Show written for the deseret DI seret news eap SCRAPS FROM THE NOTE BOOK OF bf AN OLD Q LD REPORTER aws news gatherers are ever everon oa tho the alert the circumstance leads to the tion and ultimately to the thie production bt an aft article articie icle worth a salling or eighteen pence if the incident aC acci CLIent Jent lent or be re di culous i healt rending or crue cruel and made attias attractive tive tiva by the writers imagination in in lacing placing his report before the e public embellished with something of the romance without this natural requisition the poor caterer would often have to go to bed as a plain truthful narration would not be admitted into into tile columns of the dwarf there is werl Weri therefore fore no circumstance more cheering than a murder robbery fraud drowning fire riot or any other calamity to the watchful hews news in monger in fact tact he is like the sexton who compla compia complains ns ot of dull times when the people agrenot are not dy dying ing off as fast as he can dig their graves it is wonderful however to see how little an affair will be productive of a lengthy detail in the mind mind of 0 a conceptive genius living by this precarious business mr jinks an editor would not look at an article got vp up in what he be called the seesaw see saw he olten gave the report of a murder or robbery to an rn insignificant fellow by the name of bellows to dress up the affair for which he received more f fon for or his labor than the actual correspondent who llad had his brevort report from the parties concerned bellows bello we had been for tor some years sub bub editor for mr lawless conductor of the belfast re former and had gained considerable notoriety not eriety in exposing what he called public abuse such euch aa as arraigning tha tbs author authorities ties up upbraiding braide braidi in ecclesiastics and chewing in glaring light the fraud and invasion or of government on the rights and liberties of the irish people bellows baing being discharged from hla hia situation in consequence of emigrated to scotland where luckily he got employment in tie the kreml semiweekly weekly mail as master of all works here he would have been successful but for fox loi roi his alib love of the tue ardent bell beli bellows aws would have his spree out which often lasted lastes for tor a at ht oae one time and although he be left the omma office ce dressed in gentlemanly would not when found fouad have any garment on him fit to cover his naked nakedness nebs neos led home horns to his sanctum sanctum in this tais dilemma d ilem maywhere where he was locked tip up in an aw attic aftic with whitin writing and a bottle ot of whisky hisky tv he could gould earn tarn two sovereigns per pei day dayla ip in rewriting reports of public dlo dio dinners nere nerg revising re b and embellishing local transactions actions and incidents reported report ei t to 0 tc tes utby r their employed bands ilch lich ach was bellows occupation and such were the tha duties required ot 0 him kept up and nourished by tha the inflammatory inal berice of strong drink ani and such might be we well weil 11 ll termed the spirit and daily practice of a venal press pondering to the vices of pride falsehood and misrepresentation for the paltry pay of an ordinary living I 1 well remember first meeting with jinks in the ha metropolis one cod cold frosty morning in company with the af ormid aforesaid imbecile who was wag half naked ke he V i introduced etro f moe me roe coir y bellows bellodi Bello fi as another acquisition bolour office no nor now said be lie mr king we shall ehalt have haye netting fot Foi original in iii the stack slack dwail none of your washy trash trao ito nothing thing but real gennine genuine eloquence will be the cader of oe the day eo ao ke thina yu know that will dazzle to bind b ind wor won s that breath and thou thoughts lits that burn mr tir bolloli will be henceforth henceforth the sun of if our system shooting sho shooting otine f foith oi th his rays raye to aad lad 1 ad zhe tae dwarf into the a abodes odes of the aristocracy orid orld ud the influential of the th commercial world As for danby dauby my ray assistant he ia is too couch a matter of fact uan to suit ua us too bonest honest 3 you iou ou know know bow to suit our too palt pait thata the fault etrig it wout wont pay bat you are blushing f r make no mark me lae by the bye have you fini elied that taie laie of the elop elopement emen tp and colore it up finely eap eb A crowd was gathering round us gabins a at t the mi 1 I in ibe the bal bai 0 1048 loa when I 1 did 1 I th them ag gad aad bye and hastened to tho the office with m my y copy for to marrows morrows issue |