yo'
IIdo'"
| II exert what diplomatic powe
God gave me In worming interview
lout of reluctant public servants."
ITS uphill work." he replied. "hs
cause reluctant public servants ar
old hands at the game. We were sta,
Ing on interviews before you hid
were born. However, It's q great thin
Ito be young. How would YOU like :
have my extra yearss'
well. doesn't the added experiene
, and knowledge Of how 10 live max
|. up for having less of iife'" l. n
|. lplied.
u certainly never saw anybody VI
who wasn't entirely willing to trad
Ion the experience for the decades
. and the laugh that had been threatel
!, ing US for sometime suddenly gre
, up fali*fedgea burst Of glee.
!, Mr.. Cannon cast his mind aroun
!. among those of his acquaintances wi
!, had the experience.
II guess about The iirst half Of .
Ierybody's life Ii spent In wanting
!. be older. the rest In sighing to
8 back the other way. Perhaps q
: middle should suit them II they ha'
4 lany appreciation Of their blessing
= which nobody has, when they have
little experience, lots Of energy. Al
life hasn't begun to pail. g..
Now. / for one. don't propose
get old. / take long walks eve
iaftenoon. II II isn't raining hard. al
IN strut about. filiing my lungs wi
good fresh air. and. as consequens
In am a,s tricky ae n kitten excent