| Show I want t to see the responsible editor that very clever story the Tyran teler of the calveras Cal just nw now going the rounds recalls arl nil an incident which took place in the new orleans picayune office many years year sago rago ngo ago when george washington reeder roeder presided oter oyer the police columns ns reeder roeder was very small smail lot ot over four feet six inches in leight eight singularly youthful in appearance pe and given to a pompous pol poi politeness itene in connection with his d diminutive minutiae minu tive ve stature and magnificent os tume gener genei generally ally aily reminded one f a benevolent but buts highly diplomatic tomtit tom temm tit apart from his journalistic pu pursuits i results reeder boeder had quite luite a name in the theatrical theatrIc alline line being a dilettante comedian of cop eon operable sid bid erable enable merit everybody liked bim him im laughed kindly at his little s and respected the prave rave and chivalrous which they hey had bad found to be among his characteristics I 1 to see reeder roeder in the editorial room receiving an irate p arty nd particularly one of the rougher species wag was was a privilege to bo be eternally krate krute ful dul for his hiti microscopic elze eize his js gorgeous toilet his profuse cour tes esy yand and aud his grandiloquent address vere lvere simply amusing callers with well vell defined injuries but limited intellect went away in the tile firm conviction that reeder roeder thought them the purest loftiest loft iest and most persecuted persecuted of mortals Ent entering ering eting the 0 picayune euice enice with the rooted purpose u ose of mangling and bruising tiong the lie chroniclers of their complications they would retire believing t that hat roeder reeder was too angelic for this his world and that his references to them were werm made 6 enly eniy afar a bitter itter struggle with remorseless duty and at the expense of a bleeding heart he was perfectly ready to fight flab t however whenever r the case d demanded it and thereby hangs a we taie one day an enormous rough ferocious looking man entered the emmlee emmice and inquired for the tho editor much to his sorrow to say aay that the tile editor was absent lm im sorry said the big man sitting flitting down and depositing a large mangy carpetbag carpet bag near his chair abair 1 I stopped over one day just to see him pm im from texas you know and I 1 saw something about texas in this mornings picayune that sorter riles me iwas ryas I was going home but I 1 thought ld like to see that editor before I 1 went soi a sol 0 I 1 could tell teli the boys what passed passed 1 I want to see nee him alone for about two minutes alip all ali and here hero the visitors voice grew plaintive and his fingers played with the hilt of a colts army revolver which hung in full view from his belt 1 I regret extremely sir air that the editor happens to be out just now I 1 feel leei sure bure from the imd Imo impression you make on me that hf he would esteem it a privilege to meet you he would like you to take back to texas as his assurances of friendship and admiration you my dear ir you call a little later ci well weli I 1 guess awill I 1 will come again lo 10 long iong ng as im lul here till tomorrow to morrow anyhow you see it would make things easier liko like if I 1 was to meet that editor about six in the afternoon he returned nobody but reeder roeder happened to be in so sorry my dear sir air but the edi edl editor tor has not yet appeared pray be seated sir air and permit me to enjoy the accident which has made us ds acquainted 11 now ow I 1 think this a rather hard case said the brawny texan who said he was beginning to be impatient heres a paper that pitch pitches ts into texas andio to speak bull rags the texans and when I 1 call to see them about it theres no one in where I 1 live things are different if a paper makes any unpleasant remarks about a gentleman we always know what to do we ve j just us t walk around to the office and the editor is there ready to give it to us any way we want it but here you have other fashions you go for lor texas like blazes in the morning and when I 1 call being the only texan in town to chaw up the editor a little and swap bullets with him in a genteel way C E calt find the man I 1 dont jik ilk like ilke it if a paper banters fellows this sort of way to biven have a resi ress pon sible man i pardon me says sass needer boeder stepping pin daintily into the middle 0 the room with one hand thru t futo into his bis bawd bb sioW ahl antl anti b his bis is face fam beaming with good nature ipar pardon mea me a thousand times I 1 quite misunderstood you I 1 supposed mou pou wanted asee to see the chief editor only if it la Is the responsible man youre seeking another tb ipg 1 certainly all ali I 1 want a responsible man somebody I 1 can basel basei about this article thata what ive been saying all the time ime behold him george washington reeder beeder at your service sir bin im the responsible man of this paper sir bir the aston astonished labed giant looked at reeder and then at his pistol reeder beeder which was nearly as large aa keeder and ana his face became a battleground where surprise disappointment disgust abd and amusement struggled for predominance then bei hei stuck the pistol back into the case care picked up his carpetbag carpet bag and reeder beeder all ali dver over with disparaging regard blurted out the exclamation cla bla mation matlon hell I 1 1 1 and left a swindled and injured man new orleans picayune |
